Detroit, MI: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 60°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 47th warmest of 153.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 60°F; Warmest since 2025; 47th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 1.60 in; Wettest since 2018; 20th wettest of 153

A normal 1 to 9 October in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.5°F, between 52.3°F and 64.9°F in eight years of ten and 0.63 in of precipitation, between 0.14 in and 1.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Detroit, MI since 1874: 60°F in 2026; the highest is 70.4°F, in 1879.

Normal range, 52.3 to 64.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 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	60	47	70.6	38	49.4	56	1.60	20
2025	63.9	16	75.8	6	52.1	34	0.19	112
2024	60.4	41	71.7	28	49.2	60	0.09	124
2023	61.3	34	70.4	39	52.1	34	0.72	57
2022	55.6	93	68.1	59	43.1	125	0.02	139
2021	67.2	3	74.1	15	60.3	3	0.75	55
2020	53.7	109	64.7	96	42.8	129	0.15	118
2019	61.8	27	71	35	52.6	28	1.07	34
2018	64.9	10	73.8	17	56	10	1.75	16
2017	66.1	6	76.2	5	55.9	12	0.80	50
2016	61.6	29	70.3	42	52.8	27	0.31	102
2015	57.5	74	65.3	89	49.7	54	0.27	105
2014	53.8	108	62.2	110	45.4	99	0.66	62
2013	63.3	22	72.2	24	54.4	18	0.95	43
2012	54.1	105	63	106	45.2	102	0.34	94
2011	60.7	39	72.7	22	48.7	68	0.01	143
2010	55.7	90	66.1	83	45.2	102	0.31	102
2009	51.8	125	59.6	131	44.1	113	1.76	15
2008	52.4	119	61.9	112	42.9	127	0.40	84
2007	70.1	2	79.7	1	60.6	2	0.85	47
2006	57.1	76	68.2	57	46	89	0.62	67
2005	63.9	16	74.4	12	53.4	24	0.03	135
2004	55.3	95	68.2	57	42.3	132	0.32	99
2003	49.9	141	61.2	116	38.7	150	0.21	109
2002	60.8	37	69.4	49	52.2	31	0.47	78
2001	53.7	109	63.2	105	44.1	113	1.68	19
2000	53.4	112	60.9	120	46	89	1.52	23
1999	50.7	138	58.8	137	42.6	130	0.86	46
1998	56.6	81	63.7	102	49.6	55	1.09	33
1997	65.1	8	76.4	4	53.8	22	0.45	80
1996	53.1	114	63.3	103	42.9	127	0.03	135
1995	58.7	60	66.3	81	51.1	44	2.12	11
1994	54.6	101	64.9	93	44.2	111	0.63	66
1993	56.3	83	69.7	47	43	126	1.11	32
1992	55.3	95	66.4	80	44.2	111	0.62	67
1991	59.3	53	69.1	51	49.4	56	0.96	42
1990	59.5	49	69.1	51	49.9	50	2.12	11
1989	49.2	143	60.3	125	38.1	151	0.07	127
1988	51.8	125	60.3	125	43.3	124	0.98	41
1987	48.6	147	58.4	140	38.8	148	0.33	96
1986	55.9	86	64.3	99	47.6	76	1.70	18
1985	52.1	122	61.9	112	42.2	133	0.12	122
1984	55.7	90	66.8	76	44.7	108	0.50	76
1983	59.1	56	70.1	44	48	73	0.21	109
1982	61.4	32	74.2	13	48.6	71	0.13	120
1981	49.8	142	58.9	135	40.7	141	0.78	54
1980	51.3	133	61	118	41.6	140	0.36	91
1979	52.8	115	60.4	124	45.2	102	0.60	69
