Detroit, MI: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 54.8°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2024, 18th warmest of 153.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 54.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 18th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 23.69 in; Driest since 2022; 51st driest of 153

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 53.9°F, between 51.5°F and 56.1°F in eight years of ten and 27.04 in of precipitation, between 21.98 in and 33.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Detroit, MI since 1874: 54.8°F in 2026; the highest is 57.4°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 51.5 to 56.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Detroit, MI from 1874 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	54.8	18	64.3	13	45.3	30	23.69	103
2025	54.7	19	64.1	16	45.2	33	25.69	79
2024	57	2	66.1	2	48	3	25.94	70
2023	55.2	14	64.1	16	46.3	13	32.03	21
2022	54	33	63.4	26	44.6	54	19.41	142
2021	55.7	8	64.7	7	46.6	11	30.17	29
2020	54.9	17	63.7	21	46.1	17	32.48	17
2019	53.9	35	62.7	40	45	37	29.11	40
2018	55.3	12	64.2	14	46.3	13	35.79	4
2017	56.4	5	65.7	3	47.2	5	27.02	56
2016	56.1	6	65.3	5	46.9	9	27.81	46
2015	52.4	73	61.7	66	43	97	23.55	106
2014	50.4	138	59.7	125	41	141	32.79	13
2013	53.9	35	62.7	40	45.1	35	33.13	10
2012	57.4	1	67.3	1	47.5	4	21.87	126
2011	53.5	49	62.2	54	44.8	47	36.78	2
2010	55.8	7	64.6	11	47	7	26.90	58
2009	52.1	87	61.4	73	42.8	104	29.12	39
2008	53.3	54	62.5	46	44.1	64	25.85	76
2007	54.4	22	63.5	23	45.3	30	26.33	67
2006	55.4	11	64.2	14	46.7	10	29.35	33
2005	54.4	22	63.5	23	45.4	27	21.01	133
2004	53	60	62	58	43.9	68	25.69	79
2003	51.3	116	60.3	110	42.2	117	23.27	112
2002	55.2	14	64.4	12	46	20	25.94	70
2001	53.8	40	62.5	46	45.2	33	24.79	94
2000	53.7	46	62.5	46	44.9	43	36.30	3
1999	54.2	27	63.3	30	45	37	27.79	47
1998	56.6	3	65.1	6	48.1	2	31.29	23
1997	51.8	95	60.7	97	42.9	101	29.19	37
1996	51.3	116	60.6	101	42.1	122	21.27	130
1995	54.2	27	63.3	30	45	37	23.48	107
1994	52.4	73	62.4	49	42.5	114	25.16	91
1993	53	60	61.9	61	44.2	61	27.06	54
1992	51.5	109	60.4	103	42.6	109	29.31	34
1991	55.7	8	65.4	4	46.1	17	21.99	123
1990	54.3	26	63.3	30	45.3	30	34.54	5
1989	52	90	61.1	81	43	97	24.40	101
1988	53.5	49	63.9	19	43	97	18.19	147
1987	54.7	19	64.1	16	45.4	27	28.99	41
1986	53	60	62.4	49	43.7	76	32.10	20
1985	51.4	112	61.1	81	41.7	127	29.51	32
1984	51.1	122	61.2	78	40.9	143	19.10	144
1983	53.4	52	63.4	26	43.4	86	26.95	57
1982	50	141	60.1	115	39.9	149	24.42	100
1981	51.3	116	60.9	90	41.7	127	26.75	61
1980	50.9	128	60.3	110	41.5	134	33.16	9
1979	49.4	146	59.2	133	39.5	152	25.87	73
1978	50	141	60.4	103	39.6	151	20.54	137
1977	52.6	68	63.5	23	41.8	126	26.79	60
1976	52.9	64	64.7	7	41	141	26.54	64
1975	51.9	92	60.7	97	43.1	93	28.31	43
1974	51.3	116	61.3	76	41.3	137	24.44	99
1973	54.1	29	63.1	36	45	37	25.70	78
1972	50.6	135	60.3	110	40.8	144	23.15	113
1971	51.4	112	62	58	40.8	144	16.88	150
1970	51.7	99	61.7	66	41.7	127	22.64	118
1969	52.4	73	62.2	54	42.6	109	24.84	93
1968	52.3	78	62.1	57	42.5	114	27.86	45
1967	51.1	122	61	84	41.1	139	22.07	122
1966	51.1	122	60.9	90	41.2	138	25.55	81
1965	51.8	95	60.4	103	43.1	93	27.51	50
1964	54.1	29	63.2	34	45	37	24.64	96
1963	51.7	99	61.2	78	42.2	117	17.34	148
1962	52.5	69	61.1	81	44	66	24.58	97
1961	53.1	58	61.8	63	44.4	57	29.28	35
1960	52.2	82	61	84	43.5	82	22.82	116
