Zip 48238 (Detroit, MI) Climate

48238 Detroit, MI has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the mid-30s in winter to the upper 70s in summer. The city receives an average of about 30 inches (762 mm) of precipitation annually, including light snowfall throughout winter and spring months. Summer months are usually quite humid and thunderstorms can be expected in the area. Cool lake breezes from Lake St Clair often provide relief during the summer months.

Detroit (zip 48238), Michigan gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Detroit (zip 48238) averages 34 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 Detroit (zip 48238). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Detroit (zip 48238) 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 the 48238 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Michigan.

9.2 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 48238 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 48238 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Michigan. In the 48238 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 48238 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 48238 zip code, there are 10.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Michigan.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 48238 zip code with an average of 18.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In the 48238 zip code, there are 124.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

In the 48238 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Michigan.

Humidity in the 48238 zip code 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 the 48238 zip code with 3.5 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 33.3 inches in the 48238 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Michigan.

December is the rainiest month in the 48238 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 125.8 rainy days annually in the 48238 zip code, 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 33.9 inches in the 48238 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Michigan. January is the snowiest month in the 48238 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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