Weather in Detroit in April 2025
- April is usually the driest month of the year in Detroit
Average weather
Average temperature in Detroit in April
The temperature in April is +61°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +82°F during the day and a minimum of +28°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 3% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +57°F to +59°F.
Is Detroit warm or cold in April?
Detroit is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +45°F to +57°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +30°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Detroit:
Water temperature in Detroit in April
Water in Detroit in April is Cold. It varies from +35°F to +43°F, with an average of +39°F. The air temperature averaging +57°F is higher than the water temperature.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Detroit in April?
Climate in Detroit in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +45°F | +57°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°F | +7°F | +30°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +86°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 50 mm | 86 mm | 97 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +34°F | +39°F | +46°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 64% | 64% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +45°F to +57°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 50 mm to 86 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 68% to 64%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in May as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 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 decreasing during April, going from 7 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how April is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last April in Detroit?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Detroit in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+56°F) and the highest in 1998 (+62°F). 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.