Washington, DC: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 62.9°F in Washington, DC, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2025, tied 15th warmest of 155 (with 1998).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 62.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 15th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 26.48 in; Driest since 2023; 24th driest of 156

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.1°F, between 60.1°F and 63.7°F in eight years of ten and 32.67 in of precipitation, between 23.52 in and 40.20 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Washington, DC since 1872: 62.9°F in 2026; the highest is 65.1°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 60.1 to 63.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Washington, DC from 1871 to 2026, 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
2026	62.9	15	71.8	11	54	18	26.48	133	0
2025	63.1	12	71.5	17	54.6	10	31.07	87	0
2024	64.7	2	73.1	3	56.3	1	32.88	73	0
2023	64.2	4	73.2	2	55.2	5	26.16	135	0
2022	62.5	20	71.4	21	53.6	20	35.97	47	0
2021	63.1	12	71.6	14	54.5	11	39.27	30	0
2020	63.3	10	71.6	14	55	7	41.51	20	0
2019	64.2	4	72.8	5	55.6	4	31.05	88	0
2018	63.4	9	71.6	14	55.1	6	49.83	3	0
2017	64.3	3	72.7	7	55.8	3	31.70	83	0
2016	63.2	11	71.5	17	54.8	8	28.02	120	0
2015	62.2	23	70.7	36	53.6	20	37.37	40	0
2014	61.1	45	69.8	57	52.4	39	35.18	55	0
2013	62.1	26	70.2	46	53.9	19	32.58	76	0
2012	65.1	1	74	1	56.2	2	23.68	147	0
2011	62.6	18	71	27	54.1	15	36.61	44	0
2010	63.5	7	72.2	8	54.8	8	28.22	119	0
2009	60.2	74	68.7	89	51.8	54	30.00	99	0
2008	62.8	17	71.5	17	54.1	15	40.00	27	0
2007	61.7	32	70.7	36	52.8	33	21.64	152	0
2006	62.2	23	70.9	31	53.4	22	38.24	34	0
2005	61.4	38	69.9	55	52.9	31	37.05	41	0
2004	60.8	51	68.9	85	52.7	34	34.04	64	0
2003	58.7	113	66.4	139	51.1	71	48.35	4	0
2002	63.5	7	72.9	4	54.1	15	21.12	153	0
2001	60.3	71	69.1	80	51.6	58	27.35	128	0
2000	60.7	58	69	81	52.3	42	37.04	42	0
1999	61.7	32	70.8	34	52.7	34	35.03	57	0
1998	62.9	15	71.3	22	54.5	11	33.27	67	0
1997	61.4	38	70.9	31	51.9	52	23.77	145	0
1996	59.5	97	67.9	113	51.1	71	40.05	26	0
1995	62	29	71	27	53	30	26.38	134	0
1994	60.4	64	69.7	60	51.1	71	32.75	74	0
1993	61	47	69.9	55	52.1	48	29.84	101	0
1992	59.6	94	68.4	97	50.9	82	29.10	111	0
1991	63.6	6	72.8	5	54.4	13	22.05	151	0
1990	62.6	18	71.9	10	53.4	22	30.85	91	0
1989	60.8	51	69	81	52.7	34	42.20	18	0
1988	60.2	74	69.5	68	50.8	86	23.71	146	0
1987	61.2	42	70.1	47	52.4	39	27.90	122	0
1986	61.1	45	70.1	47	52.1	48	20.38	154	0
1985	60.9	50	69.7	60	52	50	28.28	117	0
1984	59.7	90	68	109	51.5	63	30.98	89	0
1983	61.9	31	70.6	38	53.1	28	36.00	46	0
1982	59.8	86	68.6	93	51.1	71	29.32	108	0
1981	62.2	23	71	27	53.4	22	24.75	137	0
1980	63	14	71.8	11	54.3	14	24.13	142	0
1979	60.3	71	68.3	98	52.3	42	43.34	11	0
1978	60.4	64	68.7	89	52.2	45	32.94	72	0
1977	61.7	32	71.2	23	52.3	42	22.23	150	0
1976	62.3	21	72	9	52.7	34	30.22	96	0
1975	61.7	32	70.1	47	53.4	22	43.24	13	0
1974	61.5	36	71	27	52	50	29.16	110	0
1973	62.1	26	71.1	25	53.2	27	27.50	126	0
1972	59.4	98	68.2	102	50.6	91	38.70	33	0
1971	59.9	82	68.9	85	51	77	37.64	39	0
1970	60.4	64	70.3	42	50.6	91	28.47	116	0
1969	60.8	51	70	50	51.6	58	34.24	62	0
1968	60.4	64	70.6	38	50.2	96	29.36	107	0
1967	59.7	90	69.7	60	49.6	111	29.04	112	0
1966	59.9	82	69.6	64	50.3	95	27.60	125	0
1965	59.4	98	69.2	77	49.6	111	25.88	136	0
1964	60.3	71	70.4	40	50.1	99	24.46	139	0
1963	58.8	110	68.7	89	48.9	129	30.92	90	0
1962	59.4	98	68	109	50.9	82	24.44	140	0
1961	59.6	94	68.3	98	50.9	82	35.23	54	0
1960	59.8	86	68.2	102	51.4	65	31.38	84	0
1959	62.3	21	71.5	17	53.1	28	27.87	123	0
