Washington, DC: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 59.5°F in Washington, DC, the warmest year since 2024, tied 17th warmest of 154 (with 2022).

2025

Mean temperature: 59.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 17th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 35.56 in; Driest since 2016; 37th driest of 155

A normal year in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 59.1°F, between 57°F and 60.6°F in eight years of ten and 41.04 in of precipitation, between 32.38 in and 51.65 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every year in Washington, DC since 1872: 59.5°F in 2025; the highest is 61.8°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 57 to 60.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Washington, DC from 1871 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	59.5	17	67.9	22	51.2	14	35.56	119	0
2024	61.8	1	70.3	1	53.3	1	37.57	100	0
2023	61.3	3	70.2	2	52.3	5	35.68	116	0
2022	59.5	17	68.4	14	50.7	20	43.51	55	0
2021	60.6	6	69.1	7	52	7	44.09	49	0
2020	60.6	6	68.8	10	52.4	3	57.34	7	0
2019	60.7	5	69.1	7	52.3	5	42.34	60	0
2018	59.9	14	67.8	26	52	7	66.28	1	0
2017	60.8	4	69.2	6	52.4	3	35.60	117	0
2016	60.4	8	68.9	9	51.9	9	31.70	144	0
2015	60.3	9	68.8	10	51.8	10	45.02	42	0
2014	58.6	33	66.9	49	50.2	28	44.41	46	0
2013	58.9	30	67	42	50.8	17	44.24	48	0
2012	61.6	2	70.2	2	52.9	2	32.45	141	0
2011	60	12	68.4	14	51.6	11	46.89	32	0
2010	59.9	14	68.4	14	51.4	13	34.78	126	0
2009	57.4	66	65.5	83	49.3	44	46.90	31	0
2008	59.2	22	67.7	27	50.7	20	46.49	35	0
2007	59.1	24	67.7	27	50.5	23	32.93	136	0
2006	59.2	22	67.9	22	50.6	22	47.77	27	0
2005	58.1	43	66.4	64	49.8	34	44.38	47	0
2004	58	45	66	75	50	31	42.49	59	0
2003	56.5	89	64.2	130	48.8	56	60.83	3	0
2002	59.3	21	68.2	17	50.5	23	34.33	128	0
2001	58.6	33	67.5	33	49.7	38	29.95	148	0
2000	57	74	65.4	88	48.7	58	40.66	75	0
1999	59	26	67.9	22	50.1	29	40.23	79	0
1998	60.1	11	68.5	12	51.6	11	35.94	113	0
1997	58	45	67	42	49	51	33.82	131	0
1996	56.9	79	65.1	104	48.6	62	51.02	17	0
1995	58	45	66.8	50	49.3	44	39.80	83	0
1994	58.3	37	67.5	33	49.1	49	37.57	100	0
1993	57.8	52	66.5	61	49.1	49	41.41	68	0
1992	56.8	82	65.2	99	48.3	72	36.38	108	0
1991	60.3	9	69.4	4	51.2	14	29.62	149	0
1990	60	12	69.3	5	50.8	17	40.84	73	0
1989	57	74	65.2	99	48.8	56	50.32	20	0
1988	57.1	73	66.3	68	47.9	81	31.74	143	0
1987	58.2	38	67	42	49.3	44	36.63	106	0
1986	57.9	50	66.6	56	49.2	47	32.57	140	0
1985	58.2	38	66.8	50	49.6	40	35.86	114	0
1984	57.8	52	66	75	49.7	38	37.73	98	0
1983	58.5	35	67	42	49.9	33	51.87	14	0
1982	57.7	57	66.5	61	49	51	35.77	115	0
1981	59	26	67.6	30	50.4	26	30.67	147	0
1980	59.6	16	68.2	17	51	16	29.32	151	0
1979	58.2	38	66.4	64	50.1	29	47.33	29	0
1978	58.2	38	66.6	56	49.8	34	39.56	86	0
1977	58.7	32	67.6	30	49.8	34	36.14	110	0
1976	57.8	52	67.3	36	48.4	69	38.07	97	0
1975	59.4	19	68.1	21	50.8	17	50.50	19	0
1974	58.8	31	68.2	17	49.4	42	35.96	112	0
1973	59.4	19	68.5	12	50.4	26	34.98	125	0
1972	56.7	84	65.3	91	48.1	74	51.97	13	0
1971	58	45	66.8	50	49.2	47	46.02	37	0
1970	57.8	52	67.1	41	48.5	66	39.62	85	0
1969	57.3	68	66.4	64	48.1	74	43.30	57	0
1968	57.6	60	67.3	36	47.8	83	36.83	103	0
1967	56.5	89	66.3	68	46.6	115	38.15	96	0
1966	56.9	79	66.5	61	47.4	96	36.02	111	0
1965	56.9	79	66.7	54	47.1	103	26.94	154	0
1964	57.5	64	67.6	30	47.3	98	29.48	150	0
1963	55.9	110	65.7	80	46	127	39.34	88	0
1962	55.9	110	64.3	125	47.4	96	33.07	135	0
1961	56.8	82	65.3	91	48.2	73	41.94	64	0
1960	56.3	100	64.8	111	47.8	83	36.96	102	0
1959	59	26	67.9	22	50	31	35.38	120	0
1958	55.6	117	63.6	135	47.6	89	45.62	40	0
