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Detroit, MI vs Seattle, WA weather comparison

Detroit

MI

Detroit picks up around 31 more inches of snow each winter.

Seattle has around 94 fewer freezing nights a year. Detroit enjoys about 25 more sunny days a year than Seattle.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit, MI and Seattle, WA
DetroitMetricSeattle
172 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies147 days
33 inPrecipitationper year37 in
130 daysWet daysrain or snow per year157 days
37 inSnowfallper year6 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F3 days
122 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F28 days
71%Humidityaverage relative78%
50 °FAverage temperatureyear round54 °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.

DetroitSeattle

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 °FSeattle, Jan: 48 °FSeattle, Feb: 50 °FSeattle, Mar: 55 °FSeattle, Apr: 59 °FSeattle, May: 66 °FSeattle, Jun: 71 °FSeattle, Jul: 77 °FSeattle, Aug: 77 °FSeattle, Sep: 72 °FSeattle, Oct: 61 °FSeattle, Nov: 53 °FSeattle, Dec: 47 °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 °FSeattle, Jan: 37 °FSeattle, Feb: 37 °FSeattle, Mar: 39 °FSeattle, Apr: 43 °FSeattle, May: 49 °FSeattle, Jun: 53 °FSeattle, Jul: 57 °FSeattle, Aug: 58 °FSeattle, Sep: 54 °FSeattle, Oct: 47 °FSeattle, Nov: 40 °FSeattle, Dec: 37 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit high333545587079848275624937
Seattle high485055596671777772615347
Detroit low192028384960646355443425
Seattle low373739434953575854474037

Monthly precipitation

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

DetroitSeattle
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 inSeattle, Jan: 4.9 inSeattle, Feb: 3.4 inSeattle, Mar: 3.9 inSeattle, Apr: 3.2 inSeattle, May: 2.1 inSeattle, Jun: 1.7 inSeattle, Jul: 0.7 inSeattle, Aug: 0.9 inSeattle, Sep: 1.9 inSeattle, Oct: 3.7 inSeattle, Nov: 5.4 inSeattle, Dec: 5.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2
Seattle4.93.43.93.22.11.70.70.91.93.75.45.0

Monthly sunny days

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

DetroitSeattle
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, 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 daysSeattle, Jan: 7 daysSeattle, Feb: 10 daysSeattle, Mar: 9 daysSeattle, Apr: 10 daysSeattle, May: 12 daysSeattle, Jun: 13 daysSeattle, Jul: 20 daysSeattle, Aug: 21 daysSeattle, Sep: 18 daysSeattle, Oct: 12 daysSeattle, Nov: 8 daysSeattle, Dec: 7 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit9101313151721201916128
Seattle71091012132021181287

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).