1958	58.5	122	66.5	137	50.5	93	40.85	23	0
1957	61.2	42	70	50	52.4	39	23.27	148	0
1956	58.6	116	67.1	131	50.1	99	27.44	127	0
1955	61	47	69.5	68	52.5	38	34.33	61	0
1954	61.2	42	70.9	31	51.6	58	20.07	155	0
1953	62	29	71.1	25	52.9	31	42.75	15	0
1952	61	47	69.7	60	52.2	45	38.02	36	0
1951	60.8	51	70	50	51.6	58	31.16	86	0
1950	60	79	68.6	93	51.4	65	40.15	25	0
1949	62.1	26	70.8	34	53.3	26	33.78	65	0
1948	59.1	105	68.1	106	50.1	99	45.86	7	0
1947	59.3	103	68.1	106	50.5	93	29.86	100	0
1946	60.4	64	69.6	64	51.2	70	28.24	118	0
1945	60.8	51	69.8	57	51.8	54	36.98	43	0
1944	60.7	58	69.8	57	51.6	58	33.57	66	0
1943	60.5	62	70	50	51	77	24.15	141	0
1942	60.6	61	69.6	64	51.7	57	38.06	35	0
1941	60.2	74	69.4	73	51	77	24.00	143	0
1940	56.9	144	65.3	151	48.5	135	31.82	82	0
1939	61.3	40	70.4	40	52.2	45	35.39	52	0
1938	60.4	64	69.4	73	51.4	65	28.66	114	0
1937	59.9	82	68.7	89	51.1	71	42.63	16	0
1936	59.3	103	68.5	95	50.2	96	34.46	59	0
1935	58.8	110	67.8	116	49.8	108	35.09	56	0
1934	59	106	68	109	49.9	104	44.44	8	0
1933	60.8	51	69.6	64	51.9	52	44.32	9	0
1932	60.7	58	70.3	42	51.1	71	35.77	50	0
1931	60.4	64	69.4	73	51.5	63	29.53	105	0
1930	61.3	40	71.7	13	51	77	18.55	156	0
1929	59.6	94	69.5	68	49.8	108	33.25	68	0
1928	58.4	123	67.5	123	49.4	119	39.57	29	0
1927	58.7	113	67.9	113	49.6	111	26.55	131	0
1926	57.9	132	67.3	127	48.6	132	32.00	80	0
1925	60	79	70	50	49.9	104	24.71	138	0
1924	56.8	147	65.9	146	47.7	145	44.13	10	0
1923	58.6	116	68.2	102	49.1	126	29.40	106	0
1922	59.7	90	68.5	95	50.9	82	42.76	14	0
1921	61.5	36	71.2	23	51.8	54	29.25	109	0
1920	56.8	147	65.9	146	47.7	145	32.35	77	0
1919	59.8	86	69	81	50.7	89	35.43	51	0
1918	57.9	132	67.8	116	48	141	29.62	103	0
1917	57.2	140	66.4	139	48	141	32.06	79	0
1916	58.2	129	67.7	119	48.6	132	30.41	95	0
1915	58.6	116	67.9	113	49.3	120	35.37	53	0
1914	58.3	124	68	109	48.6	132	30.21	97	0
1913	60.5	62	70.3	42	50.7	89	33.22	69	0
1912	56.7	149	66	145	47.4	150	37.78	37	0
1911	59.8	86	69.5	68	50	103	30.09	98	0
1910	59.4	98	68.8	88	50.1	99	29.61	104	0
1909	58.7	113	68.3	98	49.1	126	28.48	115	0
1908	58.3	124	67.7	119	48.9	129	32.59	75	0
1907	56.7	149	66.2	144	47.2	151	35.03	57	0
1906	59	106	67.8	116	50.2	96	43.29	12	0
1905	57.2	140	66.5	137	47.9	143	41.97	19	0
1904	55.6	154	64.8	154	46.3	155	32.97	71	0
1903	58.3	124	67.5	123	49.2	123	38.72	32	0
1902	57.6	136	67.1	131	48.1	139	34.20	63	0
1901	57.7	135	66.8	134	48.7	131	31.26	85	0
1900	59.4	98	69.3	76	49.5	116	35.85	49	0
1899	57.1	142	66.7	136	47.5	148	39.07	31	0
1898	60.1	77	69.2	77	51	77	27.76	124	0
1897	57.6	136	67.2	129	48.1	139	34.37	60	0
1896	58.3	124	67.4	125	49.2	123	27.99	121	0
1895	57.1	142	66.4	139	47.8	144	28.85	113	0
1894	60	79	69.2	77	50.8	86	23.89	144	0
1893	56.6	151	65.9	146	47.2	151	26.74	130	0
1892	57.4	139	66.3	142	48.4	137	36.13	45	0
1891	58.2	129	66.8	134	49.5	116	46.67	5	0
1890	59.9	82	69	81	50.8	86	33.08	70	0
1889	57.6	136	65.9	146	49.3	120	50.73	1	0
1888	56.4	152	65.2	152	47.5	148	35.86	48	0
1887	58.3	124	67.3	127	49.3	120	27.19	129	0
1886	56.9	144	65.6	150	48.2	138	50.65	2	0
1885	56	153	65	153	47	153	31.93	81	0
1884	58.9	108	68.1	106	49.6	111	40.22	24	0
1883	56.9	144	66.3	142	47.6	147	39.91	28	0
1882	58.6	116	67.4	125	49.8	108	42.58	17	0
1881	58.6	116	67.6	122	49.6	111	30.78	93	0
1880	60.8	51	70.3	42	51.3	68	30.78	93	0
1879	57.9	132	67.2	129	48.5	135	26.50	132	0
1878	60.1	77	68.9	85	51.3	68	46.58	6	0
1877	58.1	131	67.1	131	49.2	123	41.38	21	0
1876	58.8	110	67.7	119	49.9	104	41.31	22	0
1875	55.4	155	64.2	155	46.5	154	32.22	78	0
1874	58.9	108	68.3	98	49.5	116	29.76	102	0
1873	58.6	116	68.2	102	49	128	37.69	38	0
1872	59.7	90	69.5	68	49.9	104	23.07	149	4
1871							30.82	92	283

