When to go · Detroit
Detroit in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, snow), late Jul–Aug (hot and humid).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 17°C63°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- United States overall
- Prices
- High
- United States overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Detroit
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (cold, snow), late Jul–Aug (hot and humid).
Weather in August
- DetroitHighs around 28 °C, lows around 17 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 63 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Midwest and Great Lakes, United States · Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolisbest weather
Hard winters (−15 °C cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.Hard winters (5 °F cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- High
- Prices · United States overall
- High
United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast