Brighton, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MILFORD GM PROVING GROUND, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Brighton has an annual average temperature of 47.7°F with about 34.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.66 in) and February the driest (1.91 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,612
Cooling need
372

Best time to visit Brighton

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Brighton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1920s
5
1930s
90
1940s
43
1950s
40
1960s
32
1970s
21
1980s
33
1990s
34
2000s
26
2010s
42
2020s
0

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 30.9°F 14.7°F 22.8°F 2.06 in
February 34.0°F 15.1°F 24.5°F 1.91 in
March 44.7°F 23.7°F 34.2°F 2.16 in
April 57.6°F 34.9°F 46.3°F 3.07 in
May 69.6°F 46.0°F 57.8°F 3.66 in
June 78.4°F 55.8°F 67.1°F 3.58 in
July 82.3°F 59.6°F 71.0°F 3.20 in
August 80.1°F 58.4°F 69.3°F 3.32 in
September 73.5°F 51.0°F 62.2°F 3.51 in
October 60.7°F 40.0°F 50.4°F 2.88 in
November 47.2°F 29.5°F 38.3°F 2.64 in
December 35.5°F 20.8°F 28.1°F 2.10 in

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