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United States / Michigan / Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area / Macomb County / St. Clair Shores / Zip Codes
St. Clair Shores, MI enjoys four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from mild to moderate throughout the year. The summers are generally hot and humid while the winters typically have cold temperatures and snowfall. Springtime brings sunshine and blossoming flowers, and fall is accompanied by colorful foliage. Overall, St. Clair Shores experiences a pleasant season-to-season climate throughout the year that is well suited for outdoor activities and recreational opportunities.

St. Clair Shores, Michigan gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Clair Shores averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in St. Clair Shores. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Clair Shores gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Clair Shores is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in St. Clair Shores, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Clair Shores, MichiganUnited States
  33.7 in.38.1 in.
  30.5 in.27.8 in.
  124.1 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  82.7°85.8°
  17.7°21.7°
  6.97
  3.24.3
  581 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for St. Clair Shores with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In St. Clair Shores, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Clair Shores are June, August and July.
In St. Clair Shores, there are 7.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Clair Shores with an average of 17.7°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In St. Clair Shores, there are 132.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In St. Clair Shores, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
The humidity is usually comfortable in St. Clair Shores but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in St. Clair Shores with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.7 inches in St. Clair Shores means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
April is the rainiest month in St. Clair Shores with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 124.1 rainy days annually in St. Clair Shores, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in St. Clair Shores means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in St. Clair Shores with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Rick · St. Clair Shores, MI
SCS is slowly going down hill.
Over 6 years ago

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Nelly · Saint Clair Shores, MI
Safe but boring!
Over 10 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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jen · Grosse Pointe, MI
many choices
Over 15 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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