Detroit, MI: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 27.8°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest February since 2024, tied 63rd warmest of 153 (with 2010 and 1945).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 27.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 63rd warmest of 153
Precipitation: 0.37 in; Driest since 2024; 5th driest of 153

A normal February in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 28.5°F, between 22.7°F and 32.7°F in eight years of ten and 1.91 in of precipitation, between 0.84 in and 3.60 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Detroit, MI since 1874: 27.8°F in 2026; the highest is 39.5°F, in 1882.

Normal range, 22.7 to 32.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	27.8	63	36.9	36	18.6	88	0.37	149
2025	26.1	84	32.8	88	19.4	80	1.26	113
2024	37.1	3	46.5	2	27.7	4	0.24	150
2023	34	5	42.3	6	25.8	12	2.99	30
2022	26.4	81	34.6	65	18.1	94	2.61	41
2021	23.3	116	31.1	111	15.6	118	1.47	100
2020	30.1	36	36.6	39	23.5	31	1.16	116
2019	28.3	54	35.8	47	20.7	68	2.22	55
2018	31	25	39.1	19	22.9	38	4.27	9
2017	37.9	2	47.4	1	28.5	3	1.90	71
2016	31.2	22	39	21	23.5	31	2.02	61
2015	14.1	152	23.2	150	5	152	1.35	106
2014	19.4	137	26.9	137	11.9	139	2.82	34
2013	27.2	73	33.4	78	21	63	2.83	33
2012	32.6	15	39.3	16	25.9	11	1.91	68
2011	24.8	98	32.1	94	17.4	98	3.60	17
2010	27.8	63	32.9	84	22.8	40	1.90	71
2009	28.5	50	36.4	40	20.6	70	2.12	57
2008	25.2	93	31.8	100	18.6	88	3.61	16
2007	19.3	139	26.2	140	12.5	136	0.82	132
2006	29.8	38	37	35	22.5	44	2.71	35
2005	28.4	53	34.7	63	22.2	48	3.02	29
2004	28.5	50	36	45	21	63	0.63	140
2003	23.1	118	30.8	113	15.5	119	0.66	139
2002	32.9	12	40.3	10	25.5	14	1.91	68
2001	29.7	39	35.7	50	23.6	28	2.88	31
2000	31.8	19	39.8	14	23.9	23	0.84	131
1999	32.7	14	40.5	9	25	16	1.98	65
1998	36.7	4	43.1	5	30.2	2	3.56	18
1997	30.5	34	37.4	32	23.7	26	3.90	14
1996	26.1	84	33.6	77	18.5	90	1.76	80
1995	24.9	96	32.9	84	16.9	106	0.89	127
1994	23.5	111	32.1	94	14.9	128	1.38	103
1993	24.1	107	32.1	94	16.2	112	1.27	112
1992	30.7	28	37.3	34	24.2	21	1.54	91
1991	31.2	22	38.8	22	23.6	28	0.94	125
1990	30.6	31	38	28	23.3	34	5.02	3
1989	24.1	107	30.5	114	17.7	96	0.77	134
1988	23.4	114	31.6	103	15.1	125	2.02	61
1987	29.6	40	37.4	32	21.8	55	0.53	144
1986	24.6	99	30.2	115	19	83	3.46	21
1985	23.4	114	32.1	94	14.8	129	3.83	15
1984	33.3	9	41.3	7	25.2	15	1.31	108
1983	31.6	21	39.3	16	23.9	23	0.89	127
1982	20.7	134	28.6	127	12.8	135	1.10	118
1981	28.8	47	36.8	38	20.8	67	3.13	26
1980	22.2	125	29.2	120	15.2	123	1.00	121
1979	16.4	147	24.5	146	8.4	147	0.57	142
1978	16.3	148	25.6	142	6.9	149	0.45	147
