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How windy is Detroit?
Detroit right now
40°FOvercast skies
- Today43°F / 40°FClouds
- Tomorrow44°F / 38°FClouds
- Monday49°F / 35°FClouds
Overcast and over it.
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Across a typical year, the wind in Detroit averages about 9.1 mph.
January is the windiest month, at about 10.6 mph, and August the calmest, at about 7.1 mph. There’s no wind at all about 8% of the time. That makes it the joint 42nd windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 10 mph.
Detroit averages about 9.1 mph of wind and about 10.6 in January, so the Motor City gets a free fan with every winter.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 9.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | January, 10.6 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 7.1 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 8% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Springfield, Illinois: about 9.1 mph
- Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 9 mph
- Norfolk, Virginia: about 9.2 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00094847. Average wind speed, not gusts.