Detroit, MI: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 53.1°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest April since 2024, 7th warmest of 153.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 53.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 7th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 3.38 in; Wettest since 2024; 46th wettest of 153

A normal April in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49.2°F, between 45.8°F and 52°F in eight years of ten and 3.26 in of precipitation, between 1.65 in and 5.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Detroit, MI since 1874: 53.1°F in 2026; the highest is 54.5°F, in 1955.

Normal range, 45.8 to 52°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April 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	53.1	7	63.4	7	42.9	8	3.38	46
2025	50.5	30	61.5	18	39.4	45	2.96	60
2024	53.2	5	62.8	10	43.6	5	4.15	27
2023	50.2	33	61	25	39.5	42	2.88	61
2022	46.8	82	55	95	38.7	61	2.75	64
2021	50.6	26	61.1	23	40.1	33	1.79	121
2020	46.1	93	55.5	87	36.6	101	2.21	100
2019	49	53	57.8	61	40.1	33	5.82	3
2018	43	141	52.3	134	33.6	143	3.79	32
2017	54.3	2	64.5	4	44.1	2	3.55	41
2016	46.3	86	56.2	79	36.4	106	2.31	93
2015	50	36	60.8	28	39.2	54	2.61	79
2014	48.9	55	60.1	35	37.7	83	2.57	82
2013	46.4	85	55.8	83	37.1	94	5.29	7
2012	49.4	45	60	38	38.7	61	2.15	103
2011	47.3	77	56.3	78	38.3	69	5.61	5
2010	54.2	3	65.8	1	42.7	10	2.26	96
2009	49.8	38	60.1	35	39.4	45	5.03	11
2008	51.8	14	62.9	9	40.7	25	0.96	146
2007	47.7	72	57	72	38.3	69	2.68	74
2006	52.2	11	63	8	41.5	15	2.71	71
2005	50.7	25	61.2	21	40.2	30	1.66	126
2004	50.8	23	61.2	21	40.5	27	0.69	150
2003	48.4	62	58.9	51	37.8	80	2.07	109
2002	49.8	38	58.8	54	40.7	25	4.48	19
2001	51.1	19	61	25	41.3	16	3.20	55
2000	48	67	57.5	65	38.5	65	4.35	21
1999	50.6	26	60	38	41.3	16	5.13	10
1998	50.4	32	60	38	40.8	22	3.86	31
1997	45.8	101	56	81	35.6	123	1.56	130
1996	45.1	113	55.6	86	34.7	136	3.39	45
1995	45.6	104	54.8	99	36.5	103	3.44	43
1994	51.2	16	61.8	15	40.5	27	4.04	29
1993	47.8	69	57.3	67	38.3	69	3.32	49
1992	46.3	86	55	95	37.5	87	4.34	22
1991	52	13	61.1	23	42.8	9	2.66	75
1990	48.9	55	59.5	43	38.4	67	2.72	69
1989	45.1	113	54.5	105	35.7	120	2.22	99
1988	48.5	61	59.5	43	37.5	87	1.50	136
1987	50.8	23	60.7	29	40.9	21	2.14	104
1986	50.6	26	61	25	40.2	30	2.73	68
1985	51	21	62.5	11	39.5	42	2.11	105
1984	47.8	69	57.3	67	38.3	69	2.48	86
1983	44.2	130	53.2	129	35.2	130	4.20	25
1982	43.2	139	54.5	105	31.8	149	1.60	129
1981	49.8	38	60.3	33	39.2	54	3.44	43
1980	45.9	96	55.5	87	36.3	107	4.23	24
1979	44.6	122	53.7	116	35.5	125	4.97	13
1978	45.5	105	56.9	74	34	140	2.49	85
1977	52.4	10	65.2	2	39.5	42	4.17	26
1976	50	36	62.1	13	37.8	80	3.15	57
1975	40.9	149	50	146	31.8	149	2.50	84
1974	49.2	50	60	38	38.3	69	2.75	64
1973	48.8	57	57.5	65	40.1	33	1.42	139
1972	44.6	122	54.8	99	34.3	138	3.63	36
1971	45.2	110	57.2	70	33.1	146	0.92	147
1970	49.3	48	59.2	48	39.4	45	3.32	49
1969	49.4	45	60.5	31	38.2	74	3.77	34
1968	50.9	22	61.6	16	40.2	30	1.71	124
1967	48	67	57.7	62	38.2	74	3.67	35
1966	44.4	126	53.6	118	35.1	132	2.65	76
1965	44.9	116	53.6	118	36.1	113	3.04	58
1964	49.3	48	58.9	51	39.7	39	4.65	17
1963	49.4	45	59.5	43	39.3	50	2.25	98
1962	49.6	42	59.7	42	39.4	45	2.26	96
1961	43.5	137	51	142	36	117	5.23	9
1960	50.6	26	60.1	35	41	19	2.06	111
1959	48.6	58	58.1	57	39.1	58	4.73	15
1958	49.6	42	60.4	32	38.7	61	1.69	125
1957	49.1	52	57.7	62	40.5	27	4.44	20
1956	45.7	103	55.9	82	35.5	125	3.78	33
1955	54.5	1	64.8	3	44.1	2	2.00	114
1954	50.1	34	60.6	30	39.7	39	2.71	71
1953	44.5	125	52.5	132	36.5	103	3.32	49
1952	49.5	44	59.4	46	39.7	39	3.45	42
1951	46	94	54.4	109	37.6	86	2.71	71
1950	41.5	146	49.5	149	33.5	144	4.92	14
1949	47.2	79	57.7	62	36.8	99	2.03	113
1948	51.2	16	61.5	18	41	19	2.64	77
1947	44.7	120	53.7	116	35.6	123	6.89	1
1946	47.8	69	58.3	56	37.3	91	0.74	148
1945	50.1	34	59.3	47	40.8	22	3.37	48
1944	42.9	142	50.9	144	34.9	133	2.62	78
1943	42.4	144	51.8	139	32.9	147	4.11	28
1942	52.9	8	63.8	6	42	13	1.45	137
1941	52.6	9	64.1	5	41.1	18	1.55	132
1940	42.8	143	52.2	136	33.4	145	2.61	79
1939	44.2	130	52.3	134	36.1	113	4.04	29
1938	48.1	65	57.3	67	39	59	1.86	119
1937	44.8	118	53.1	130	36.5	103	5.03	11
1936	42.3	145	49.8	147	34.8	134	3.61	37
1935	44.4	126	53.3	126	35.5	125	2.39	89
1934	44.1	133	53.4	124	34.8	134	2.79	63
1933	47.3	77	55.4	89	39.2	54	2.61	79
1932	44.3	129	53.3	126	35.3	129	2.08	108
1931	48.6	58	58.7	55	38.5	65	1.87	118
1930	47.6	74	57	72	38.1	76	3.60	40
1929	49.7	41	57.9	60	41.6	14	5.65	4
1928	43.7	134	52.2	136	35.2	130	1.96	116
1927	46.2	89	54.5	105	37.9	78	2.38	90
1926	40.9	149	49.6	148	32.3	148	3.04	58
1925	51.3	15	61.9	14	40.8	22	1.42	139
1924	46	94	54.4	109	37.5	87	1.97	115
1923	45.2	110	54.9	97	35.4	128	2.11	105
1922	48.1	65	56.8	75	39.4	45	2.74	66
1921	53.2	5	62.5	11	43.9	4	3.18	56
1920	41	148	48.2	150	33.8	142	3.38	46
1919	45.9	96	54.5	105	37.4	90	5.29	7
1918	44.6	122	53.4	124	35.7	120	2.30	94
1917	43.6	136	51.2	141	36	117	4.61	18
1916	46.8	82	54.9	97	38.7	61	2.29	95
1915	52.2	11	61.3	20	43	7	0.66	151
1914	44.9	116	53.6	118	36.1	113	2.44	87
1913	47.4	76	56.6	77	38.1	76	2.87	62
1912	46.2	89	55.2	94	37.2	92	2.17	102
1911	45.9	96	54	113	37.9	78	3.22	54
1910	49	53	58.1	57	39.8	37	4.73	15
1909	43.4	138	52.8	131	34	140	4.25	23
