Living in Washington, DC, Local Climate & Weather (2024) | Washington, DC

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Washington, DC

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	39	43	-4
July	82	79	+3

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	8	11	-3
Winter: Freezing Days	17	12	+5

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	192	217	-25
Cloudy Days	173	148	+25

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
July	15	15	No difference

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	111	112	-1
Snow Days	6	7	-1

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Washington, DC

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	67	68	-1%
July	70	61	+9%

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Is Washington, DC, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	28	39	47
February	31	42	53
March	37	50	60
April	47	60	72
May	56	69	82
June	63	79	89
July	69	82	96
August	70	83	92
September	62	76	85
October	51	61	74
November	40	53	65
December	32	43	55

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	1	1	No difference
May	2	3	-1
June	6	8	-2
July	10	13	-3
August	8	12	-4
September	2	6	-4
October	0	2	-2
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	20	13	+7
February	16	10	+6
March	9	7	+2
April	2	2	No difference
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	1	2	-1
November	6	6	No difference
December	16	12	+4

Washington, DC: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	15	17	-2
February	14	16	-2
March	15	17	-2
April	15	17	-2
May	15	18	-3
June	17	19	-2
July	17	20	-3
August	16	20	-4
September	17	19	-2
October	18	19	-1
November	17	18	-1
December	16	17	-1

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	16	14	+2
February	14	12	+2
March	16	14	+2
April	15	13	+2
May	16	13	+3
June	13	11	+2
July	14	11	+3
August	15	11	+4
September	13	11	+2
October	13	12	+1
November	13	12	+1
December	15	14	+1

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
February	11	11	No difference
March	12	12	No difference
April	13	13	No difference
May	14	14	No difference
June	15	15	No difference
July	15	15	No difference
August	14	14	No difference
September	13	13	No difference
October	11	12	-1
November	10	10	No difference
December	9	10	-1

Washington, DC: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	9	+1
February	8	8	No difference
March	10	9	+1
April	10	7	+3
May	9	7	+2
June	10	7	+3
July	10	7	+3
August	8	6	+2
September	8	7	+1
October	10	7	+3
November	8	8	No difference
December	10	8	+2

Average Number of Snow Days

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	2	2	No difference
February	2	2	No difference
March	1	1	No difference
April	0	0	No difference
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	0	No difference
November	0	1	-1
December	1	2	-1

Average Humidity (%)

	Washington, DC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	67	68	-1%
February	66	66	No difference
March	65	63	+2%
April	63	59	+4%
May	71	61	+10%
June	71	60	+11%
July	70	61	+9%
August	72	62	+10%
September	72	63	+9%
October	71	63	+8%
November	68	65	+3%
December	70	68	+2%