Washington, DC: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 80.1°F in Washington, DC, the warmest August since 2022, tied 14th warmest of 155 (with 2019, 2010 and 2005).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 80.1°F; Warmest since 2022; 14th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 4.27 in; Wettest since 2024; 60th wettest of 156

A normal August in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.6°F, between 75.9°F and 81°F in eight years of ten and 2.79 in of precipitation, between 1.15 in and 5.10 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Washington, DC since 1872: 80.1°F in 2026; the highest is 82.8°F, in 1980.

Normal range, 75.9 to 81°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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	80.1	14	88.2	32	71.9	11	4.27	60	0
2025	75.8	95	84.2	101	67.3	84	0.20	156	0
2024	79.3	30	87.8	37	70.9	27	4.58	52	0
2023	78.7	40	86.4	53	71	26	3.71	73	0
2022	80.4	12	89.2	11	71.7	16	2.42	107	0
2021	80.9	9	89	14	72.7	5	9.07	9	0
2020	79.6	25	87	47	72.2	9	8.73	14	0
2019	80.1	14	88.8	17	71.4	19	1.99	122	0
2018	81	6	88.8	17	73.2	4	5.19	42	0
2017	77.4	58	84.6	93	70.2	36	4.58	52	0
2016	82.7	2	91.7	2	73.7	2	2.79	95	0
2015	79.3	30	88	35	70.5	33	1.16	141	0
2014	77.7	53	85.6	70	69.7	44	3.39	80	0
2013	77.1	62	84.7	91	69.4	49	1.34	136	0
2012	81	6	89.5	9	72.4	6	2.78	96	0
2011	79.9	21	88.6	22	71.3	21	8.92	11	0
2010	80.1	14	88.4	27	71.9	11	2.59	102	0
2009	79.8	23	88.4	27	71.3	21	2.46	104	0
2008	77.9	48	86.6	52	69.1	55	1.23	140	0
2007	79.7	24	88.3	29	71.1	24	3.47	78	0
2006	80.5	11	89.2	11	71.9	11	1.03	147	0
2005	80.1	14	87.9	36	72.3	8	2.33	112	0
2004	75.9	91	82.9	125	68.8	57	5.09	44	0
2003	78.8	38	85.9	62	71.6	17	4.65	50	0
2002	81.1	5	90.4	4	71.8	14	1.63	132	0
2001	78.9	36	86.7	51	71.1	24	2.98	90	0
2000	75.1	111	82.4	140	67.8	71	3.77	71	0
1999	79.6	25	88.8	17	70.5	33	5.02	46	0
1998	79.4	29	89	14	69.8	42	0.59	154	0
1997	77.6	54	87.3	43	67.9	69	3.51	76	0
1996	76.5	76	85	86	68	68	2.63	100	0
1995	81.3	3	90.7	3	71.8	14	0.88	149	0
1994	75.5	103	83.8	111	67.1	91	4.35	58	0
1993	79.5	28	89	14	70.1	39	3.87	68	0
1992	73.9	130	82.4	140	65.5	121	2.48	103	0
1991	80	18	89.2	11	70.8	29	2.03	120	0
1990	76.5	76	84.2	101	68.8	57	6.74	24	0
1989	77	63	84.7	91	69.4	49	1.15	142	0
1988	80.6	10	89.7	6	71.6	17	2.39	109	0
1987	78.7	40	87.3	43	70.1	39	2.07	119	0
1986	74.6	121	82.5	136	66.7	101	5.33	39	0
1985	76.7	71	84.6	93	68.8	57	2.35	110	0
1984	77.8	51	85.3	78	70.3	35	2.30	114	0
1983	81	6	89.9	5	72	10	3.11	86	0
1982	75.3	107	83.9	105	66.8	96	2.68	98	0
1981	77	63	85.3	78	68.7	60	3.02	89	0
1980	82.8	1	92	1	73.5	3	1.11	143	0
1979	78.5	44	86.2	56	70.7	31	5.41	38	0
1978	81.3	3	88.7	20	73.8	1	5.85	32	0
1977	78.8	38	87.4	42	70.2	36	4.74	48	0