1959	53.8	40	62.9	38	44.7	50	33.07	11
1958	52.1	87	61	84	43.1	93	17.21	149
1957	52.3	78	60.9	90	43.6	79	27.12	53
1956	51.5	109	60.1	115	42.9	101	27.04	55
1955	55.5	10	64.7	7	46.3	13	20.74	135
1954	53.4	52	62.4	49	44.3	59	27.45	51
1953	54.4	22	63.4	26	45.4	27	21.24	131
1952	53.9	35	63	37	44.7	50	23.14	114
1951	52.7	67	61.5	71	43.8	71	27.77	48
1950	51.7	99	60.8	94	42.7	106	31.82	22
1949	54.7	19	63.8	20	45.5	24	28.46	42
1948	51.8	95	61	84	42.6	109	24.21	102
1947	51.6	103	60	118	43.3	91	32.42	18
1946	53.8	40	63.6	22	43.9	68	19.66	141
1945	52.2	82	60.9	90	43.4	86	30.90	24
1944	53.8	40	62.7	40	44.9	43	21.68	127
1943	51.7	99	60.7	97	42.7	106	29.24	36
1942	53.3	54	61.9	61	44.7	50	25.41	83
1941	53.8	40	63.2	34	44.5	55	18.87	145
1940	50.1	140	58.5	140	41.6	133	25.86	74
1939	53.5	49	62.9	38	44	66	26.90	58
1938	53.8	40	62.7	40	44.8	47	27.16	52
1937	52.3	78	61	84	43.5	82	30.10	30
1936	51.6	103	61.2	78	41.9	124	22.63	119
1935	51.1	122	59.9	120	42.2	117	24.50	98
1934	52.1	87	62.4	49	41.7	127	16.16	151
1933	55.2	14	63.3	30	47	7	19.11	143
1932	54.1	29	62.3	53	46	20	30.47	26
1931	55.3	12	63.4	26	47.1	6	18.51	146
1930	54.1	29	62.6	44	45.7	22	22.33	120
1929	51.9	92	60.4	103	43.4	86	25.23	90
1928	51.6	103	59.8	122	43.4	86	21.34	129
1927	52.4	73	59.9	120	44.9	43	24.67	95
1926	50.5	137	58.4	141	42.6	109	33.25	7
1925	53	60	61.7	66	44.3	59	30.57	25
1924	49.8	143	57.5	148	42.2	117	20.25	139
1923	51.2	121	59.8	122	42.7	106	23.58	105
1922	53.9	35	62.2	54	45.7	22	25.33	86
1921	56.5	4	64.7	7	48.4	1	26.25	68
1920	50.2	139	58.1	143	42.2	117	23.37	109
1919	54.4	22	62.6	44	46.3	13	30.03	31
1918	50.9	128	60.1	115	41.7	127	23.67	104
1917	49.3	148	57.2	149	41.4	135	25.54	82
1916	52	90	60.2	114	43.8	71	26.47	65
1915	50.7	133	58.3	142	43	97	30.46	27
1914	51.9	92	60.4	103	43.5	82	25.34	85
1913	52.5	69	61.4	73	43.7	76	27.73	49
1912	48.4	151	56.4	152	40.5	147	25.31	87
1911	53.3	54	61.5	71	45.1	35	21.24	131
1910	52.5	69	60.8	94	44.2	61	20.62	136
1909	51.6	103	59.6	126	43.5	82	32.52	16
1908	52.2	82	60.7	97	43.6	79	25.37	84
1907	49.6	145	57.9	146	41.4	135	23.33	111
1906	53.1	58	61.6	69	44.7	50	24.86	92
1905	51	127	59.2	133	42.9	101	26.60	63
1904	48.9	150	56.6	151	41.1	139	26.14	69
1903	52.2	82	60	118	44.5	55	32.78	14
1902	51.4	112	59.3	129	43.4	86	30.35	28
1901	51.6	103	59.4	127	43.8	71	22.31	121
1900	52.3	78	60.5	102	44.2	61	25.88	72
1899	50.9	128	58.6	138	43.2	92	19.71	140
1898	54	33	62	58	46.1	17	25.86	74
1897	51.4	112	59.1	136	43.6	79	21.97	125
1896	51.6	103	59.3	129	43.9	68	32.95	12
1895	50.7	133	59.3	129	42	123	15.61	152
1894	53.3	54	61.6	69	45	37	20.88	134
1893	49.8	143	58	145	41.7	127	25.24	88
1892	50.9	128	58.6	138	43.1	93	32.24	19
1891	52.2	82	60.3	110	44.1	64	20.31	138
1890	52.4	73	60.4	103	44.4	57	26.68	62
1889	51.1	122	59.4	127	42.8	104	14.64	153
1888	48.4	151	57.1	150	39.8	150	23.04	115
1887	51.8	95	59.8	122	43.8	71	23.35	110
1886	52.8	66	60.8	94	44.9	43	21.35	128
1885	49.1	149	57.7	147	40.5	147	22.78	117
1884	52.5	69	61.3	76	43.8	71	21.98	124
1883	49.4	146	58.1	143	40.6	146	25.72	77
1882	53.9	35	61.4	73	46.4	12	25.24	88
1881	52.9	64	61	84	44.8	47	33.17	8
1880	53.7	46	61.8	63	45.5	24	41.26	1
1879	50.6	135	59.3	129	41.9	124	28.02	44
1878	53.6	48	61.8	63	45.5	24	32.64	15
1877	50.8	132	59.2	133	42.3	116	26.45	66
1876	51.3	116	58.8	137	43.7	76	33.83	6
1875	46.4	153	55.7	153	37.2	153	29.19	37
1874	51.5	109	60.4	103	42.6	109	23.38	108

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	57.4
2024	57
1998	56.6
1921	56.5
2017	56.4
2016	56.1
2010	55.8
2021	55.7
1991	55.7
1955	55.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	46.4
1912	48.4
1888	48.4
1904	48.9
1885	49.1
1917	49.3
1979	49.4
1883	49.4
1907	49.6
1924	49.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1880	41.26
2011	36.78
2000	36.30
2018	35.79
1990	34.54
1876	33.83
1926	33.25
1881	33.17
1980	33.16
2013	33.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	14.64
1895	15.61
1934	16.16
1971	16.88
1958	17.21
1963	17.34
1988	18.19
1931	18.51
1941	18.87
1984	19.10

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 1 July 2026
Coldest night: -10°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.65 in; 5 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	20.6°F 32nd coldest of 153	1.43 in 47th driest of 153
February	27.8°F 63rd warmest of 153	0.37 in 5th driest of 153
March	42.1°F 13th warmest of 153	3.31 in 33rd wettest of 153
April	53.1°F 7th warmest of 153	3.38 in 46th wettest of 153
May	58.7°F 75th warmest of 153	2.20 in 37th driest of 153
June	70.3°F 46th warmest of 153	3.76 in 59th wettest of 153
July	76.4°F 16th warmest of 153	2.56 in 63rd driest of 153
August	73.4°F 28th warmest of 153	1.75 in 41st driest of 153
September	67°F 25th warmest of 153	3.33 in 51st wettest of 153
October so far	60.4°F 38th warmest of 153	1.60 in 20th wettest of 153

Hot days and freezes

Detroit, MI has had 12 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 60th most of 153 (with 1993, 1945, 1937 and 2 other years).
Detroit, MI has had 73 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 135th most of 153 (with 1973).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Detroit, MI came on Monday 20 April 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 90th latest of 153 (with 1997, 1969, 1951 and 3 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
10 March	Warmest day	75°F	70°F 2021, 1925	Provisional
9 March	Warmest day	73°F	71°F 2016	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	60°F	55°F 1949, 1880	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 23.69 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2022, 51st driest of 153.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Detroit, MI: 97°F on Wednesday 1 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Detroit, MI: a low of -10°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Detroit, MI: 1.65 in on Sunday 5 July 2026.