Detroit, MI: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 73.4°F in Detroit, MI, the warmest summer since 2021, 20th warmest of 153.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 73.4°F; Warmest since 2021; 20th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 8.07 in; Driest since 2022; 47th driest of 153

A normal summer in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.4°F, between 69.8°F and 74.5°F in eight years of ten and 10.02 in of precipitation, between 7.43 in and 12.82 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Detroit, MI since 1874: 73.4°F in 2026; the highest is 74.9°F, in 2016.

Normal range, 69.8 to 74.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	73.4	20	83	25	63.8	16	8.07	107
2025	73.1	23	82.5	32	63.7	18	12.38	25
2024	73	24	82.4	35	63.6	19	10.41	57
2023	70.9	76	80.1	87	61.7	63	15.06	10
2022	73.3	21	83.7	14	62.8	34	6.53	131
2021	74.2	9	83.2	23	65.2	3	15.28	7
2020	74.1	11	84.3	6	63.9	14	13.41	18
2019	72.7	31	82.3	37	63.1	28	8.63	95
2018	74.4	6	83.6	16	65.3	1	9.10	82
2017	72.2	39	82.3	37	62.1	49	8.37	101
2016	74.9	1	85.2	3	64.6	7	8.49	98
2015	71.1	66	80.5	76	61.8	57	10.24	61
2014	70.7	86	80.2	83	61.1	86	12.75	22
2013	71.9	46	80.7	70	63.1	28	16.13	3
2012	74.8	2	85.7	2	63.9	14	7.23	118
2011	74.4	6	84.2	10	64.6	7	10.76	46
2010	74.4	6	83.6	16	65.3	1	11.97	31
2009	69.3	126	78.6	126	59.9	116	10.59	49
2008	72	44	82.1	42	61.8	57	7.56	113
2007	72.4	36	82.2	41	62.6	38	11.81	34
2006	72.8	29	82.1	42	63.5	20	10.38	59
2005	74.8	2	84.3	6	65.2	3	8.66	93
2004	69.2	128	78.6	126	59.8	119	10.22	63
2003	70.7	86	80.1	87	61.4	73	9.45	78
2002	73.5	16	83.6	16	63.3	23	7.89	110
2001	72.4	36	82	46	62.8	34	7.43	115
2000	70.1	102	78.8	120	61.5	67	14.93	12
1999	72.6	32	81.7	51	63.5	20	10.39	58
1998	71.9	46	81.3	59	62.5	39	12.60	24
1997	69.9	109	78.7	124	61.1	86	9.07	84
1996	71.4	53	81.2	62	61.5	67	5.44	143
1995	74.5	4	84	12	65.1	5	8.66	93
1994	72	44	82.1	42	61.9	53	10.47	54
1993	72.5	35	82.1	42	63	32	9.82	72
1992	67	152	76.3	149	57.6	149	10.76	46
1991	73.5	16	84.3	6	62.8	34	7.43	115
1990	70.7	86	80.2	83	61.1	86	10.24	61
1989	70.1	102	79.6	102	60.7	101	10.14	65
1988	74.2	9	86.2	1	62.3	44	6.53	131
1987	73	24	82.8	28	63.2	25	16.11	4
1986	70.4	93	80.8	67	59.9	116	11.74	35
1985	67.8	148	77.6	138	57.9	146	10.46	55
1984	71.4	53	83.7	14	59.1	136	4.99	147
1983	72.1	42	83.3	22	61	91	10.98	43
1982	68.1	145	79	113	57.2	153	9.61	76
1981	70.1	102	80.5	76	59.7	121	9.94	67
1980	69.8	113	80	94	59.5	126	16.84	2
1979	68.3	141	79	113	57.5	152	11.99	30
1978	69.8	113	81.7	51	57.9	146	6.39	134
1977	70.7	86	82.6	29	58.7	142	8.67	92
