Detroit, MI: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 42.1°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest March since 2025, 13th warmest of 153.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 42.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 13th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 3.31 in; Wettest since 2023; 33rd wettest of 153

A normal March in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 36.3°F, between 33.4°F and 42.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.38 in of precipitation, between 0.92 in and 3.89 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Detroit, MI since 1874: 42.1°F in 2026; the highest is 50.7°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 33.4 to 42.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	42.1	13	53.2	8	31	29	3.31	33
2025	43.2	7	54.2	5	32.2	21	1.78	109
2024	42.3	12	51.2	12	33.4	10	2.03	99
2023	37.8	46	45.7	50	29.8	40	4.11	14
2022	39.3	32	48.4	28	30.1	37	2.18	85
2021	42.9	9	54.7	4	31.2	28	2.13	90
2020	41.2	19	49.3	20	33.2	12	3.86	19
2019	34.3	90	43	81	25.7	99	2.46	70
2018	35.4	75	43.4	77	27.5	76	2.63	61
2017	36.9	57	44.8	62	29.1	48	4.26	10
2016	43.1	8	51.9	10	34.4	6	4.86	5
2015	34.5	87	44	72	25.1	110	0.80	147
2014	28.7	142	37.6	129	19.7	147	1.49	125
2013	34.6	85	42.4	88	26.9	85	0.74	148
2012	50.7	1	61	1	40.4	1	2.95	49
2011	35	78	43.4	77	26.7	87	3.61	22
2010	42.4	11	52.5	9	32.3	19	1.07	142
2009	38.7	38	48.7	26	28.6	59	4.17	13
2008	33.4	104	40.6	107	26.2	92	3.17	40
2007	40.1	25	49.3	20	31	29	3.09	45
2006	38.1	44	46.7	42	29.4	45	3.21	39
2005	33.2	106	41.4	97	25	111	0.74	148
2004	40.4	20	47.5	33	33.2	12	3.29	34
2003	35.6	73	45.6	51	25.5	105	1.46	126
2002	34.8	81	43.2	80	26.4	89	2.12	91
2001	35.1	77	43	81	27.2	83	0.93	145
2000	44	4	53.9	6	34.1	8	1.55	121
1999	34.8	81	43.9	73	25.7	99	1.12	141
1998	39.5	30	46.5	43	32.5	18	3.62	21
1997	37.2	55	45.6	51	28.8	54	3.22	37
1996	30.7	127	40.1	110	21.4	140	1.56	120
1995	39.1	34	49.3	20	29	49	1.73	111
1994	37.1	56	46.4	46	27.8	70	2.29	76
1993	34.7	84	41.5	95	27.9	69	2.12	91
1992	35.5	74	44.7	64	26.3	90	3.34	30
1991	40.3	22	50.1	18	30.5	33	1.41	129
1990	39.5	30	47.5	33	31.4	27	1.91	105
1989	35.2	76	45	59	25.3	109	2.16	87
1988	36.9	57	46.1	47	27.7	71	1.16	138
1987	39.7	27	49.7	19	29.8	40	2.19	84
1986	37.6	49	47.5	33	27.6	74	2.29	76
1985	38.3	40	47.5	33	29.2	47	4.42	7
1984	28.9	140	36.6	138	21.1	142	3.12	43
1983	38.3	40	47.8	31	28.9	51	1.87	106
1982	33	110	41.1	100	24.9	113	3.14	42
1981	36.5	61	45.5	54	27.4	81	0.82	146
1980	31.3	121	39.8	114	22.7	133	3.88	17
1979	37.7	47	47.3	38	28.1	64	2.44	73
1978	30	133	37.9	127	22.1	137	2.05	97
