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Driest Cities in Michigan

The top 25 of 46 Michigan cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Iron Mountain
20.7 in
2Escanaba
28.8 in
3Detroit
29.9 in
4Royal Oak
29.9 in
5Warren
29.9 in
6Marquette
30.2 in
7Battle Creek
31.5 in
8Houghton
31.6 in
9Alpena
31.9 in
10Flint
32.0 in
11Jackson
32.2 in
12Farmington Hills
33.0 in
13Novi
33.0 in
14Southfield
33.0 in
15Bay City
33.1 in
16Kalamazoo
33.2 in
17Portage
33.2 in
18Lansing
33.3 in
19Midland
33.4 in
20Pontiac
33.9 in
21Rochester Hills
33.9 in
22Troy
33.9 in
23Saginaw
34.0 in
24Frankenmuth
34.2 in
25East Lansing
34.3 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Michigan”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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