1977	25.2	93	32.8	88	17.6	97	1.64	84
1976	33.3	9	44.1	4	22.5	44	2.87	32
1975	27.4	69	33.1	80	21.8	55	2.65	38
1974	23.5	111	31.4	107	15.7	116	2.37	50
1973	25.3	91	32.4	90	18.1	94	1.08	119
1972	24.6	99	32.2	91	17	105	1.00	121
1971	27.4	69	33.8	71	20.9	66	2.68	36
1970	24.4	102	33	82	15.8	115	0.86	130
1969	28.2	57	35.7	50	20.6	70	0.15	152
1968	24.3	105	33.3	79	15.3	122	1.48	98
1967	23.8	109	31.2	110	16.3	111	1.28	111
1966	28.3	54	34.2	69	22.4	46	1.38	103
1965	26.5	79	33.8	71	19.3	82	2.49	48
1964	28.9	46	35.7	50	22.1	50	0.52	145
1963	18.8	140	26.3	138	11.3	142	0.70	137
1962	23.5	111	29.9	116	17.1	104	2.55	45
1961	30.8	26	38.4	24	23.1	37	2.20	56
1960	27.5	68	33.1	80	21.9	53	2.29	52
1959	25.6	87	32.9	84	18.4	91	2.24	54
1958	22.8	119	29.3	118	16.2	112	0.67	138
1957	30.6	31	37.8	31	23.4	33	1.85	74
1956	28.1	60	34.7	63	21.4	59	2.29	52
1955	28.3	54	34.6	65	22.1	50	2.49	48
1954	33.5	8	40.1	12	26.8	6	3.48	20
1953	32.1	17	39.3	16	25	16	0.82	132
1952	29.3	42	35.2	54	23.3	34	1.60	87
1951	27.7	66	34.3	68	21	63	3.13	26
1950	26.5	79	32.9	84	20	75	4.85	6
1949	30.7	28	38.1	27	23.3	34	2.68	36
1948	24.4	102	32.1	94	16.7	107	2.36	51
1947	22.5	123	28.5	129	16.5	109	0.38	148
1946	26.6	78	34.9	59	18.3	92	1.79	79
1945	27.8	63	33.7	75	21.9	53	1.89	73
1944	28.6	49	35.2	54	22	52	1.82	76
1943	28	62	36.3	41	19.6	78	1.52	93
1942	22.7	120	28.1	131	17.3	101	1.60	87
1941	25.3	91	31.8	100	18.8	85	0.55	143
1940	26.7	77	32.2	91	21.2	62	1.29	110
1939	26.9	76	35.1	56	18.7	86	4.70	7
1938	31.2	22	38.3	26	24.2	21	4.95	4
1937	28.2	57	35.1	56	21.3	61	1.64	84
1936	16	150	25	144	7.1	148	2.62	40
1935	24.4	102	31.6	103	17.2	103	1.75	81
1934	14.8	151	24.2	148	5.3	151	0.47	146
1933	27.4	69	35.8	47	19	83	1.49	97
1932	33	11	40	13	26	10	1.81	78
1931	32.8	13	39.1	19	26.6	7	1.40	101
1930	33.8	6	40.3	10	27.3	5	1.67	82
1929	23.2	117	29	123	17.4	98	1.36	105
1928	27	75	33.8	71	20.2	73	1.34	107
1927	31.8	19	37.9	29	25.8	12	1.48	98
1926	25.8	86	31.4	107	20.2	73	4.05	12
1925	30.8	26	37.9	29	23.7	26	2.10	59
1924	25.5	90	31	112	20	75	2.06	60
1923	21.6	129	28.5	129	14.7	130	1.39	102
1922	28.5	50	35.1	56	21.8	55	1.91	68
1921	30.3	35	36.2	42	24.5	18	1.54	91
1920	22.7	120	28.9	124	16.4	110	0.97	123
1919	29.4	41	35.8	47	22.9	38	1.50	95
1918	24.5	101	33.8	71	15.2	123	3.56	18
1917	19.5	136	27.3	136	11.8	140	0.91	126
1916	21.6	129	28.1	131	15.1	125	0.97	123
1915	29.9	37	35.9	46	23.9	23	1.96	66
1914	17.6	144	25.4	143	9.7	145	1.03	120
1913	21.4	131	28.7	126	14.1	132	1.24	115
1912	18.3	141	24.1	149	12.5	136	1.65	83
1911	28.8	47	34.9	59	22.7	41	2.54	47
1910	22.4	124	29.3	118	15.5	119	1.84	75
1909	29.2	43	36.2	42	22.2	48	4.26	10
