Detroit, MI: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 51.3°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest spring since 2024, tied 8th warmest of 153 (with 2000 and 1987).

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 51.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 8th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 8.89 in; Wettest since 2020; 61st wettest of 153

A normal spring in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.7°F, between 46.3°F and 51.9°F in eight years of ten and 8.98 in of precipitation, between 6.81 in and 12.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Detroit, MI since 1874: 51.3°F in 2026; the highest is 55.2°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 46.3 to 51.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring 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	51.3	8	61.9	6	40.7	16	8.89	61
2025	50.6	13	60.9	10	40.2	26	8.72	68
2024	53.4	2	63	4	43.8	2	8.73	66
2023	49.2	34	59.4	27	39	47	7.91	100
2022	50.1	20	59	31	41.3	10	8.74	65
2021	50.8	11	61.9	6	39.8	35	6.15	133
2020	48.4	44	57.2	56	39.5	42	9.69	41
2019	47.4	71	56.5	69	38.3	69	11.89	15
2018	48.2	53	57.6	53	38.8	54	12.77	9
2017	50	21	59.1	30	40.9	13	12.20	12
2016	50.2	17	59.8	20	40.6	21	9.37	50
2015	49.7	27	60	17	39.4	44	8.95	57
2014	46.3	92	56.3	72	36.3	114	8.93	60
2013	48.3	49	57.8	44	38.7	59	8.57	74
2012	55.2	1	65.9	1	44.5	1	6.82	119
2011	47.7	61	56.5	69	38.8	54	14.60	2
2010	53.1	3	63.4	3	42.8	6	8.64	71
2009	49.3	31	59.6	25	39	47	12.09	13
2008	47.5	68	57.1	58	37.8	84	6.16	132
2007	49.8	24	59.7	24	40	32	8.33	82
2006	50.3	15	59.9	19	40.7	16	10.52	26
2005	46.8	81	56.3	72	37.3	90	4.25	151
2004	50.7	12	59.8	20	41.6	8	12.44	10
2003	46.8	81	56.7	64	36.9	100	8.26	86
2002	46.3	92	55.5	89	37.2	95	10.36	31
2001	49.1	37	58.2	38	40.1	27	7.83	103
2000	51.3	8	60.9	10	41.6	8	11.01	20
1999	49.3	31	59	31	39.5	42	8.45	77
1998	51.8	7	60.7	13	43	4	9.94	37
1997	45	116	54.4	111	35.6	131	10.01	35
1996	44.2	132	53.9	116	34.4	142	7.77	104
1995	48.2	53	57.9	43	38.4	67	8.72	68
1994	49	39	59.5	26	38.4	67	7.51	107
1993	47.6	64	56.6	66	38.5	65	6.68	122
1992	46.7	84	56.6	66	36.8	101	9.01	56
1991	52.9	4	62.8	5	43	4	10.27	32
1990	48.3	49	57.8	44	38.8	54	8.37	80
1989	45.9	103	55.6	86	36.2	118	8.54	75
1988	49.1	37	60	17	38.2	72	3.53	152
1987	51.3	8	61.9	6	40.7	16	6.83	118
1986	49.8	24	59.8	20	39.8	35	6.38	127
1985	49.8	24	60.8	12	38.8	54	9.64	43
1984	43.7	139	53.1	128	34.3	145	9.22	53
1983	45.6	108	55.6	86	35.7	128	11.54	17
1982	46.8	81	57	59	36.7	102	7.57	105
1981	47.3	73	57.4	55	37.2	95	6.86	116
1980	45.7	107	55.4	95	35.9	123	11.33	18
1979	46.3	92	56.1	77	36.4	108	10.23	33
1978	44.9	119	55	99	34.8	138	8.12	92
1977	52.7	5	65.1	2	40.4	24	10.14	34
1976	48.9	41	60.4	15	37.3	90	10.65	24
1975	45.5	110	54.4	111	36.5	105	6.98	115
1974	46.6	87	55.9	80	37.4	89	10.44	29
1973	49.2	34	57.7	49	40.7	16	9.62	45
1972	45.8	104	55.9	80	35.7	128	8.86	62
1971	44.5	128	55.5	89	33.5	152	4.48	150
1970	47.7	61	57.2	56	38.2	72	8.95	57
1969	46.7	84	57.8	44	35.6	131	9.13	55
1968	48.4	44	58.7	36	38.1	75	9.63	44
1967	45.2	113	54.6	104	35.8	125	6.33	128
1966	44.9	119	54.7	103	35	137	7.04	112
1965	46	102	54.4	111	37.6	88	8.22	87
1964	49.7	27	59.4	27	40	32	8.95	57
1963	48.3	49	57.7	49	38.8	54	7.00	114
1962	49.9	23	58.9	33	40.9	13	4.66	149
1961	46.2	97	54.6	104	37.7	86	10.45	27
1960	45	116	53.7	121	36.3	114	6.06	137
1959	48.4	44	57.8	44	39	47	11.00	21
1958	48.1	56	57.8	44	38.3	69	3.32	153
1957	47.4	71	56.2	76	38.7	59	9.17	54
1956	44.7	125	53.7	121	35.7	128	13.38	5
1955	50.6	13	60.6	14	40.7	16	5.27	146
1954	46.1	99	55.7	84	36.4	108	7.97	97
1953	47.3	73	55.5	89	39.2	45	9.27	52
1952	47	77	55.9	80	38.1	75	9.57	47
1951	47.5	68	56.3	72	38.6	62	8.61	72
1950	43.4	143	52.1	137	34.6	139	10.45	27
1949	47.8	59	57.7	49	37.9	82	8.59	73
1948	47.1	76	56.9	62	37.3	90	10.92	22
1947	43.1	147	51	150	35.2	136	16.31	1
1946	50.2	17	60.2	16	40.1	27	7.96	98
