Detroit, MI: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 25.3°F in Detroit, MI, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 44th coldest of 152 (with 1996 and 1925).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 25.3°F; Coldest since 2015; 44th coldest of 152
Precipitation: 3.92 in; Driest since 2021; 17th driest of 152

A normal winter in Detroit, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 29°F, between 24.1°F and 33.1°F in eight years of ten and 6.82 in of precipitation, between 4.45 in and 8.83 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Detroit, MI since 1875: 25.3°F in 2026; the lowest is 18.8°F, in 1904.

Normal range, 24.1 to 33.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	Days missing
2026	25.3	107	33	86	17.5	122	3.92	136	0
2025	27.5	66	33.9	67	21.1	69	5.79	94	0
2024	34.8	4	41.1	4	28.5	5	7.76	38	0
2023	33.4	8	39.6	8	27.3	6	8.38	21	0
2022	28	57	35.8	35	20.3	82	6.60	70	0
2021	28.7	43	34.9	50	22.5	38	3.86	137	0
2020	32.6	11	38.9	13	26.3	11	7.57	43	0
2019	28.9	40	35.8	35	21.9	51	6.74	65	0
2018	27.3	73	34.7	53	19.8	90	7.11	57	0
2017	32.9	10	39.8	7	26	13	6.89	63	0
2016	33.5	7	40.4	5	26.6	8	6.37	78	0
2015	23.3	132	30.5	124	16.1	135	4.21	131	0
2014	20.9	145	28.1	141	13.7	147	8.16	25	0
2013	30.7	22	37.5	21	24	25	8.92	14	0
2012	33	9	39.5	9	26.4	10	7.70	41	0
2011	24.1	121	30.1	129	18	114	6.41	76	0
2010	27.4	68	32.8	91	22	50	5.56	102	0
2009	24.3	117	31.8	109	16.7	127	7.29	54	0
2008	28	57	34.2	61	21.8	53	9.22	10	0
2007	29.1	35	35.3	44	22.8	33	7.49	51	0
2006	30.3	27	36.1	32	24.4	22	8.47	19	0
2005	27.4	68	33.9	67	20.9	77	9.33	9	0
2004	27.2	76	34	65	20.4	80	4.68	124	0
2003	24.2	120	30.9	121	17.4	123	2.24	152	0
2002	33.8	5	40.4	5	27.2	7	7.50	49	0
2001	24.9	114	31.1	117	18.6	105	6.20	82	0
2000	29.4	33	36.7	28	22.1	49	4.35	130	0
1999	30.3	27	38.1	15	22.5	38	6.14	84	0
1998	33.8	5	39	12	28.6	3	7.77	36	0
1997	28.2	50	35	46	21.5	59	8.82	15	0
1996	25.3	107	32.5	97	18.1	111	4.46	129	0
1995	29.7	31	36.5	30	22.9	31	5.75	96	0
1994	23.9	122	31.1	117	16.6	128	4.95	118	0
1993	29	37	35.4	42	22.7	35	7.54	46	0
1992	30.4	25	36.7	28	24	25	5.23	110	0
1991	29.6	32	36.8	26	22.4	43	6.75	64	0
1990	27.3	73	34.5	55	20.1	86	8.06	29	0
1989	28.7	43	35.9	33	21.4	63	4.02	135	0
1988	26.9	83	34	65	19.9	89	7.92	33	0
1987	29.1	35	35.1	45	23.1	30	5.16	112	0
1986	23.5	130	30.2	126	16.9	126	6.27	79	0
1985	26	99	33.9	67	18.1	111	9.36	8	0
1984	23.8	124	31.1	117	16.5	130	5.87	92	0
1983	32.5	12	39.3	11	25.8	14	5.02	115	0
1982	21.9	137	29.2	137	14.5	141	6.91	62	0
1981	24.4	116	32.5	97	16.3	132	6.00	88	0
1980	26.3	92	33.6	77	19	101	4.05	134	0
1979	21.5	141	28.9	138	14	146	4.90	121	0
1978	20.6	147	28.1	141	13	148	6.58	71	0