1978	51.6	129	60.6	122	42.6	130	0.60	69
1977	49.1	145	58.3	143	39.9	145	1.13	31
1976	56.8	78	67.9	62	45.8	95	1.04	37
1975	53.4	112	64.8	95	42	135	0.40	84
1974	48.4	149	60.8	121	36.1	152	0.23	107
1973	61.7	28	71.6	30	51.9	38	0.34	94
1972	55.2	98	65.1	91	45.3	100	0.03	135
1971	60.3	42	71.9	25	48.8	66	0.23	107
1970	59.4	51	71.7	28	47.2	80	0.04	134
1969	60.2	44	71.2	33	49.1	63	0.33	96
1968	56.6	81	66.2	82	46.9	83	0.38	89
1967	59.1	56	70.7	37	47.4	79	1.06	35
1966	54.1	105	67.4	69	40.7	141	0.35	93
1965	51.2	136	58.8	137	43.7	120	0.57	72
1964	51.3	133	60.6	122	42.1	134	0.20	111
1963	64.3	15	77.3	3	51.3	41	trace	145
1962	60.9	36	68.3	55	53.6	23	0.90	44
1961	57.9	68	68.3	55	47.6	76	trace	145
1960	55.8	88	66.8	76	44.9	105	0.11	123
1959	63.7	20	71.3	31	56	10	2.74	7
1958	56.7	79	67.8	63	45.6	98	0.28	104
1957	55.8	88	65.7	86	46	89	0.00	150
1956	56.2	84	67.6	66	44.8	106	0.36	91
1955	61.4	32	70.4	39	52.4	30	2.75	6
1954	60.3	42	67.3	71	53.3	25	4.78	1
1953	56.1	85	68.4	53	43.8	119	0.19	112
1952	50.6	140	61.2	116	39.9	145	0.07	127
1951	61.3	34	71.3	31	51.2	42	1.93	14
1950	58.8	59	67.8	63	49.8	53	2.26	9
1949	64.9	10	74.7	11	55.1	17	1.45	24
1948	54.4	102	61.8	114	47	82	0.64	65
1947	60.2	44	70.4	39	49.9	50	0.38	89
1946	61.5	31	75.4	8	47.6	76	0.00	150
1945	51.7	127	59.4	132	43.9	116	1.99	13
1944	59.2	54	67.2	72	51.2	42	0.70	60
1943	57.8	71	69.8	46	45.8	95	trace	145
1942	60.2	44	70.1	44	50.2	46	0.71	59
1941	63.8	18	71.8	27	55.8	13	1.60	20
1940	58.9	58	69.2	50	48.7	68	1.21	28
1939	62.5	25	75.1	10	49.9	50	0.33	96
1938	53.6	111	65.6	88	41.7	139	0.13	120
1937	57.4	75	65.7	86	49.2	60	0.52	74
1936	58.7	60	68	61	49.4	56	0.88	45
1935	44.3	153	54.1	152	34.6	153	0.18	115
1934	57.9	68	68.1	59	47.7	75	0.01	143
1933	56.9	77	64.9	93	48.9	64	0.45	80
1932	58.3	65	66.6	79	50	49	0.43	82
1931	66.3	5	75.7	7	57	7	0.39	86
1930	57.9	68	64.3	99	51.4	40	1.01	38
1929	51.6	129	59.8	130	43.4	123	0.03	135
1928	61.6	29	71.1	34	52.1	34	0.52	74
1927	62.3	26	70.2	43	54.4	18	1.33	27
1926	59.2	54	65.8	85	52.6	28	1.01	38
1925	52.2	120	58.3	143	46	89	2.77	5
1924	58.6	62	67	73	50.1	47	0.47	78
1923	52.8	115	60.3	125	45.3	100	0.00	150
1922	67.1	4	75.2	9	59	4	0.72	57
1921	52	123	60.1	128	43.9	116	1.40	26
1920	55.6	93	64.2	101	46.9	83	0.06	129
1919	63.8	18	71.9	25	55.7	15	2.90	3
1918	56.7	79	65.1	91	48.2	72	0.06	129
1917	48.6	147	55.2	149	42	135	0.39	86
1916	63.2	24	74.2	13	52.1	34	0.19	112
1915	51.7	127	56.8	147	46.6	85	0.42	83
1914	64.9	10	73	21	56.9	8	0.17	116
1913	65.1	8	72.7	22	57.4	6	0.26	106
1912	58.2	67	67.8	63	48.7	68	0.82	48
1911	52.2	120	58.7	139	45.8	95	2.18	10
1910	58.3	65	65.9	84	50.8	45	0.80	50
1909	55.7	90	65.2	90	46.1	88	0.00	150
