Weather in Detroit in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Detroit in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +17°C with a maximum of +29°C and a minimum of -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 68% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +5°C.
Is Detroit warm or cold in October?
Detroit is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +23°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Detroit:
Water temperature in Detroit in October
Water in Detroit in October is Cold. It varies from +11°C to +19°C, with an average of +15°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +16°C.
In October, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Detroit in October?
Climate in Detroit in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +16°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | -4°C | -13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +31°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 80 mm | 78 mm | 69 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +15°C | +9°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 71% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +23°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 80 mm to 78 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 9 sunny days in September to 7 in October.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Detroit is gradually increasing during October, going from 1 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Detroit?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Detroit in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+13°C) and the highest in 1998 (+17°C). The driest year was 1999 with only 460 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1977 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Detroit, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.