1977	19.7	149	27.8	143	11.6	151	3.41	146	0
1976	27	82	36.2	31	17.9	115	7.78	35	0
1975	28.1	53	33.8	72	22.4	43	9.55	6	0
1974	26.3	92	33.1	83	19.5	94	9.14	11	0
1973	27.9	62	34.1	63	21.6	58	5.84	93	0
1972	27.3	73	35	46	19.5	94	6.07	85	0
1971	25.6	102	32.6	95	18.7	104	5.32	107	0
1970	22.4	136	30.5	124	14.3	144	3.30	148	0
1969	26.4	88	33.6	77	19.2	100	6.57	72	0
1968	25.4	106	32.9	89	17.9	115	8.97	12	0
1967	27.4	68	34.3	58	20.4	80	8.15	26	0
1966	28.5	45	34.4	57	22.6	36	5.99	90	0
1965	27.5	66	33.9	67	21.1	69	8.42	20	0
1964	27.7	63	33.9	67	21.5	59	4.15	133	0
1963	20.4	148	26.7	151	14.1	145	2.36	151	0
1962	25	112	31.1	117	18.8	102	6.23	81	0
1961	26.2	94	33.1	83	19.3	99	2.87	150	0
1960	30.4	25	35.8	35	25	18	8.21	24	0
1959	23	135	30.1	129	15.9	136	5.64	97	0
1958	28	57	34.1	63	21.9	51	6.07	85	0
1957	28.8	41	35	46	22.5	38	6.03	87	0
1956	27.2	76	32.9	89	21.5	59	4.79	123	0
1955	28.1	53	33.6	77	22.5	38	5.90	91	0
1954	31	20	37.4	23	24.5	20	6.51	73	0
1953	32.2	15	38	16	26.5	9	4.66	125	0
1952	29	37	35.6	40	22.4	43	8.32	22	0
1951	26.9	83	32.8	91	21	75	7.51	48	0
1950	30.8	21	38	16	23.6	27	12.74	1	0
1949	31.3	17	37.8	20	24.8	19	7.77	36	0
1948	24.3	117	30.7	122	17.9	115	5.60	100	0
1947	28.2	50	34.9	50	21.4	63	5.11	113	0
1946	26.4	88	33.2	80	19.6	93	5.01	116	0
1945	23.3	132	29.4	136	17.3	125	3.68	140	0
1944	29	37	35.7	38	22.2	46	3.45	144	0
1943	25	112	31.4	115	18.5	106	7.19	56	0
1942	28.2	50	33.8	72	22.6	36	4.94	120	0
1941	28	57	33.7	74	22.2	46	4.99	117	0
1940	26.4	88	31.7	111	21.1	69	3.72	138	0
1939	28.4	47	35	46	21.7	56	8.78	16	0
1938	27.2	76	33.2	80	21.1	69	7.52	47	0
1937	30.1	30	37.4	23	22.8	33	7.32	53	0
1936	21	144	27.4	145	14.5	141	5.76	95	0
1935	25.1	111	31.7	111	18.4	108	6.51	73	0
1934	25.2	110	32.7	94	17.6	120	3.50	143	0
1933	30.6	23	38	16	23.2	29	6.24	80	0
1932	35.7	2	41.6	2	29.8	2	9.49	7	0
1931	30.2	29	35.9	33	24.5	20	4.18	132	0
1930	27.7	63	33.7	74	21.8	53	10.31	4	0
1929	26	99	32.2	103	19.8	90	7.01	60	0
1928	28	57	34.2	61	21.7	56	5.09	114	0
1927	27.2	76	33.1	83	21.3	68	4.85	122	0
1926	26.1	96	32	106	20.2	85	7.96	32	0
1925	25.3	107	32.2	103	18.5	106	6.72	66	0
1924	28.4	47	34.6	54	22.2	46	7.98	31	0
1923	26.1	96	32.6	95	19.5	94	5.64	97	0
1922	27.6	65	34.3	58	20.9	77	5.53	103	0
1921	31.2	18	36.8	26	25.6	16	4.66	125	0
1920	20.8	146	27.2	147	14.5	141	3.67	141	0
1919	32.3	14	38.5	14	26.2	12	6.00	88	0
1918	19.7	149	27	148	12.4	149	6.97	61	0
1917	23.6	127	30.6	123	16.6	128	5.46	106	0
1916	26.6	87	33	86	20.3	82	7.36	52	0
1915	25.6	102	31.7	111	19.5	94	7.07	59	0
1914	27.4	68	33.7	74	21	75	5.28	108	0
1913	28.1	53	34.8	52	21.4	63	6.45	75	0
1912	21.8	138	27.3	146	16.4	131	5.58	101	0
1911	26.4	88	32.5	97	20.3	82	6.63	68	0
