Climate twin
Places with weather like Sterling Heights
Michigan, United States
Sterling Heights has a near-identical climate twin abroad: Hamilton, Canada, 86% alike.
Around the world
The closest match in each country, outside the US.
HamiltonOntario, Canada
Highs within 2.2°F (1.2°C) · lows within 1.1°F (0.6°C) · similar rainfall
269 km away · Compare side by side
86%
alike
StavropolStavropol Kray, Russia
Highs within 1.5°F (0.8°C) · lows within 2.7°F (1.5°C) · 16% less rain
8,852 km away · Compare side by side
84%
alike
MoriokaIwate, Japan
Highs within 1.8°F (1.0°C) · lows within 1.5°F (0.9°C) · 43% more rain
9,842 km away · Compare side by side
83%
alike
DniproDnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Highs within 1.8°F (1.0°C) · lows within 2.1°F (1.2°C) · 41% less rain
8,221 km away · Compare side by side
81%
alike
IaşiIași County, Romania
Highs within 2.5°F (1.4°C) · lows within 2.7°F (1.5°C) · 34% less rain
7,934 km away · Compare side by side
78%
alike
In the US
One city per state or province, at least 150 km away.
Grand RapidsMichigan, United States
Highs within 1.0°F (0.6°C) · lows within 1.2°F (0.7°C) · 14% more rain
219 km away · Compare side by side
92%
alike
AmherstNew York, United States
Highs within 1.4°F (0.8°C) · lows within 1.0°F (0.6°C) · 17% more rain
348 km away · Compare side by side
90%
alike
ChicagoIllinois, United States
Highs within 1.7°F (0.9°C) · lows within 1.7°F (0.9°C) · 13% more rain
387 km away · Compare side by side
87%
alike
How twins are matched
Each city’s twelve monthly highs, lows and rainfall totals (1991–2020 climate normals) are compared with every other city’s. Each year starts at its coldest month, so seasons line up across hemispheres: Sterling Heights’s winter is matched against a Southern Hemisphere city’s winter. 100% would be an identical year. Cities within 150 km are left out, since they share the same weather.
Sterling Heights’s full climate, month by month · Find cities that fit the weather you like