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Grand Rapids, MI vs Sterling Heights, MI weather comparison

Grand Rapids

MI

Grand Rapids picks up around 43 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Grand Rapids, MI and Sterling Heights, MI
Grand RapidsMetricSterling Heights
163 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies172 days
38 inPrecipitationper year33 in
142 daysWet daysrain or snow per year130 days
75 inSnowfallper year31 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F11 days
141 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F125 days
71%Humidityaverage relative71%
48 °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.

Grand RapidsSterling Heights

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 31 °FGrand Rapids, Feb: 34 °FGrand Rapids, Mar: 44 °FGrand Rapids, Apr: 57 °FGrand Rapids, May: 69 °FGrand Rapids, Jun: 79 °FGrand Rapids, Jul: 82 °FGrand Rapids, Aug: 81 °FGrand Rapids, Sep: 74 °FGrand Rapids, Oct: 61 °FGrand Rapids, Nov: 47 °FGrand Rapids, Dec: 36 °FSterling Heights, Jan: 32 °FSterling Heights, Feb: 34 °FSterling Heights, Mar: 44 °FSterling Heights, Apr: 57 °FSterling Heights, May: 69 °FSterling Heights, Jun: 78 °FSterling Heights, Jul: 83 °FSterling Heights, Aug: 81 °FSterling Heights, Sep: 74 °FSterling Heights, Oct: 61 °FSterling Heights, Nov: 48 °FSterling Heights, Dec: 37 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 17 °FGrand Rapids, Feb: 18 °FGrand Rapids, Mar: 25 °FGrand Rapids, Apr: 35 °FGrand Rapids, May: 46 °FGrand Rapids, Jun: 57 °FGrand Rapids, Jul: 60 °FGrand Rapids, Aug: 59 °FGrand Rapids, Sep: 51 °FGrand Rapids, Oct: 40 °FGrand Rapids, Nov: 31 °FGrand Rapids, Dec: 23 °FSterling Heights, Jan: 18 °FSterling Heights, Feb: 19 °FSterling Heights, Mar: 27 °FSterling Heights, Apr: 37 °FSterling Heights, May: 48 °FSterling Heights, Jun: 58 °FSterling Heights, Jul: 63 °FSterling Heights, Aug: 62 °FSterling Heights, Sep: 54 °FSterling Heights, Oct: 43 °FSterling Heights, Nov: 33 °FSterling Heights, Dec: 25 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids high313444576979828174614736
Sterling Heights high323444576978838174614837
Grand Rapids low171825354657605951403123
Sterling Heights low181927374858636254433325

Monthly precipitation

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

Grand RapidsSterling Heights
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 2.4 inGrand Rapids, Feb: 2.0 inGrand Rapids, Mar: 2.5 inGrand Rapids, Apr: 4.0 inGrand Rapids, May: 4.3 inGrand Rapids, Jun: 3.8 inGrand Rapids, Jul: 3.8 inGrand Rapids, Aug: 3.6 inGrand Rapids, Sep: 3.1 inGrand Rapids, Oct: 3.4 inGrand Rapids, Nov: 2.7 inGrand Rapids, Dec: 2.4 inSterling Heights, Jan: 2.3 inSterling Heights, Feb: 2.0 inSterling Heights, Mar: 2.3 inSterling Heights, Apr: 3.4 inSterling Heights, May: 3.5 inSterling Heights, Jun: 3.4 inSterling Heights, Jul: 2.9 inSterling Heights, Aug: 2.8 inSterling Heights, Sep: 2.6 inSterling Heights, Oct: 2.7 inSterling Heights, Nov: 2.5 inSterling Heights, Dec: 2.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids2.42.02.54.04.33.83.83.63.13.42.72.4
Sterling Heights2.32.02.33.43.53.42.92.82.62.72.52.2

Monthly sunny days

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

Grand RapidsSterling Heights
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 5 daysGrand Rapids, Feb: 9 daysGrand Rapids, Mar: 14 daysGrand Rapids, Apr: 14 daysGrand Rapids, May: 15 daysGrand Rapids, Jun: 17 daysGrand Rapids, Jul: 21 daysGrand Rapids, Aug: 20 daysGrand Rapids, Sep: 19 daysGrand Rapids, Oct: 15 daysGrand Rapids, Nov: 10 daysGrand Rapids, Dec: 5 daysSterling Heights, Jan: 9 daysSterling Heights, Feb: 10 daysSterling Heights, Mar: 13 daysSterling Heights, Apr: 13 daysSterling Heights, May: 15 daysSterling Heights, Jun: 17 daysSterling Heights, Jul: 21 daysSterling Heights, Aug: 20 daysSterling Heights, Sep: 19 daysSterling Heights, Oct: 16 daysSterling Heights, Nov: 12 daysSterling Heights, Dec: 8 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids591414151721201915105
Sterling Heights9101313151721201916128

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).