1976	71.1	66	84.3	6	58	145	6.41	133
1975	71.2	62	81.3	59	61.1	86	12.20	27
1974	70.3	96	81.8	50	58.8	141	5.92	136
1973	71.8	48	82	46	61.6	65	11.19	40
1972	68.2	144	78.8	120	57.6	149	8.58	97
1971	70.2	100	82.9	27	57.6	149	5.74	140
1970	71	73	81.6	54	60.4	110	9.95	66
1969	70.4	93	80.1	87	60.6	104	11.34	37
1968	70.9	76	81.1	64	60.7	101	11.96	32
1967	68.9	135	79.9	99	57.8	148	9.09	83
1966	70.3	96	81.7	51	59	140	14.43	14
1965	69.4	122	79.5	107	59.4	130	8.34	102
1964	71.5	52	81.5	55	61.5	67	10.59	49
1963	71.8	48	82.6	29	61	91	7.72	112
1962	70.3	96	79.8	101	60.8	98	11.09	42
1961	71.2	62	80.8	67	61.5	67	10.85	44
1960	69.9	109	80.1	87	59.6	123	10.52	52
1959	73.5	16	83.6	16	63.4	22	9.35	79
1958	69.1	131	78.9	117	59.4	130	8.24	104
1957	70.5	91	80.1	87	61	91	11.20	39
1956	70.9	76	80	94	61.8	57	9.34	80
1955	74.5	4	84.5	5	64.5	9	6.72	129
1954	71.1	66	81.4	58	60.8	98	7.05	123
1953	72.9	27	83.2	23	62.7	37	7.26	117
1952	73.6	15	84.1	11	63.1	28	6.38	135
1951	70	106	80.1	87	59.9	116	10.22	63
1950	69.8	113	80.1	87	59.5	126	7.49	114
1949	73.8	13	83.6	16	64.1	12	11.10	41
1948	71	73	81	65	61	91	7.11	122
1947	71.2	62	80.6	72	61.8	57	8.76	91
1946	69.7	118	79.9	99	59.5	126	7.12	121
1945	69.2	128	79	113	59.4	130	9.19	81
1944	73.2	22	84	12	62.3	44	6.79	128
1943	72.8	29	82.5	32	63.1	28	8.78	90
1942	71.1	66	80.6	72	61.6	65	9.78	73
1941	71.8	48	82.3	37	61.2	80	9.02	85
1940	70.5	91	80.4	80	60.5	108	11.95	33
1939	72.2	39	82.4	35	62	51	8.63	95
1938	72.2	39	81.9	49	62.4	42	9.02	85
1937	71.3	56	80.8	67	61.9	53	13.68	16
1936	71.3	56	83	25	59.6	123	5.75	139
1935	70.9	76	80	94	61.8	57	10.67	48
1934	72.6	32	84.6	4	60.7	101	4.87	149
1933	74	12	83.6	16	64.4	11	5.90	137
1932	72.3	38	81.5	55	63.2	25	8.48	99
1931	73.5	16	82.6	29	64.5	9	4.92	148
1930	72.9	27	82.5	32	63.3	23	4.10	151
1929	69.4	122	78.7	124	60	115	5.72	141
1928	70.1	102	79	113	61.3	76	9.92	68
1927	67.3	151	75.6	151	59.1	136	6.95	125
1926	69.3	126	78.1	133	60.6	104	12.38	25
1925	71.2	62	80.5	76	62	51	14.01	15
1924	68.8	136	77.4	141	60.1	114	5.64	142
1923	71.1	66	80.2	83	61.9	53	8.38	100
1922	71	73	79.5	107	62.4	42	6.81	127
1921	73.7	14	82.3	37	65	6	9.86	70
1920	69.4	122	77.5	140	61.2	80	13.34	19
1919	73	24	82	46	64.1	12	8.19	105
1918	70.9	76	80.6	72	61.1	86	5.33	145
1917	68.7	138	76.9	145	60.6	104	9.55	77
1916	72.1	42	80.9	66	63.2	25	6.97	124
1915	66.5	153	74.4	153	58.6	143	15.33	6
1914	70.7	86	80	94	61.3	76	8.89	89
1913	71.3	56	81.2	62	61.4	73	8.03	109
1912	67.9	146	76.3	149	59.4	130	9.84	71
1911	71.3	56	80.2	83	62.3	44	3.58	153
1910	70.4	93	79.6	102	61.2	80	4.06	152
1909	70	106	78.6	126	61.3	76	14.64	13
