Holiday weather history: Detroit, MI
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Detroit weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 59°F, low 40°F; rain or snow in 42% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 48%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Detroit (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 76°F (2024). Coldest high: 41°F (2023); coldest low 27°F (2023). Wettest: 1.59 in (2013); snowiest: 0.2 in (2023). The median Halloween high was 63°F in 1995–2009 and 52°F in 2010–2025 (-11°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 55°F | 38°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 76°F | 54°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 41°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | 0.2 in |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 63°F | 52°F | 0.45 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 59°F | 41°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 50°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 47°F | 35°F | 0.89 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 59°F | 47°F | 0.94 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 44°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 53°F | 37°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Detroit (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 62°F (2015). Coldest high: 29°F (2013); coldest low 13°F (2005). Wettest: 0.76 in (2010); snowiest: 1.0 in (2005). The median Thanksgiving high was 40°F in 1995–2009 and 46°F in 2010–2025 (+6°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 34°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 42°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 49°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 57°F | 26°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 46°F | 33°F | 0.49 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 51°F | 45°F | 0.08 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 41°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 31°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 40°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 46°F | 39°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Detroit (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 54°F (2023). Coldest high: 16°F (2022); coldest low -4°F (2004). Wettest: 0.97 in (2009); snowiest: 3.8 in (2002). The median Christmas Day high was 30°F in 1995–2009 and 36°F in 2010–2025 (+6°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 41°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 37°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 54°F | 45°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 16°F | 12°F | 0.05 in | 2.1 in |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 53°F | 35°F | 0.37 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 24°F | 19°F | 0.11 in | 2.7 in |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 54°F | 31°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 33°F | 24°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 22°F | 11°F | 0.03 in | 1.0 in |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 36°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Detroit (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 59°F (2004). Coldest high: 17°F (2017); coldest low 2°F (2017). Wettest: 0.98 in (2006); snowiest: 2.4 in (2005). The median New Year's Eve high was 36°F in 1995–2009 and 38°F in 2010–2025 (+2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 29°F | 15°F | 0.06 in | 2.2 in |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 42°F | 33°F | 0.08 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 39°F | 34°F | 0.02 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 47°F | 37°F | 0.50 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 44°F | 35°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 33°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 35°F | 28°F | 0.05 in | 1.3 in |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 48°F | 27°F | 0.88 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 17°F | 2°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 47°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00094847 (42.231, -83.331). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.