1908	45.4	106	54.6	102	36.2	110	2.44	87
1907	39.1	152	47.3	152	30.9	151	2.33	92
1906	49.2	50	59	49	39.3	50	1.92	117
1905	44.4	126	52.5	132	36.3	107	2.20	101
1904	41.2	147	48.2	150	34.2	139	1.65	127
1903	46.9	81	55.4	89	38.4	67	5.51	6
1902	47.2	79	55.4	89	39	59	0.60	152
1901	47.7	72	55.4	89	40	36	2.07	109
1900	48.3	63	56.8	75	39.8	37	1.64	128
1899	50.5	30	58.9	51	42.1	11	0.53	153
1898	45.4	106	53.5	121	37.2	92	1.51	135
1897	45.2	110	53.3	126	37.1	94	2.09	107
1896	51.2	16	60.3	33	42.1	11	3.61	37
1895	48.6	58	58.1	57	39.2	54	1.31	142
1894	47.6	74	55.8	83	39.3	50	2.54	83
1893	44.2	130	52.2	136	36.2	110	3.61	37
1892	44.8	118	53.5	121	36.1	113	1.78	122
1891	48.2	64	57.2	70	39.3	50	2.72	69
1890	46.5	84	56.1	80	36.9	98	2.74	66
1889	46.3	86	54.8	99	37.8	80	1.14	144
1888	43.2	139	51.8	139	34.6	137	1.44	138
1887	45.8	101	54.4	109	37.1	94	1.19	143
1886	51.1	19	59	49	43.2	6	3.30	52
1885	45.4	106	54	113	36.8	99	1.74	123
1884	46.2	89	55.3	93	37.1	94	1.54	133
1883	45.9	96	55.7	85	36.2	110	1.53	134
1882	45.9	96	54	113	37.7	83	1.13	145
1881	44.7	120	53.5	121	36	117	2.37	91
1880	46.2	89	54.6	102	37.7	83	6.17	2
1879	45.1	113	54.6	102	35.7	120	1.56	130
1878	53.4	4	61.6	16	45.1	1	2.06	111
1877	45.4	106	54.1	112	36.6	101	3.27	53
1876	43.7	134	51	142	36.3	107	1.80	120
1875	40.5	151	50.6	145	30.3	152	0.70	149
1874	37.6	153	46.5	153	28.7	153	1.39	141

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1955	54.5
2017	54.3
2010	54.2
1878	53.4
2024	53.2
1921	53.2
2026	53.1
1942	52.9
1941	52.6
1977	52.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1874	37.6
1907	39.1
1875	40.5
1975	40.9
1926	40.9
1920	41
1904	41.2
1950	41.5
1936	42.3
1943	42.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1947	6.89
1880	6.17
2019	5.82
1929	5.65
2011	5.61
1903	5.51
2013	5.29
1919	5.29
1961	5.23
1999	5.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1899	0.53
1902	0.60
1915	0.66
2004	0.69
1875	0.70
1946	0.74
1971	0.92
2008	0.96
1882	1.13
1889	1.14

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 82°F; 13 April 2026, 12 April 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 7 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.92 in; 15 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 3.38 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the wettest April since 2024, tied 46th wettest of 153 (with 1920).
The hottest day of April 2026 in Detroit, MI: 82°F on Monday 13 April 2026 and Sunday 12 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Detroit, MI: a low of 22°F on Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Detroit, MI: 0.92 in on Wednesday 15 April 2026.