Average Sunshine in Michigan for May
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a city in Michigan is the total days this month 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 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Detroit | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Flint | 6 | 10 | 16 |
Grand Rapids | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Houghton Lake | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Lansing | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Muskegon | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Sault Ste Marie | 7 | 9 | 16 |
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 monthly averages based on many years of weather observations.
City | % Sun |
---|---|
Alpena | 59 |
Detroit | 61 |
Grand Rapids | 56 |
Lansing | 51 |
Marquette | 52 |
Sault Ste Marie | 57 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.