1908	21.8	128	27.9	134	15.7	116	4.95	4
1907	21.2	133	29.1	121	13.3	133	0.61	141
1906	25.6	87	33.7	75	17.4	98	0.87	129
1905	17.9	142	24.6	145	11.1	143	1.50	95
1904	16.1	149	23.2	150	9	146	2.55	45
1903	25.6	87	31.5	105	19.7	77	3.19	25
1902	22.6	122	29.1	121	16	114	0.72	136
1901	16.5	146	22.4	153	10.5	144	1.64	84
1900	21.3	132	28.1	131	14.5	131	4.30	8
1899	19.8	135	26.2	140	13.3	133	2.12	57
1898	26.3	82	32	99	20.7	68	3.27	23
1897	27.4	69	32.2	91	22.7	41	1.14	117
1896	25	95	31.3	109	18.7	86	1.60	87
1895	17.9	142	24.4	147	11.4	141	0.22	151
1894	23.6	110	29.9	116	17.3	101	2.57	43
1893	22	126	28.6	127	15.4	121	4.05	12
1892	29.1	45	34.6	65	23.6	28	2.57	43
1891	30.6	31	36.9	36	24.3	19	3.07	28
1890	32.4	16	38.4	24	26.3	8	2.01	63
1889	19.4	137	26.3	138	12.5	136	0.76	135
1888	24.2	106	31.7	102	16.7	107	1.58	90
1887	28.2	57	34.8	61	21.5	58	4.16	11
1886	27.6	67	35.7	50	19.4	80	1.30	109
1885	17.2	145	27.4	135	6.9	149	1.26	113
1884	30.7	28	38.7	23	22.6	43	3.39	22
1883	24.9	96	31.5	105	18.3	92	3.22	24
1882	39.5	1	45.9	3	33.1	1	1.92	67
1881	26.3	82	33	82	19.6	78	6.41	1
1880	32.1	17	39.8	14	24.3	19	1.51	94
1879	22	126	28.8	125	15.1	125	2.64	39
1878	29.2	43	36.2	42	22.3	47	2.58	42
1877	33.6	7	40.9	8	26.3	8	0.04	153
1876	28.1	60	34.8	61	21.4	59	5.59	2
1875	12.2	153	22.6	152	1.9	153	1.82	76
1874	27.2	73	34.2	69	20.3	72	2.00	64

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1882	39.5
2017	37.9
2024	37.1
1998	36.7
2023	34
1930	33.8
1877	33.6
1954	33.5
1984	33.3
1976	33.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	12.2
2015	14.1
1934	14.8
1936	16
1904	16.1
1978	16.3
1979	16.4
1901	16.5
1885	17.2
1914	17.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1881	6.41
1876	5.59
1990	5.02
1938	4.95
1908	4.95
1950	4.85
1939	4.70
1900	4.30
2018	4.27
1909	4.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1877	0.04
1969	0.15
1895	0.22
2024	0.24
2026	0.37
1947	0.38
1978	0.45
1934	0.47
1964	0.52
1987	0.53

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 18 February 2026
Coldest night: 2°F; 5 February 2026, 1 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.07 in; 18 February 2026, 6 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.37 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the driest February since 2024, 5th driest of 153.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Detroit, MI: 65°F on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Detroit, MI: a low of 2°F on Thursday 5 February 2026 and Sunday 1 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Detroit, MI: 0.07 in on Wednesday 18 February 2026 and Friday 6 February 2026.