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Detroit, MI vs Spokane, WA weather comparison

Detroit

MI

Spokane picks up around 11 more inches of snow each winter.

Spokane enjoys about 27 more sunny days a year than Detroit.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Detroit, MI and Spokane, WA
DetroitMetricSpokane
172 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies199 days
33 inPrecipitationper year17 in
130 daysWet daysrain or snow per year116 days
37 inSnowfallper year48 in
15 daysHot daysabove 90 °F24 days
122 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F125 days
71%Humidityaverage relative64%
50 °FAverage temperatureyear round49 °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.

DetroitSpokane

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 °FSpokane, Jan: 36 °FSpokane, Feb: 41 °FSpokane, Mar: 50 °FSpokane, Apr: 58 °FSpokane, May: 68 °FSpokane, Jun: 74 °FSpokane, Jul: 85 °FSpokane, Aug: 85 °FSpokane, Sep: 75 °FSpokane, Oct: 59 °FSpokane, Nov: 43 °FSpokane, Dec: 35 °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 °FSpokane, Jan: 25 °FSpokane, Feb: 26 °FSpokane, Mar: 31 °FSpokane, Apr: 36 °FSpokane, May: 44 °FSpokane, Jun: 50 °FSpokane, Jul: 56 °FSpokane, Aug: 55 °FSpokane, Sep: 47 °FSpokane, Oct: 37 °FSpokane, Nov: 30 °FSpokane, Dec: 25 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit high333545587079848275624937
Spokane high364150586874858575594335
Detroit low192028384960646355443425
Spokane low252631364450565547373025

Monthly precipitation

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

DetroitSpokane
0.01.02.03.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDetroit, 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 inSpokane, Jan: 2.1 inSpokane, Feb: 1.5 inSpokane, Mar: 1.9 inSpokane, Apr: 1.6 inSpokane, May: 1.4 inSpokane, Jun: 1.0 inSpokane, Jul: 0.4 inSpokane, Aug: 0.4 inSpokane, Sep: 0.6 inSpokane, Oct: 1.4 inSpokane, Nov: 2.3 inSpokane, Dec: 2.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2
Spokane2.11.51.91.61.41.00.40.40.61.42.32.4

Monthly sunny days

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

DetroitSpokane
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 daysSpokane, Jan: 9 daysSpokane, Feb: 12 daysSpokane, Mar: 13 daysSpokane, Apr: 15 daysSpokane, May: 18 daysSpokane, Jun: 20 daysSpokane, Jul: 28 daysSpokane, Aug: 27 daysSpokane, Sep: 23 daysSpokane, Oct: 18 daysSpokane, Nov: 10 daysSpokane, Dec: 9 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Detroit9101313151721201916128
Spokane9121315182028272318109

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).