Weather in Detroit in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Detroit;
Average weather
Average temperature in Detroit in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +37°F with a maximum of +54°F and a minimum of +1°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +37°F to +50°F.
Is Detroit warm or cold in December?
Detroit is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +48°F to +37°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +36°F to +27°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Detroit, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Detroit in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +48°F | +37°F | +32°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°F | -8°F | -17°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +75°F | +68°F | +61°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 70 mm | 42 mm | 25 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 75% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +48°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +37°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 70 mm to 42 mm. Humidity rises from 71% to 75%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in November to 3 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 13 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 December, going from 7 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Detroit.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Detroit?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Detroit in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+26°F) and the highest in 2015 (+48°F). The driest year was 2017 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 192 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, 2022.
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.