1908	70.2	100	79.5	107	60.9	95	8.17	106
1907	67.9	146	76.6	147	59.3	135	6.93	126
1906	71.3	56	80.3	81	62.3	44	12.73	23
1905	70	106	78.5	129	61.4	73	12.14	29
1904	68.8	136	77.3	143	60.3	111	7.22	120
1903	67.6	149	75.6	151	59.7	121	15.18	8
1902	68.3	141	76.9	145	59.6	123	15.12	9
1901	72.6	32	81.3	59	63.8	16	10.78	45
1900	71.4	53	80.3	81	62.5	39	9.78	73
1899	70.8	83	79.6	102	62.1	49	5.39	144
1898	71.6	51	80.7	70	62.5	39	9.02	85
1897	69.1	131	77.4	141	60.9	95	8.32	103
1896	69.9	109	78.2	131	61.5	67	16.96	1
1895	70.9	76	80.6	72	61.3	76	5.82	138
1894	71.3	56	81.5	55	61.2	80	4.85	150
1893	70.8	83	80	94	61.7	63	8.94	88
1892	70.9	76	79.6	102	62.2	48	12.91	21
1891	68.3	141	77.3	143	59.4	130	8.04	108
1890	70.3	96	79.3	110	61.2	80	10.43	56
1889	68.4	140	77.6	138	59.1	136	5.01	146
1888	69.2	128	78.9	117	59.5	126	12.16	28
1887	70.8	83	79.6	102	61.9	53	7.80	111
1886	69.9	109	78.2	131	61.5	67	6.54	130
1885	69.1	131	78	134	60.3	111	11.24	38
1884	69.8	113	79.3	110	60.3	111	7.23	118
1883	68.5	139	77.9	136	59.1	136	10.51	53
1882	69.5	121	77.7	137	61.2	80	9.78	73
1881	71.1	66	80.5	76	61.8	57	10.55	51
1880	69.4	122	78	134	60.9	95	15.63	5
1879	69.1	131	78.5	129	59.8	119	11.38	36
1878	69.7	118	78.8	120	60.6	104	15.04	11
1877	69.8	113	78.8	120	60.8	98	13.66	17
1876	71.1	66	79.2	112	63	32	9.91	69
1875	67.5	150	76.5	148	58.5	144	13.02	20
1874	69.7	118	78.9	117	60.5	108	10.29	60

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	74.9
2012	74.8
2005	74.8
1995	74.5
1955	74.5
2018	74.4
2011	74.4
2010	74.4
2021	74.2
1988	74.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	66.5
1992	67
1927	67.3
1875	67.5
1903	67.6
1985	67.8
1912	67.9
1907	67.9
1982	68.1
1972	68.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1896	16.96
1980	16.84
2013	16.13
1987	16.11
1880	15.63
1915	15.33
2021	15.28
1903	15.18
1902	15.12
2023	15.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	3.58
1910	4.06
1930	4.10
1894	4.85
1934	4.87
1931	4.92
1984	4.99
1889	5.01
1918	5.33
1899	5.39

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 1 July 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 2 June 2026
Wettest day: 1.65 in; 5 July 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 8.07 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the driest summer since 2022, 47th driest of 153.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Detroit, MI: 97°F on Wednesday 1 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Detroit, MI: a low of 50°F on Tuesday 2 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Detroit, MI: 1.65 in on Sunday 5 July 2026.