Troy, MI Climate


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Troy, MI has a typical northern midwestern climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in January is around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers are typically quite humid due to the city's proximity to the Great Lakes while winters tend to be drier with some snowfall. Spring and fall are generally mild but can range from pleasant to unpredictable with sudden changes in weather. Overall, the area enjoys all four seasons throughout the year.

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

Troy averages 33 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 Troy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Troy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Troy, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTroy, MichiganUnited States
  32.7 in.38.1 in.
  32.6 in.27.8 in.
  124.8 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  17.5°21.7°
  6.97
  3.24.3
  748 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 Troy with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Michigan. In Troy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Troy are June, August and September.
In Troy, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Michigan.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Troy with an average of 17.5°. This is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Troy, there are 132.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
In Troy, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Michigan.
Humidity in Troy is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Troy with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.7 inches in Troy means that it is drier than most places in Michigan.
December is the rainiest month in Troy with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 124.8 rainy days annually in Troy, which is less rainy than most places in Michigan. The rainiest season is Spring 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 32.6 inches in Troy means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in Troy with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 3 years ago

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Over 5 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 7 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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