Romulus, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DETROIT METRO AP, MI US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Romulus has an annual average temperature of 50.6°F with about 34.3 inches of precipitation per year and 45 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.72 in) and February the driest (2.08 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,832
Cooling need
639

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

65 of 366 (17.8%) of Romulus'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.

1950s
3
1960s
49
1970s
62
1980s
57
1990s
52
2000s
39
2010s
75
2020s
29

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 32.3°F 19.2°F 25.8°F 2.23 in 14.0 in 13
February 35.2°F 20.8°F 28.0°F 2.08 in 12.5 in 11
March 45.9°F 28.6°F 37.2°F 2.43 in 6.2 in 11
April 58.7°F 39.1°F 48.9°F 3.26 in 1.5 in 13
May 70.3°F 50.2°F 60.3°F 3.72 in 13
June 79.7°F 60.2°F 69.9°F 3.26 in 11
July 83.7°F 64.4°F 74.1°F 3.51 in 11
August 81.4°F 63.2°F 72.3°F 3.26 in 10
September 74.4°F 55.5°F 64.9°F 3.22 in 10
October 62.0°F 44.0°F 53.0°F 2.53 in 11
November 48.6°F 33.9°F 41.2°F 2.57 in 1.9 in 11
December 37.2°F 25.3°F 31.3°F 2.25 in 8.9 in 13

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