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United States / Michigan / Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area / Wayne County / Highland Park / Zip Codes
Highland Park, MI has a mild climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature during the months of June through September is around 75°F while the average temperature during the rest of the year is approximately 40°F. The summers are usually sunny and dry while winters bring snowfall and occasional ice storms. In general, Highland Park enjoys a moderate climate that makes it the perfect place to call home.

Highland Park, Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Highland Park averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Highland Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Highland Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.6 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Highland Park, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Highland Park with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In Highland Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Highland Park are June, August and September.
In Highland Park, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Highland Park with an average of 19.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
In Highland Park, there are 126.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
In Highland Park, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.
Humidity in Highland Park is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Highland Park with 3.5 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 33.3 inches in Highland Park means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Highland Park with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 125.7 rainy days annually in Highland Park, 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 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.8 inches in Highland Park means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Highland Park with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Barbara · Mount Clemens, MI
fear
Over 16 years ago

I lived in Highland Park for 6 months when I first moved to Michigan. I have to tell you it was the most fearful time of my life. I heard gun shots most nights and  More

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dustin · Canton, MI
my hood
Over 19 years ago

I live in a city in the middle of Detroit Michigan. This makes it so that were i live is so ghetto i cant walk around at night cuzz im  More

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