1976	76.7	71	85.5	72	67.9	69	2.13	118	0
1975	80	18	88.7	20	71.4	19	3.54	75	0
1974	78.3	46	87	47	69.7	44	5.77	33	0
1973	79.9	21	88.6	22	71.2	23	4.41	57	0
1972	75.9	91	84.6	93	67.2	89	2.82	94	0
1971	76.7	71	86	59	67.4	78	7.18	19	0
1970	79	33	88.5	25	69.4	49	1.09	145	0
1969	76.3	80	85.6	70	67	92	6.98	21	0
1968	79.2	32	88.6	22	69.8	42	3.95	66	0
1967	76.1	85	85	86	67.3	84	9.17	8	0
1966	78.7	40	88.5	25	68.9	56	1.67	131	0
1965	77.2	60	86.9	49	67.5	76	4.44	55	0
1964	75.5	103	85.3	78	65.7	119	1.89	125	0
1963	75.4	105	85.5	72	65.2	124	7.21	18	0
1962	76.7	71	86.1	57	67.4	78	0.55	155	0
1961	77.5	57	85.4	76	69.7	44	6.31	29	0
1960	78.5	44	86.9	49	70.1	39	4.13	63	0
1959	80.2	13	88.1	33	72.4	6	2.87	92	0
1958	75.4	105	83.4	118	67.4	78	6.49	26	0
1957	75.6	100	85.2	82	66.1	111	2.44	105	0
1956	74.9	114	83.3	119	66.6	103	1.94	123	0
1955	78.3	46	85.7	66	70.9	27	14.31	3	0
1954	75.2	109	83.5	116	66.9	93	3.15	85	0
1953	76.3	80	85.9	62	66.7	101	3.48	77	0
1952	76.1	85	84.6	93	67.7	72	5.20	41	0
1951	76.8	68	85.4	76	68.2	64	1.75	129	0
1950	75.6	100	83.8	111	67.3	84	7.32	16	0
1949	77.6	54	85.5	72	69.7	44	4.09	65	0
1948	75.8	95	84.8	90	66.8	96	9.00	10	0
1947	79	33	87.1	45	70.8	29	1.81	128	0
1946	72.5	149	80.8	151	64.2	141	5.75	34	0
1945	74.8	117	83.8	111	65.8	118	2.62	101	0
1944	76.3	80	86	59	66.5	105	6.49	26	0
1943	79	33	89.7	6	68.3	63	0.74	152	0
1942	75.1	111	83.2	122	66.9	93	9.49	7	0
1941	76.1	85	85.7	66	66.5	105	1.92	124	0
1940	73.4	138	80.2	152	66.6	103	5.00	47	0
1939	78.9	36	87.5	41	70.2	36	3.22	84	0
1938	78.7	40	88.1	33	69.2	54	4.64	51	0
1937	77.9	48	86.3	55	69.4	49	6.70	25	0
1936	77.9	48	87.1	45	68.7	60	3.61	74	0
1935	76.8	68	85.1	84	68.5	62	2.40	108	0
1934	74.1	127	82.7	132	65.5	121	5.21	40	0
1933	76	89	84.3	98	67.6	75	9.91	5	0
1932	77.8	51	88.3	29	67.3	84	1.36	135	0
1931	75.6	100	84.3	98	66.9	93	5.92	31	0
1930	76.9	66	87.8	37	65.9	117	0.62	153	0
1929	74.4	123	83.9	105	65	131	1.30	137	0
1928	77	63	85.9	62	68.2	64	14.41	1	0
1927	70	155	78.7	155	61.2	155	3.84	69	0
1926	76.3	80	85	86	67.7	72	5.50	35	0
1925	73	144	83.3	119	62.8	151	3.89	67	0
1924	74.8	117	85.1	84	64.6	135	5.07	45	0
1923	74.4	123	83.7	114	65	131	2.19	117	0
1922	73.1	141	82.1	143	64.1	143	3.08	87	0
1921	72.7	145	82.5	136	63	150	1.10	144	0
1920	74.9	114	82.5	136	67.2	89	4.70	49	0
1919	73.6	133	82.9	125	64.3	139	3.41	79	0
1918	77.6	54	87.6	39	67.7	72	1.88	126	0
1917	75.9	91	85.3	78	66.5	105	0.77	151	0
1916	75.1	111	85.2	82	65.1	126	2.83	93	0
1915	74	128	82.9	125	65.2	124	7.00	20	0
1914	76.4	79	86.4	53	66.5	105	6.00	30	0
1913	74.2	126	84	104	64.5	137	5.42	37	0
1912	73.5	135	82.9	125	64	144	1.50	134	0
1911	76.6	75	85.9	62	67.3	84	7.27	17	0
1910	73.8	132	82.6	134	65.1	126	1.26	138	0
1909	73.1	141	82.9	125	63.2	148	2.27	116	0