1945	50.2	17	59.8	20	40.5	23	12.98	7
1944	45.8	104	53.9	116	37.7	86	9.81	39
1943	44.3	131	53.1	128	35.4	134	14.34	3
1942	50.3	15	59.3	29	41.3	10	8.34	81
1941	48.4	44	58.5	37	38.3	69	5.43	145
1940	42.4	151	50.6	152	34.2	147	8.27	84
1939	46.4	90	55.5	89	37.3	90	7.39	109
1938	49.4	30	58.8	34	40.1	27	10.68	23
1937	44.6	126	53	130	36.1	120	8.69	70
1936	47.6	64	56.6	66	38.6	62	5.86	142
1935	45.4	112	54.5	107	36.3	114	7.85	101
1934	45	116	55.5	89	34.5	140	6.26	131
1933	47.2	75	54.5	107	39.8	35	8.15	91
1932	44.6	126	53	130	36.2	118	9.65	42
1931	47	77	55.5	89	38.5	65	6.86	116
1930	47.6	64	56.3	72	39	47	8.73	66
1929	49.2	34	58	42	40.4	24	12.09	13
1928	45.2	113	53.8	119	36.6	104	6.52	125
1927	47.5	68	55	99	40.1	27	9.49	49
1926	42.6	149	51.3	146	33.9	148	7.84	102
1925	47.7	61	57.5	54	37.9	82	6.07	135
1924	43.9	136	51.3	146	36.5	105	7.01	113
1923	44.1	133	54	114	34.3	145	9.97	36
1922	49.3	31	57.7	49	40.9	13	10.39	30
1921	52.5	6	61.8	9	43.1	3	8.39	79
1920	45.1	115	53.8	119	36.4	108	5.90	141
1919	46.3	92	54.5	107	38.1	75	12.31	11
1918	48.9	41	58.8	34	39	47	8.09	94
1917	43.7	139	51.6	143	35.8	125	10.54	25
1916	44.4	130	52.4	135	36.4	108	11.29	19
1915	45.6	108	54	114	37.3	90	5.59	144
1914	46.3	92	54.8	102	37.8	84	8.32	83
1913	46.1	99	55.6	86	36.7	102	13.07	6
1912	43.9	136	52.3	136	35.4	134	7.40	108
1911	48.1	56	57	59	39.2	45	6.33	128
1910	49	39	58.1	40	39.8	35	8.76	64
1909	44	134	52.1	137	35.9	123	9.74	40
1908	46.9	80	55.7	84	38.1	75	8.47	76
1907	43.2	146	51.9	141	34.4	142	7.17	111
1906	44.9	119	53.4	124	36.4	108	6.07	135
1905	46.5	88	54.9	101	38.1	75	7.53	106
1904	44.5	128	52	140	37	97	8.10	93
1903	49.7	27	58.2	38	41.2	12	8.42	78
1902	48.3	49	56.9	62	39.8	35	6.78	120
1901	45.8	104	53.6	123	38.1	75	6.63	123
1900	44.8	124	53.3	126	36.3	114	7.98	96
1899	46.5	88	53.9	116	39	47	8.27	84
1898	48.2	53	56.4	71	40	32	6.27	130
1897	44.9	119	52.8	132	37	97	9.82	38
1896	48.4	44	57	59	39.8	35	7.94	99
1895	45.5	110	54.5	107	36.5	105	5.61	143
1894	48.1	56	56.1	77	40.1	27	8.83	63
1893	44	134	52.1	137	36	122	6.47	126
1892	43.7	139	51.3	146	36.1	120	11.65	16
1891	44.9	119	53.3	126	36.4	108	6.63	123
1890	43.8	138	51.8	142	35.8	125	8.00	95
1889	47	77	55.4	95	38.6	62	6.72	121
1888	42	152	50.4	153	33.7	151	6.14	134
1887	46.4	90	54.6	104	38.2	72	4.74	148
1886	48.7	43	56.7	64	40.6	21	7.33	110
1885	42.9	148	51.4	145	34.5	140	6.05	138
1884	46.7	84	55.4	95	38	81	6.02	139
1883	43.3	144	52.8	132	33.8	150	8.19	88
1882	46.1	99	53.4	124	38.7	59	9.29	51
1881	47.8	59	55.8	83	39.8	35	8.18	89
1880	47.6	64	56.1	77	39	47	13.78	4
1879	46.2	97	55.3	98	37	97	5.92	140
1878	50	21	58.1	40	41.9	7	8.18	89
1877	42.5	150	51.1	149	33.9	148	9.60	46
1876	43.3	144	51	150	35.6	131	12.92	8
1875	41.7	153	51.5	144	31.9	153	9.53	48
1874	43.6	142	52.8	132	34.4	142	4.87	147

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	55.2
2024	53.4
2010	53.1
1991	52.9
1977	52.7
1921	52.5
1998	51.8
2026	51.3
2000	51.3
1987	51.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	41.7
1888	42
1940	42.4
1877	42.5
1926	42.6
1885	42.9
1947	43.1
1907	43.2
1883	43.3
1876	43.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1947	16.31
2011	14.60
1943	14.34
1880	13.78
1956	13.38
1913	13.07
1945	12.98
1876	12.92
2018	12.77
2004	12.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1958	3.32
1988	3.53
2005	4.25
1971	4.48
1962	4.66
1887	4.74
1874	4.87
1955	5.27
1941	5.43
1915	5.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 18 May 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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Every answer in words

Spring 2026 brought 8.89 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the wettest spring since 2020, 61st wettest of 153.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Detroit, MI: 90°F on Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 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 spring 2026 in Detroit, MI: 1.17 in on Wednesday 11 March 2026.