1977	41.4	17	51	14	31.9	23	3.57	23
1976	40.3	22	50.7	15	30	38	4.24	11
1975	32.5	115	39.5	115	25.5	105	1.66	116
1974	35.7	70	42.7	84	28.7	56	4.20	12
1973	43.3	6	50.6	16	36	4	4.48	6
1972	32.5	115	41.2	99	23.9	125	2.55	68
1971	32	118	39.5	115	24.5	119	1.59	118
1970	32.8	112	40.7	106	25	111	2.62	62
1969	33.4	104	44.3	66	22.6	134	1.62	117
1968	38.2	43	48.9	23	27.5	76	2.04	98
1967	35.9	69	44.1	70	27.7	71	1.03	143
1966	38.3	40	46.8	41	29.8	40	2.21	82
1965	30.1	132	35.4	145	24.8	115	3.02	46
1964	36.1	66	44.7	64	27.5	76	2.62	62
1963	37.6	49	45.5	54	29.7	43	2.47	69
1962	35	78	41.9	92	28.1	64	1.14	139
1961	39.1	34	46.5	43	31.7	25	2.68	57
1960	26.2	152	34	150	18.5	151	1.13	140
1959	34.3	90	42.6	86	26	95	2.65	60
1958	36.3	63	42.5	87	30.2	35	0.47	152
1957	36.8	60	45.1	57	28.6	59	1.76	110
1956	32.4	117	39.1	122	25.7	99	3.57	23
1955	35.7	70	44.2	67	27.2	83	2.11	93
1954	33.5	102	41.3	98	25.7	99	3.87	18
1953	37.9	45	44.9	61	30.9	31	2.96	48
1952	34.3	90	41	101	27.6	74	3.25	36
1951	36.5	61	43.9	73	29	49	2.60	65
1950	30.2	131	37.3	131	23.1	129	2.56	67
1949	35.7	70	43.7	76	27.7	71	2.60	65
1948	34.8	81	43.8	75	25.9	96	3.32	32
1947	30.9	124	37	133	24.7	116	2.45	72
1946	46.1	3	55.6	3	36.5	3	2.14	89
1945	47.9	2	58.6	2	37.2	2	3.50	25
1944	31.1	122	37.9	127	24.4	121	2.85	51
1943	33.8	97	42.7	84	24.9	113	2.18	85
1942	38.5	39	45.1	57	31.9	23	2.38	74
1941	30.5	128	38.1	124	22.8	132	1.59	118
1940	28.6	144	34.4	148	22.9	130	2.07	96
1939	33.5	102	40.9	103	26.1	94	2.38	74
1938	41.6	14	51.2	12	32	22	4.40	8
1937	31	123	38	125	24	124	0.59	151
1936	37.5	51	45.4	56	29.7	43	1.28	135
1935	39.1	34	48	30	30.3	34	1.85	107
1934	29.3	137	38	125	20.5	144	2.89	50
1933	34	96	40	111	28	67	2.25	80
1932	29.8	134	36.2	140	23.4	128	2.15	88
1931	34.1	95	39.2	120	28.9	51	2.67	58
1930	34.4	88	41.8	93	26.9	85	1.98	103
1929	41.6	14	50.5	17	32.8	17	2.85	51
1928	33.7	99	41.5	95	25.9	96	1.99	102
1927	39.9	26	46.5	43	33.4	10	1.53	124
1926	29	139	35.8	143	22.1	137	2.71	56
1925	37.3	54	45.8	49	28.7	56	3.44	26
1924	33.7	99	39.3	119	28	67	1.93	104
1923	31.6	120	40.9	103	22.3	135	2.78	53
1922	36.9	57	44.8	62	28.9	51	5.12	4
1921	42.5	10	51.8	11	33.2	12	3.36	27
1920	37.7	47	47.1	39	28.3	62	2.09	95
1919	36.3	63	44.2	67	28.4	61	3.22	37
1918	39.6	28	48.9	23	30.2	35	3.15	41
1917	36.2	65	44.2	67	28.3	62	2.61	64
1916	28.7	142	36.9	134	20.5	144	3.92	16
1915	31.9	119	39.2	120	24.5	119	1.24	136
1914	33.1	108	40.3	108	25.9	96	1.44	127
1913	33.8	97	42.9	83	24.6	117	5.63	1
1912	26.4	149	33.2	153	19.5	148	2.27	79
1911	33.7	99	41.8	93	25.5	105	1.33	133
1910	44	4	53.6	7	34.5	5	0.38	153
1909	32.9	111	39.5	115	26.3	90	1.71	113
1908	36.1	66	44.1	70	28.1	64	2.46	70