1908	73.1	141	82	144	64.3	139	5.14	43	0
1907	72.4	152	81.3	149	63.4	147	4.34	59	0
1906	76.5	76	83.5	116	69.4	49	14.36	2	0
1905	73.6	133	82.2	142	65.1	126	9.75	6	0
1904	72.3	153	81.4	148	63.2	148	2.97	91	0
1903	71.8	154	79.4	154	64.2	141	4.52	54	0
1902	72.5	149	83	124	62.1	154	1.85	127	0
1901	76.1	85	83.9	105	68.2	64	4.12	64	0
1900	79.6	25	89.7	6	69.6	48	2.28	115	0
1899	74.8	117	83.6	115	66	115	3.77	71	0
1898	76.9	66	85.7	66	68.1	67	8.76	13	0
1897	73.5	135	83.3	119	63.6	145	3.35	81	0
1896	75.8	95	86	59	65.6	120	2.65	99	0
1895	77.2	60	87.6	39	66.8	96	1.26	138	0
1894	74	128	83.2	122	64.7	134	2.00	121	0
1893	74.7	120	84.9	89	64.4	138	2.32	113	0
1892	76.2	84	85.7	66	66.8	96	0.85	150	0
1891	74.5	122	82.9	125	66.1	111	4.18	61	0
1890	73.5	135	82	144	65.1	126	5.50	35	0
1889	72.5	149	81.3	149	63.6	145	3.07	88	0
1888	75.9	91	85.5	72	66.3	109	3.35	81	0
1887	73.3	140	82	144	64.6	135	2.34	111	0
1886	73.4	138	82	144	64.8	133	2.43	106	0
1885	73.9	130	82.6	134	65.1	126	6.49	26	0
1884	75.2	109	84.3	98	66.1	111	1.01	148	0
1883	72.6	148	82.5	136	62.7	152	3.30	83	0
1882	74.4	123	82.7	132	66.1	111	4.44	55	0
1881	77.3	59	88.3	29	66.3	109	1.07	146	0
1880	75.3	107	83.9	105	66.8	96	3.83	70	0
1879	74.9	114	83.9	105	66	115	7.36	15	0
1878	75.8	95	84.2	101	67.4	78	8.89	12	0
1877	76.8	68	86.1	57	67.4	78	2.74	97	0
1876	75.7	99	83.9	105	67.5	76	4.17	62	0
1875	72.7	145	80	153	65.3	123	12.93	4	0
1874	72.7	145	82.9	125	62.5	153	1.51	133	0
1873	76	89	84.6	93	67.4	78	6.83	23	0
1872	80	18	89.3	10	70.7	31	6.92	22	0
1871							1.69	130	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1980	82.8
2016	82.7
1995	81.3
1978	81.3
2002	81.1
2018	81
2012	81
1983	81
2021	80.9
1988	80.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	70
1903	71.8
1904	72.3
1907	72.4
1946	72.5
1902	72.5
1889	72.5
1883	72.6
1921	72.7
1875	72.7
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1928	14.41
1906	14.36
1955	14.31
1875	12.93
1933	9.91
1905	9.75
1942	9.49
1967	9.17
2021	9.07
1948	9.00

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	0.20
1962	0.55
1998	0.59
1930	0.62
1943	0.74
1917	0.77
1892	0.85
1995	0.88
1884	1.01
2006	1.03

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 17 August 2026, 9 August 2026
Coldest night: 64°F; 25 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.74 in; 2 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 4.27 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the wettest August since 2024, 60th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Washington, DC: 94°F on Monday 17 August 2026 and Sunday 9 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 64°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Washington, DC: 1.74 in on Sunday 2 August 2026.