Washington climate

Name: Washington
Address: District of Columbia, United States

United States · District of Columbia · 38.907° N, 77.037° W

Köppen Cfahumid subtropicalTemperate

Hot humid summers and chilly damp winters on the mid-Atlantic.

Mild winters and warm summers, the classic middle-latitude climate.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 89°F / 32°C

Coldest month

January, 29°F / -1°C

Annual swing

60°F / 33°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

January

Rain per year

54.1" / 1373 mm

Snow per year

10.9" / 276 mm

Elevation

82 ft / 25 m

Time zone

America/New_York

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	44 / 7	29 / -1	2.43 / 62	4.9 / 125	69%	7.5 / 12.1	61%
February	49 / 9	31 / 0	3.27 / 83	4.0 / 101	67%	7.3 / 11.7	66%
March	57 / 14	37 / 3	3.39 / 86	1.1 / 27	64%	7.8 / 12.6	59%
April	66 / 19	46 / 8	4.17 / 106	0.0 / 0	64%	7.7 / 12.4	59%
May	74 / 23	54 / 12	4.08 / 104	0.0 / 0	69%	6.7 / 10.8	64%
June	84 / 29	64 / 18	5.23 / 133	0.0 / 0	67%	6.3 / 10.1	58%
July	89 / 32	70 / 21	6.57 / 167	0.0 / 0	72%	5.0 / 8.0	52%
August	86 / 30	69 / 21	7.71 / 196	0.0 / 0	76%	4.9 / 7.9	55%
September	80 / 26	62 / 17	4.64 / 118	0.0 / 0	72%	5.8 / 9.3	49%
October	69 / 21	52 / 11	4.52 / 115	0.0 / 0	75%	6.4 / 10.3	52%
November	56 / 13	39 / 4	3.41 / 87	0.1 / 2	68%	6.8 / 10.9	46%
December	49 / 9	33 / 1	4.63 / 118	0.8 / 21	72%	6.6 / 10.6	62%

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