Detroit, MI: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 20.6°F in Detroit, MI, the coldest January since 2022, 32nd coldest of 153.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 20.6°F; Coldest since 2022; 32nd coldest of 153
Precipitation: 1.43 in; Driest since 2025; 47th driest of 153

A normal January in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 25.1°F, between 19.7°F and 32.4°F in eight years of ten and 2.24 in of precipitation, between 1.07 in and 3.41 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Detroit, MI since 1874: 20.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 12.8°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 19.7 to 32.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	20.6	122	27.5	123	13.8	121	1.43	106
2025	23	99	29.9	99	16.2	97	1.26	119
2024	27.5	55	32.2	64	22.8	34	5.25	1
2023	33.5	7	38.5	12	28.6	4	3.05	27
2022	20.3	125	28.5	110	12.1	133	0.52	149
2021	29.3	32	34.2	48	24.5	18	1.03	131
2020	32.4	13	37.8	15	27	9	4.12	7
2019	23.8	91	31.3	82	16.4	94	1.86	80
2018	24.5	80	32.5	60	16.6	90	1.36	110
2017	32.1	14	38.1	13	26.2	11	2.83	35
2016	28.1	50	34.9	41	21.3	53	1.34	112
2015	21.2	116	28.1	113	14.4	114	1.45	103
2014	16.4	148	24.4	142	8.4	148	2.92	32
2013	28.7	41	36.6	26	20.8	63	3.45	14
2012	30.7	20	37.8	15	23.6	29	3.00	30
2011	21.8	108	27.7	121	16	100	1.53	97
2010	25.1	74	30.3	92	19.9	67	0.76	142
2009	17.3	141	25.1	138	9.5	144	1.10	128
2008	28.9	37	35.7	33	22.2	43	2.13	63
2007	29.6	30	35.7	33	23.5	30	3.02	29
2006	35.3	3	40.8	5	29.7	3	3.24	22
2005	24.1	86	30.8	88	17.4	84	3.40	16
2004	20	128	27.3	124	12.6	131	1.43	106
2003	20.5	123	26.9	128	14.1	119	0.42	151
2002	32.7	11	39.5	10	25.9	12	3.36	17
2001	26.2	64	31.9	69	20.5	64	0.69	143
2000	24.5	80	31.9	69	17.2	86	1.29	116
1999	23	99	30.2	95	15.9	102	3.00	30
1998	32.8	9	37.6	19	28	6	2.60	46
1997	22.9	102	31	85	14.9	111	2.35	54
1996	24.3	83	32	65	16.6	90	1.85	81
1995	28.3	46	34.3	47	22.4	41	2.47	50
1994	17.3	141	25.1	138	9.4	145	2.79	39
1993	29.3	32	35.6	36	23.1	33	3.92	9
1992	28.3	46	33.8	52	22.8	34	1.78	83
1991	25	77	31.5	78	18.5	79	1.44	105
1990	33.5	7	40	8	27.1	8	1.80	82
1989	32.8	9	40.4	6	25.2	13	1.28	117
1988	23.7	94	31.4	80	16.1	98	1.30	114
1987	26.1	66	32	65	20.2	66	2.35	54
1986	23.8	91	31.4	80	16.3	96	1.30	114
1985	20.3	125	26.9	128	13.8	121	2.63	44
1984	17.9	137	25.4	137	10.5	141	0.78	141
1983	28.7	41	34.7	43	22.6	36	0.84	139
1982	17	145	25	140	9.1	147	3.43	15
1981	19	134	27.1	125	10.8	140	0.57	147
1980	24.5	80	31.6	74	17.3	85	0.69	143
1979	18.6	136	25.5	136	11.6	135	1.52	98
1978	19.5	130	26.4	130	12.7	130	3.16	24
1977	12.8	153	20.6	151	5	153	0.98	133
1976	19.2	132	28	118	10.3	143	1.91	75
1975	28.3	46	34.6	44	21.9	49	2.90	33
1974	26.5	60	33.8	52	19.2	74	3.26	20
1973	28.8	39	35.4	38	22.1	46	1.65	91
1972	23.8	91	32	65	15.6	104	1.28	117
1971	20.7	119	28.1	113	13.3	128	1.03	131
1970	16.6	147	25.6	135	7.5	149	1.11	126
1969	23.1	97	30.6	90	15.6	104	2.83	35
1968	20.9	118	28.2	112	13.6	124	2.30	59
1967	29.3	32	36.4	27	22.2	43	2.34	56
1966	21.4	114	28	118	14.7	112	0.68	145
1965	25.5	71	31.6	74	19.4	72	3.74	12
1964	30.4	23	36.9	22	23.9	25	2.26	60
1963	17.2	143	22.4	149	12	134	0.64	146
1962	22.3	107	28.9	109	15.6	104	2.39	52
1961	23.1	97	29.7	104	16.5	93	0.23	153
1960	28.9	37	34.2	48	23.7	28	3.06	26
1959	21.3	115	28.4	111	14.1	119	2.81	37
1958	26.6	59	31.7	72	21.5	52	0.80	140
1957	21.1	117	27	127	15.2	107	1.99	68
1956	26.4	61	31.7	72	21	57	1.09	129
1955	26.2	64	31.6	74	20.9	60	1.69	87
1954	26	67	32.6	59	19.5	70	1.68	89
1953	30.5	21	36.3	28	24.8	16	1.90	77
1952	29.3	32	36	30	22.6	36	3.22	23
1951	27.8	53	33.5	55	22	47	1.91	75
1950	32.5	12	41.3	3	23.8	27	4.38	4
1949	31.6	16	38.1	13	25	15	2.74	41
1948	19.5	130	25.7	134	13.4	126	1.39	109
1947	29.3	32	36	30	22.6	36	2.63	44
1946	28.1	50	34.9	41	21.3	53	1.14	124
1945	17.9	137	24.1	144	11.6	135	0.45	150
1944	30.8	19	37.4	21	24.2	22	1.20	121
