Weather by month
Washington, DC
District of Columbia
Washington runs hot and heavy in summer and genuinely cold in winter, with two short, spectacular shoulder seasons that the whole city plans its year around.
The best time to come
Late April and October are the two locals will defend — comfortable, clear, and made for walking the Mall end to end. The cherry blossoms in the last week of March or the first of April are worth seeing once, but the crowd that arrives with them is its own kind of weather.
The year at a glance
| Month | Highs / lows | Temperature range | Wet days | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° / 30° | 3 | 4.9 in | |
| February | 48° / 32° | 3 | 5.0 in | |
| March | 57° / 39° | 1 | 2.0 in | |
| April ● | 68° / 48° | 6 | — | |
| May ● | 77° / 58° | 7 | — | |
| June | 85° / 68° | 7 | — | |
| July | 90° / 72° | 7 | — | |
| August | 88° / 71° | 6 | — | |
| September | 81° / 64° | 6 | — | |
| October ● | 69° / 52° | 5 | — | |
| November | 58° / 42° | 5 | — | |
| December | 49° / 35° | 6 | 1.7 in |
Washington, DC facts
- Sits at about 10 ft above sea level.
- 41.8 in of rain and melted snow in a typical year, with July the wettest month.
- 13.7 in of snow in a typical winter.
- July runs hottest (90° afternoons); January nights are the coldest (30°).