1907	39.1	34	47.5	33	30.8	32	2.20	83
1906	28.2	147	34.2	149	22.3	135	2.03	99
1905	37.5	51	45.6	51	29.4	45	1.02	144
1904	33.1	108	39.5	115	26.6	88	4.09	15
1903	41.5	16	48.8	25	34.1	8	1.36	131
1902	39.3	32	47	40	31.6	26	2.66	59
1901	33.2	106	40.8	105	25.6	103	1.80	108
1900	26.3	150	33.5	151	19.1	149	3.26	35
1899	29.3	137	35.1	146	23.5	127	4.36	9
1898	40.3	22	48.3	29	32.3	19	3.11	44
1897	34.6	85	42	91	27.3	82	3.70	20
1896	28.8	141	35.7	144	21.8	139	2.28	78
1895	28.5	146	36.1	141	20.9	143	1.69	115
1894	40.4	20	47.8	31	33	16	1.39	130
1893	32.8	112	40.2	109	25.4	108	1.36	131
1892	30.8	125	37.2	132	24.4	121	2.03	99
1891	30.8	125	36.9	134	24.6	117	2.23	81
1890	30.4	130	36.5	139	24.2	123	1.32	134
1889	37.4	53	45	59	29.9	39	1.17	137
1888	28.6	144	36.7	137	20.4	146	2.76	54
1887	30.5	128	37.4	130	23.6	126	1.44	127
1886	36	68	43.3	79	28.7	56	1.70	114
1885	26.3	150	34.5	147	18.1	153	0.66	150
1884	34.9	80	42.4	88	27.5	76	2.10	94
1883	29.8	134	38.4	123	21.2	141	1.55	121
1882	39.6	28	46.1	47	33.2	12	3.34	30
1881	34.4	88	40	111	28.8	54	3.36	27
1880	32.8	112	39.9	113	25.6	103	2.75	55
1879	34.3	90	41	101	27.5	76	1.72	112
1878	41.3	18	48.5	27	34.2	7	3.35	29
1877	25.9	153	33.5	151	18.4	152	5.43	3
1876	29.5	136	36.1	141	22.9	130	5.50	2
1875	28	148	36.8	136	19.1	149	3.00	47
1874	34.2	94	42.3	90	26.2	92	1.55	121

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	50.7
1945	47.9
1946	46.1
2000	44
1910	44
1973	43.3
2025	43.2
2016	43.1
2021	42.9
1921	42.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1877	25.9
1960	26.2
1900	26.3
1885	26.3
1912	26.4
1875	28
1906	28.2
1895	28.5
1940	28.6
1888	28.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1913	5.63
1876	5.50
1877	5.43
1922	5.12
2016	4.86
1973	4.48
1985	4.42
1938	4.40
1899	4.36
2017	4.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.38
1958	0.47
1937	0.59
1885	0.66
2013	0.74
2005	0.74
2015	0.80
1981	0.82
2001	0.93
1905	1.02

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 76°F; 31 March 2026
Coldest night: 17°F; 18 March 2026, 17 March 2026, 2 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.17 in; 11 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 3.31 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the wettest March since 2023, 33rd wettest of 153.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Detroit, MI: 76°F on Tuesday 31 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Detroit, MI: a low of 17°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026, Tuesday 17 March 2026 and Monday 2 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Detroit, MI: 1.17 in on Wednesday 11 March 2026.