1943	21.6	111	28.1	113	15.2	107	2.25	61
1942	25.8	70	32	65	19.6	69	2.03	66
1941	26.3	63	31.6	74	20.9	60	1.46	102
1940	19	134	24.2	143	13.7	123	1.41	108
1939	27.8	53	34.4	46	21.2	56	2.54	47
1938	24.3	83	30.4	91	18.2	82	0.87	138
1937	29.7	29	37.6	19	21.8	50	3.64	13
1936	21.6	111	27.6	122	15.7	103	1.48	101
1935	24.8	78	31.2	83	18.4	80	2.33	57
1934	30	25	36.8	23	23.2	31	1.65	91
1933	34.7	4	41.2	4	28.2	5	1.18	122
1932	36.7	1	41.9	2	31.5	1	5.02	2
1931	28.4	45	34.2	48	22.6	36	1.68	89
1930	22.8	104	29.3	105	16.4	94	3.85	11
1929	21.8	108	29.1	107	14.4	114	4.27	6
1928	26.4	61	32.5	60	20.3	65	1.36	110
1927	24.3	83	30	97	18.7	78	1.98	70
1926	25.4	72	31.8	71	19	77	2.23	62
1925	22.5	106	29.9	99	15.1	109	1.08	130
1924	21.8	108	29	108	14.6	113	2.46	51
1923	27	58	32.9	57	21	57	1.94	72
1922	23.7	94	31.5	78	16	100	1.58	95
1921	30.5	21	36.3	28	24.6	17	0.28	152
1920	16.8	146	23.3	147	10.4	142	1.73	86
1919	31	17	37.8	15	24.3	20	0.91	137
1918	13.2	151	19.8	152	6.5	152	2.53	48
1917	24	89	30.8	88	17.1	88	2.31	58
1916	30	25	37.7	18	22.4	41	4.31	5
1915	23.4	96	30	97	16.8	89	2.69	43
1914	29.4	31	35.5	37	23.2	31	3.26	20
1913	30.3	24	36.7	24	23.9	25	3.95	8
1912	13.1	152	19	153	7.1	150	1.99	68
1911	27.4	56	33.9	51	20.9	60	2.04	65
1910	25.1	74	30.3	92	19.8	68	3.14	25
1909	28.6	43	35	40	22.2	43	2.51	49
1908	25.9	68	32.4	62	19.4	72	2.84	34
1907	25.9	68	32.4	62	19.5	70	3.87	10
1906	33.6	5	39.5	10	27.6	7	1.90	77
1905	20.3	125	26.3	132	14.4	114	1.93	73
1904	17.6	140	24.1	144	11	139	3.34	18
1903	24.1	86	29.9	99	18.3	81	1.63	94
1902	24.7	79	30.1	96	19.2	74	0.57	147
1901	25.1	74	31.1	84	19.1	76	1.52	98
1900	28.3	46	34.6	44	22	47	1.14	124
1899	24	89	30.3	92	17.6	83	1.75	85
1898	28.1	50	33.8	52	22.5	40	3.32	19
1897	23	99	29.3	105	16.6	90	1.65	91
1896	25.4	72	29.8	102	21	57	1.17	123
1895	20	128	26.4	130	13.6	124	2.76	40
1894	29.9	27	35.7	33	24.1	24	0.94	135
1893	15.4	149	21.5	150	9.2	146	1.77	84
1892	20.7	119	27.1	125	14.3	117	1.45	103
1891	28.8	39	33.4	56	24.2	22	0.92	136
1890	33.6	5	40.4	6	26.8	10	2.70	42
1889	29.8	28	35.3	39	24.3	20	1.51	100
1888	17.9	137	24.6	141	11.3	138	1.58	95
1887	22.9	102	29.8	102	16.1	98	1.31	113
1886	24.1	86	30.9	86	17.2	86	1.92	74
1885	22.6	105	30.9	86	14.3	117	1.89	79
1884	20.5	123	27.9	120	13.1	129	2.08	64
1883	21.6	111	28.1	113	15	110	1.69	87
1882	31	17	36.7	24	25.2	13	1.97	71
1881	17.2	143	22.9	148	11.5	137	2.39	52
1880	36.7	1	42.8	1	30.5	2	2.81	37
1879	20.7	119	28.1	113	13.4	126	1.11	126
1878	27.3	57	32.8	58	21.8	50	3.04	28
1877	19.2	132	25.9	133	12.4	132	1.23	120
1876	32.1	14	39.7	9	24.5	18	2.00	67
1875	15.3	150	23.9	146	6.6	151	0.97	134
1874	28.5	44	35.8	32	21.3	53	4.96	3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	36.7
1880	36.7
2006	35.3
1933	34.7
1906	33.6
1890	33.6
2023	33.5
1990	33.5
1998	32.8
1989	32.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	12.8
1912	13.1
1918	13.2
1875	15.3
1893	15.4
2014	16.4
1970	16.6
1920	16.8
1982	17
1963	17.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	5.25
1932	5.02
1874	4.96
1950	4.38
1916	4.31
1929	4.27
2020	4.12
1913	3.95
1993	3.92
1907	3.87

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	0.23
1921	0.28
2003	0.42
1945	0.45
2022	0.52
1981	0.57
1902	0.57
1963	0.64
1966	0.68
2001	0.69
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 60°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -10°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.40 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.43 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the driest January since 2025, tied 47th driest of 153 (with 2004).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Detroit, MI: 60°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Detroit, MI: a low of -10°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Detroit, MI: 0.40 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.