1910	23.5	130	29.5	134	17.6	120	7.57	43	0
1909	29.2	34	35.5	41	22.9	31	8.15	26	0
1908	26.1	96	32.3	101	20	87	12.41	2	0
1907	25.5	104	32.2	103	18.8	102	8.25	23	0
1906	30.5	24	36.9	25	24.1	24	4.49	128	0
1905	21.4	142	27.6	144	15.3	139	5.26	109	0
1904	18.8	152	25.2	152	12.4	149	7.72	40	0
1903	25.5	104	31.2	116	19.8	90	7.55	45	0
1902	24.3	117	30.2	126	18.3	109	4.95	118	0
1901	23.9	122	29.6	132	18.1	111	3.58	142	0
1900	26.2	94	32.5	97	20	87	7.74	39	0
1899	23.7	126	29.6	132	17.7	118	6.62	69	0
1898	27.4	68	33	86	21.8	53	8.54	18	0
1897	26.9	83	32.3	101	21.4	63	3.72	138	0
1896	26.7	86	32	106	21.5	59	7.50	49	0
1895	23.6	127	29.5	134	17.7	118	4.54	127	0
1894	27.2	76	33.2	80	21.1	69	6.64	67	0
1893	21.3	143	27	148	15.6	137	7.29	54	0
1892	28.5	45	34.5	55	22.5	38	5.63	99	0
1891	28.8	41	34.3	58	23.4	28	5.22	111	0
1890	35.1	3	41.6	2	28.6	3	7.80	34	0
1889	27.1	81	32.8	91	21.4	63	3.43	145	0
1888	23.8	124	30.2	126	17.4	123	5.50	105	0
1887	24.9	114	31.5	114	18.3	109	7.68	42	0
1886	28.3	49	35.4	42	21.1	69	5.52	104	0
1885	23.6	127	31.9	108	15.2	140	6.20	82	0
1884	28.1	53	35.7	38	20.5	79	8.14	28	0
1883	25.7	101	31.8	109	19.5	94	6.41	76	0
1882	36.9	1	42.8	1	31.1	1	8.06	29	0
1881	21.6	140	27	148	16.2	134	10.03	5	0
1880	32.5	12	39.4	10	25.6	16	8.94	13	0
1879	21.8	138	28.3	140	15.4	138	8.58	17	0
1878	31.6	16	37.5	21	25.7	15	7.11	57	0
1877	23.2	134	30	131	16.3	132	3.23	149	0
1876	31.1	19	37.9	19	24.3	23	10.79	3	0
1875	19.3	151	28.4	139	10.2	152	3.39	147	0
1874									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1882	36.9
1932	35.7
1890	35.1
2024	34.8
2002	33.8
1998	33.8
2016	33.5
2023	33.4
2012	33
2017	32.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1904	18.8
1875	19.3
1977	19.7
1918	19.7
1963	20.4
1978	20.6
1920	20.8
2014	20.9
1936	21
1893	21.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	12.74
1908	12.41
1876	10.79
1930	10.31
1881	10.03
1975	9.55
1932	9.49
1985	9.36
2005	9.33
2008	9.22

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	2.24
1963	2.36
1961	2.87
1877	3.23
1970	3.30
1875	3.39
1977	3.41
1889	3.43
1944	3.45
1934	3.50

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 18 February 2026
Coldest night: -10°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.74 in; 28 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 3.92 in of precipitation in Detroit, MI, the driest winter since 2021, 17th driest of 152.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Detroit, MI: 65°F on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Detroit, MI: a low of -10°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Detroit, MI: 0.74 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.