Days of Sunshine Per Year in Michigan
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a city in Michigan is the total days in a year when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours.
Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. The rest of the days are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover. All the numbers are annual averages, made from years of weather watching.
| City | Sunny | Partly Sunny | Total Days With Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena | 67 | 104 | 171 |
| Detroit | 75 | 105 | 180 |
| Flint | 66 | 105 | 171 |
| Grand Rapids | 64 | 96 | 160 |
| Houghton Lake | 65 | 100 | 165 |
| Lansing | 71 | 104 | 175 |
| Muskegon | 75 | 88 | 163 |
| Sault Ste Marie | 66 | 90 | 156 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are yearly averages based on many years of weather observations.
| City | % Sun |
|---|---|
| Alpena | 48 |
| Detroit | 53 |
| Grand Rapids | 46 |
| Lansing | 51 |
| Marquette | 51 |
| Sault Ste Marie | 47 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.