1957	58.1	43	66.6	56	49.5	41	32.78	139	0
1956	56.3	100	64.7	115	48	77	35.20	122	0
1955	57.2	71	65.7	80	48.6	62	41.44	67	0
1954	57.7	57	67	42	48.5	66	28.28	153	0
1953	59	26	68.2	17	49.8	34	51.17	15	0
1952	57.6	60	66.4	64	48.9	55	47.43	28	0
1951	57.6	60	66.6	56	48.7	58	41.34	69	0
1950	57	74	65.6	82	48.4	69	47.90	26	0
1949	59.1	24	67.7	27	50.5	23	39.86	82	0
1948	56.6	86	65.5	83	47.7	87	57.54	6	0
1947	56.7	84	65.2	99	48.1	74	36.65	105	0
1946	58.2	38	67.3	36	49	51	33.62	132	0
1945	57.3	68	66.1	72	48.5	66	46.40	36	0
1944	57	74	65.9	79	48	77	42.30	62	0
1943	57	74	66.3	68	47.6	89	34.11	130	0
1942	57.4	66	66	75	48.7	58	52.03	12	0
1941	57.8	52	67	42	48.6	62	29.17	152	0
1940	54.8	134	63	146	46.6	115	40.21	80	0
1939	57.9	50	66.8	50	49	51	40.54	76	0
1938	57.7	57	66.6	56	48.7	58	35.09	123	0
1937	56.5	89	65.2	99	47.9	81	54.29	8	0
1936	56.4	97	65.3	91	47.5	94	41.11	71	0
1935	55.9	110	64.5	121	47.3	98	43.53	54	0
1934	56.1	105	65.1	104	47.1	103	51.14	16	0
1933	57.2	71	66.1	72	48.4	69	49.11	23	0
1932	57.3	68	66.7	54	48	77	49.55	22	0
1931	58.4	36	67.3	36	49.4	42	33.51	134	0
1930	57.6	60	67.3	36	47.8	83	21.66	155	0
1929	56.6	86	66.1	72	47.1	103	39.41	87	0
1928	56.1	105	65.1	104	47	108	43.40	56	0
1927	56.3	100	65.4	88	47.3	98	35.33	121	0
1926	54.6	136	63.6	135	45.6	136	43.55	52	0
1925	56.1	105	65.5	83	46.7	114	32.88	137	0
1924	54.2	144	63.2	143	45.1	143	49.02	24	0
1923	56.2	104	65.5	83	47	108	35.60	117	0
1922	56.5	89	65.3	91	47.7	87	46.96	30	0
1921	58	45	67.5	33	48.6	62	36.18	109	0
1920	54.7	135	63.6	135	45.9	129	40.41	78	0
1919	56.5	89	65.5	83	47.5	94	43.19	58	0
1918	55.7	115	65.3	91	46.2	125	36.60	107	0
1917	53.2	152	62.3	151	44.1	152	38.24	93	0
1916	55	130	64.5	121	45.6	136	38.27	92	0
1915	55.6	117	64.8	111	46.5	118	39.72	84	0
1914	55.1	129	64.4	124	45.7	133	38.22	94	0
1913	57.5	64	67	42	48	77	40.05	81	0
1912	54.6	136	64	131	45.2	139	44.09	49	0
1911	56.5	89	66	75	47.1	103	40.45	77	0
1910	55.4	122	64.5	121	46.3	120	39.05	89	0
1909	55.3	124	64.8	111	45.7	133	33.55	133	0
1908	55.5	119	64.9	109	46.1	126	38.33	91	0
1907	53.6	150	62.9	147	44.4	151	44.65	44	0
1906	56	108	64.7	115	47.2	101	52.92	10	0
1905	54.3	143	63.5	141	45	146	50.64	18	0
1904	52.2	154	61.4	153	43	154	40.84	73	0
1903	54.4	141	63.7	134	45.2	139	43.55	52	0
1902	55	130	64.3	125	45.7	133	46.58	34	0
1901	54.2	144	63.4	142	45	146	41.75	65	0
1900	56.6	86	66.3	68	46.9	111	41.20	70	0
1899	54.6	136	64.3	125	44.9	148	44.02	51	0
1898	56.3	100	65.3	91	47.2	101	37.72	99	0
1897	55	130	64.3	125	45.8	131	44.58	45	0
1896	55.5	119	64.7	115	46.3	120	31.16	145	0
1895	54.4	141	63.6	135	45.1	143	34.25	129	0
1894	56.5	89	65.4	88	47.6	89	30.85	146	0
1893	53.8	147	63.1	145	44.6	150	36.71	104	0
1892	54	146	62.9	147	45.2	139	42.34	60	0
1891	55.3	124	64.3	125	46.3	120	52.95	9	0
1890	56.4	97	65.2	99	47.6	89	41.59	66	0
1889	55.3	124	63.6	135	47	108	61.33	2	0
1888	53.8	147	62.4	150	45.2	139	45.05	41	0
1887	55	130	63.8	132	46.3	120	35.08	124	0
1886	53.8	147	62.6	149	45.1	143	58.17	5	0
1885	53.5	151	62.3	151	44.8	149	44.84	43	0
1884	55.7	115	64.8	111	46.6	115	49.96	21	0
1883	54.5	140	63.6	135	45.5	138	45.71	38	0
1882	55.3	124	63.8	132	46.8	113	46.79	33	0
1881	56.5	89	65.3	91	47.6	89	42.20	63	0
1880	56	108	65.1	104	46.9	111	38.83	90	0
1879	55.5	119	64.6	119	46.4	119	32.83	138	0
1878	56.4	97	65	108	47.8	83	60.09	4	0
1877	55.9	110	64.7	115	47.1	103	52.59	11	0
1876	54.6	136	63.2	143	46	127	47.96	25	0
1875	52.5	153	61.1	154	43.9	153	41.11	71	0
1874	55.8	114	65.3	91	46.3	120	34.44	127	0
1873	55.2	128	64.6	119	45.9	129	45.71	38	0
1872	55.4	122	64.9	109	45.8	131	32.32	142	4
1871							38.16	95	365

