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Detroit, MI vs Santa Clarita, CA weather comparison

Detroit

MI

Santa Clarita has around 121 fewer freezing nights a year.

Detroit picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter. Santa Clarita endures about 69 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit, MI and Santa Clarita, CA
DetroitMetricSanta Clarita
172 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies291 days
33 inPrecipitationper year17 in
130 daysWet daysrain or snow per year34 days
37 inSnowfallper year1 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F84 days
122 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F1 days
71%Humidityaverage relative58%
50 °FAverage temperatureyear round66 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

DetroitSanta Clarita

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 33 °FDetroit, Feb: 35 °FDetroit, Mar: 45 °FDetroit, Apr: 58 °FDetroit, May: 70 °FDetroit, Jun: 79 °FDetroit, Jul: 84 °FDetroit, Aug: 82 °FDetroit, Sep: 75 °FDetroit, Oct: 62 °FDetroit, Nov: 49 °FDetroit, Dec: 37 °FSanta Clarita, Jan: 64 °FSanta Clarita, Feb: 66 °FSanta Clarita, Mar: 71 °FSanta Clarita, Apr: 74 °FSanta Clarita, May: 80 °FSanta Clarita, Jun: 86 °FSanta Clarita, Jul: 93 °FSanta Clarita, Aug: 95 °FSanta Clarita, Sep: 91 °FSanta Clarita, Oct: 82 °FSanta Clarita, Nov: 72 °FSanta Clarita, Dec: 64 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 19 °FDetroit, Feb: 20 °FDetroit, Mar: 28 °FDetroit, Apr: 38 °FDetroit, May: 49 °FDetroit, Jun: 60 °FDetroit, Jul: 64 °FDetroit, Aug: 63 °FDetroit, Sep: 55 °FDetroit, Oct: 44 °FDetroit, Nov: 34 °FDetroit, Dec: 25 °FSanta Clarita, Jan: 47 °FSanta Clarita, Feb: 45 °FSanta Clarita, Mar: 48 °FSanta Clarita, Apr: 49 °FSanta Clarita, May: 54 °FSanta Clarita, Jun: 58 °FSanta Clarita, Jul: 63 °FSanta Clarita, Aug: 64 °FSanta Clarita, Sep: 62 °FSanta Clarita, Oct: 56 °FSanta Clarita, Nov: 49 °FSanta Clarita, Dec: 45 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit high333545587079848275624937
Santa Clarita high646671748086939591827264
Detroit low192028384960646355443425
Santa Clarita low474548495458636462564945

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

DetroitSanta Clarita
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 2.3 inDetroit, Feb: 2.0 inDetroit, Mar: 2.3 inDetroit, Apr: 3.4 inDetroit, May: 3.5 inDetroit, Jun: 3.4 inDetroit, Jul: 2.9 inDetroit, Aug: 2.8 inDetroit, Sep: 2.6 inDetroit, Oct: 2.7 inDetroit, Nov: 2.5 inDetroit, Dec: 2.2 inSanta Clarita, Jan: 3.6 inSanta Clarita, Feb: 4.1 inSanta Clarita, Mar: 2.8 inSanta Clarita, Apr: 1.1 inSanta Clarita, May: 0.5 inSanta Clarita, Jun: 0.1 inSanta Clarita, Jul: 0.1 inSanta Clarita, Aug: 0.0 inSanta Clarita, Sep: 0.2 inSanta Clarita, Oct: 0.8 inSanta Clarita, Nov: 0.9 inSanta Clarita, Dec: 2.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2
Santa Clarita3.64.12.81.10.50.10.10.00.20.80.92.6

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

DetroitSanta Clarita
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, Jan: 9 daysDetroit, Feb: 10 daysDetroit, Mar: 13 daysDetroit, Apr: 13 daysDetroit, May: 15 daysDetroit, Jun: 17 daysDetroit, Jul: 21 daysDetroit, Aug: 20 daysDetroit, Sep: 19 daysDetroit, Oct: 16 daysDetroit, Nov: 12 daysDetroit, Dec: 8 daysSanta Clarita, Jan: 19 daysSanta Clarita, Feb: 17 daysSanta Clarita, Mar: 20 daysSanta Clarita, Apr: 23 daysSanta Clarita, May: 25 daysSanta Clarita, Jun: 27 daysSanta Clarita, Jul: 29 daysSanta Clarita, Aug: 30 daysSanta Clarita, Sep: 29 daysSanta Clarita, Oct: 27 daysSanta Clarita, Nov: 24 daysSanta Clarita, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit9101313151721201916128
Santa Clarita191720232527293029272421

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).