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	65.1
2024	64.7
2017	64.3
2023	64.2
2019	64.2
1991	63.6
2010	63.5
2002	63.5
2018	63.4
2020	63.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	55.4
1904	55.6
1885	56
1888	56.4
1893	56.6
1912	56.7
1907	56.7
1924	56.8
1920	56.8
1940	56.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	50.73
1886	50.65
2018	49.83
2003	48.35
1891	46.67
1878	46.58
1948	45.86
1934	44.44
1933	44.32
1924	44.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	18.55
1954	20.07
1986	20.38
2002	21.12
2007	21.64
1991	22.05
1977	22.23
1872	23.07
1957	23.27
2012	23.68

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 4 July 2026
Coldest night: 10°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.99 in; 25 January 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	33.3°F 48th coldest of 155	3.16 in 58th wettest of 156
February	36.2°F 53rd coldest of 155	2.57 in 77th driest of 156
March	52.7°F 8th warmest of 155	1.90 in 23rd driest of 156
April	62°F 4th warmest of 155	1.55 in 16th driest of 156
May	65.8°F 60th warmest of 155	2.85 in 58th driest of 156
June	77.7°F 9th warmest of 155	1.68 in 19th driest of 156
July	81.7°F 17th warmest of 155	3.58 in 64th driest of 156
August	80.1°F 14th warmest of 155	4.27 in 60th wettest of 156
September	73.5°F 21st warmest of 155	4.26 in 46th wettest of 156
October so far	65.7°F 37th warmest of 155	0.66 in 74th wettest of 156

Hot days and freezes

Washington, DC has had 50 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2019, tied 20th most of 155 (with 2011).
Washington, DC has had 4 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 8th most of 155 (with 2016, 2010, 1993 and 2 other years).
Washington, DC has had 42 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 121st most of 155 (with 1981 and 1878).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Washington, DC came on Wednesday 18 March 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 134th latest of 155 (with 2005, 1994, 1978 and 2 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
4 July	Warmest day	103°F	100°F 1919	Provisional
3 July	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 1966, 1873, 1872	Provisional
2 July	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 1898	Provisional
12 June	Warmest day	100°F	95°F 2017, 2002, 1986, 1942, 1938, 1914, 1880	Provisional
19 May	Warmest day	97°F	96°F 1997, 1911	Provisional
15 April	Warmest day	90°F	89°F 1941	Provisional
11 March	Warmest day	86°F	79°F 2021	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	84°F	79°F 2016	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 26.48 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2023, 24th driest of 156.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Washington, DC: 103°F on Saturday 4 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Washington, DC: a low of 10°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Washington, DC: 1.99 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.