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Washington, D.C. Weather by Month
Live conditions, a 7-day forecast and monthly climate patterns for Washington, D.C., United States of America.
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Washington, D.C. right now
24 C Hot arrival weather Feels like 28 C / Updated 02 Oct, 20:45Trip notes
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Washington, D.C. travel forecast
Highs, lows, rain chance, precipitation, wind, UV and sunshine for the next travel week.
Fri 02 Oct
31 / 17 C
Rain
- Rain chance
- 32%
- Rain
- 4.4 mm
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- UV
- 5
- Sun
- 07:05 - 18:48
- Sunshine
- 10.5 h
Sat 03 Oct
21 / 15 C
Rain
- Rain chance
- 25%
- Rain
- 11.1 mm
- Wind
- 16 km/h
- UV
- 2
- Sun
- 07:05 - 18:47
- Sunshine
- 0.0 h
Sun 04 Oct
18 / 16 C
Slight rain
- Rain chance
- 80%
- Rain
- 5.8 mm
- Wind
- 14 km/h
- UV
- 1
- Sun
- 07:06 - 18:45
- Sunshine
- 0.0 h
Mon 05 Oct
24 / 15 C
Overcast
- Rain chance
- 6%
- Rain
- 0.0 mm
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- UV
- 5
- Sun
- 07:07 - 18:44
- Sunshine
- 9.9 h
Tue 06 Oct
19 / 10 C
Clear sky
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Rain
- 0.0 mm
- Wind
- 12 km/h
- UV
- 5
- Sun
- 07:08 - 18:42
- Sunshine
- 11.4 h
Wed 07 Oct
22 / 11 C
Overcast
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Rain
- 0.0 mm
- Wind
- 13 km/h
- UV
- 5
- Sun
- 07:09 - 18:41
- Sunshine
- 10.9 h
Thu 08 Oct
25 / 12 C
Partly cloudy
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Rain
- 0.0 mm
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- UV
- 5
- Sun
- 07:10 - 18:39
- Sunshine
- 11.3 h
Monthly climate
Temperature, rain and wind in Washington, D.C.
Month-by-month averages for planning when to go, what to pack and how weather-sensitive the trip may be.
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Total precipitation by monthAverage Rainy Days
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Days with measurable precipitationAverage Wind Speed
Washington, D.C.
Mean wind speed by month| Month | Mean C | High C | Low C | Precipitation mm | Rainy days | Snow cm | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.43 | 5.85 | -2.58 | 75.70 | 12.93 | 1.41 | 11.90 |
| February | 3.55 | 8.65 | -0.95 | 80.47 | 13.20 | 0.99 | 11.83 |
| March | 7.46 | 13.04 | 2.37 | 91.99 | 13.13 | 0.88 | 12.46 |
| April | 13.27 | 19.03 | 7.82 | 95.63 | 14.53 | 0.01 | 12.21 |
| May | 18.46 | 23.81 | 13.53 | 124.24 | 17.20 | 10.07 | |
| June | 23.43 | 28.88 | 18.38 | 121.41 | 16.67 | 9.48 | |
| July | 26.08 | 31.32 | 21.53 | 154.93 | 18.87 | 7.92 | |
| August | 24.44 | 29.38 | 20.18 | 136.21 | 17.60 | 7.99 | |
| September | 21.28 | 26.12 | 17.04 | 119.35 | 14.73 | 8.90 | |
| October | 15.12 | 20.03 | 10.81 | 96.12 | 12.47 | 0.04 | 10.43 |
| November | 8.40 | 13.34 | 4.15 | 73.99 | 9.53 | 0.10 | 11.01 |
| December | 4.60 | 9.00 | 0.77 | 100.52 | 12.67 | 0.36 | 10.60 |
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Average temperature by month in Washington, D.C.
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