2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Detroit, MI vs Lancaster, CA

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Highlights
- Lancaster has 77.0% less rainy days than Detroit.
- Lancaster has 53.6% more Sunny Days than Detroit.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 15.9% better than Detroit
 Detroit, MILancaster, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny183  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock23592443
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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