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	61.8
2012	61.6
2023	61.3
2017	60.8
2019	60.7
2021	60.6
2020	60.6
2016	60.4
2015	60.3
1991	60.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1904	52.2
1875	52.5
1917	53.2
1885	53.5
1907	53.6
1893	53.8
1888	53.8
1886	53.8
1892	54
1924	54.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	66.28
1889	61.33
2003	60.83
1878	60.09
1886	58.17
1948	57.54
2020	57.34
1937	54.29
1891	52.95
1906	52.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	21.66
1965	26.94
1954	28.28
1941	29.17
1980	29.32
1964	29.48
1991	29.62
2001	29.95
1981	30.67
1894	30.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 24 June 2025
Coldest night: 15°F; 23 January 2025, 22 January 2025
Wettest day: 1.77 in; 18 June 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	34.2°F 61st coldest of 154	1.95 in 31st driest of 155
February	41°F 35th warmest of 154	2.84 in 62nd wettest of 155
March	54.3°F 4th warmest of 154	2.49 in 45th driest of 155
April	61.7°F 6th warmest of 154	3.03 in 74th wettest of 155
May	67°F 48th warmest of 154	7.73 in 9th wettest of 155
June	76.9°F 18th warmest of 154	5.48 in 28th wettest of 155
July	82.4°F 10th warmest of 154	3.54 in 62nd driest of 155
August	75.8°F 58th coldest of 154	0.20 in Driest of 155
September	72.2°F 39th warmest of 154	3.72 in 58th wettest of 155
October	60.3°F 48th warmest of 154	1.89 in 52nd driest of 155
November	50.2°F 37th warmest of 154	0.92 in 18th driest of 155
December	37.3°F 60th coldest of 154	1.77 in 31st driest of 155

Hot days and freezes

Washington, DC has had 36 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, tied 57th most of 154 (with 2006, 1976 and 1961).
Washington, DC has had 62 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2022, tied 114th most of 154 (with 1984, 1938, 1937 and 1 other year).
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Washington, DC came on Tuesday 11 November 2025, the earliest since 2019, tied 88th earliest of 154 (with 2018, 1987, 1961 and 2 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Washington, DC came on Monday 3 March 2025, the latest since 2024, 152nd latest of 154.

Every month, season and year

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Washington, DC the day's answers

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2025 brought 35.56 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest year since 2016, 37th driest of 155.
The hottest day of 2025 in Washington, DC: 99°F on Tuesday 24 June 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Washington, DC: a low of 15°F on Thursday 23 January 2025 and Wednesday 22 January 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Washington, DC: 1.77 in on Wednesday 18 June 2025.

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