1908	54.7	100	64.7	96	44.7	108	0.14	119
1907	55.3	95	64.4	98	46.2	87	0.65	64
1906	55.2	98	63.3	103	47.1	81	1.44	25
1905	63.7	20	73.3	18	54	20	0.02	139
1904	51.4	132	58.4	140	44.3	110	0.39	86
1903	60.7	39	67.4	69	54	20	1.58	22
1902	54.4	102	61	118	47.9	74	0.66	62
1901	52.8	115	62	111	43.6	122	0.09	124
1900	65.7	7	73.1	19	58.2	5	0.80	50
1899	51.1	137	58.4	140	43.7	120	trace	145
1898	63.3	22	70.9	36	55.8	13	0.68	61
1897	59.5	49	69.6	48	49.4	56	0.02	139
1896	47.5	150	54.6	151	40.4	143	1.05	36
1895	50.7	138	59.4	132	41.9	137	0.05	133
1894	52.5	118	59	134	46	89	1.20	29
1893	59.4	51	66.9	75	51.9	38	2.64	8
1892	51.5	131	58.9	135	44.1	113	trace	145
1891	58.6	62	67	73	50.1	47	0.32	99
1890	59.9	48	67.6	66	52.2	31	1.00	40
1889	49.1	145	57.8	146	40.3	144	0.08	126
1888	47.1	151	54.9	150	39.3	147	0.32	99
1887	57.6	73	63	106	52.2	31	0.81	49
1886	55.9	86	63	106	48.8	66	0.06	129
1885	51.3	133	57.9	145	44.8	106	0.80	50
1884	64.8	14	74.1	15	55.4	16	0.56	73
1883	54	107	61.6	115	46.4	86	0.50	76
1882	64.9	10	73.1	19	56.7	9	0.02	139
1881	60.8	37	68.4	53	53.1	26	2.78	4
1880	54.2	104	62.6	109	45.9	94	3.27	2
1879	70.4	1	79.3	2	61.6	1	0.73	56
1878	58.4	64	67.6	66	49.2	60	0.06	129
1877	57.8	71	66.8	76	48.9	64	1.15	30
1876	45.3	152	51.8	153	38.8	148	0.60	69
1875	49.2	143	56.7	148	41.8	138	1.72	17
1874	51.9	124	60	129	43.9	116	0.16	117

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	70.4
2007	70.1
2021	67.2
1922	67.1
1931	66.3
2017	66.1
1900	65.7
1997	65.1
1913	65.1
2018	64.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1935	44.3
1876	45.3
1888	47.1
1896	47.5
1974	48.4
1987	48.6
1917	48.6
1977	49.1
1889	49.1
1989	49.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1954	4.78
1880	3.27
1919	2.90
1881	2.78
1925	2.77
1955	2.75
1959	2.74
1893	2.64
1950	2.26
1911	2.18

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1957	0.00
1946	0.00
1923	0.00
1909	0.00
1963	trace
1961	trace
1943	trace
1899	trace
1892	trace
2011	0.01
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 79°F; 1 October 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 6 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.39 in; 2 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 1.60 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the wettest 1 to 9 October since 2018, tied 20th wettest of 153 (with 1941).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Detroit, MI: 79°F on Thursday 1 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Detroit, MI: a low of 41°F on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Detroit, MI: 1.39 in on Friday 2 October 2026.