Washington, DC: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 37.3°F in Washington, DC, the coldest December since 2010, tied 60th coldest of 154 (with 1934).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 37.3°F; Coldest since 2010; 60th coldest of 154
Precipitation: 1.77 in; Driest since 2021; 31st driest of 155

A normal December in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.8°F, between 36.3°F and 45°F in eight years of ten and 3.17 in of precipitation, between 1.72 in and 5.51 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Washington, DC since 1872: 37.3°F in 2025; the lowest is 27.1°F, in 1876.

Normal range, 36.3 to 45°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December 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	37.3	94	44.7	94	29.8	97	1.77	125	0
2024	41.9	34	49.4	35	34.4	35	2.88	83	0
2023	45.5	5	53.1	8	38	4	6.43	4	0
2022	40.1	55	48.5	45	31.7	69	3.86	46	0
2021	47.6	2	55.7	2	39.5	2	0.63	150	0
2020	41.4	43	48.5	45	34.3	37	4.96	18	0
2019	42.1	30	49.4	35	34.9	27	3.28	66	0
2018	43.5	21	50.1	29	36.8	11	5.82	9	0
2017	39.2	69	46.3	75	32.1	62	0.50	151	0
2016	41.8	38	49.2	39	34.4	35	2.61	97	0
2015	51.2	1	58.8	1	43.5	1	4.84	22	0
2014	43.7	18	49.8	30	37.6	8	3.50	53	0
2013	42.3	28	49.8	30	34.7	30	5.53	11	0
2012	45.4	9	52.3	15	38.4	3	3.03	75	0
2011	45	10	52.6	13	37.4	9	4.90	20	0
2010	34.6	127	40.7	132	28.5	117	1.78	124	0
2009	37.9	87	44.3	103	31.5	73	6.79	2	0
2008	40.3	53	47.9	61	32.6	52	2.97	79	0
2007	41.8	38	47.7	64	35.9	20	3.28	66	0
2006	44.2	15	52.8	12	35.6	22	1.56	134	0
2005	36.4	110	43.2	115	29.6	100	3.34	58	0
2004	40	58	48.1	53	32	64	3.05	74	0
2003	39.2	69	46.5	74	31.8	68	4.32	35	0
2002	37.2	96	44.2	106	30.2	91	4.45	32	0
2001	45.5	5	53.2	7	37.7	7	1.53	136	0
2000	31.8	143	38.5	145	25	141	2.01	119	0
1999	42	32	49.4	35	34.5	33	2.49	101	0
1998	44.4	13	52	17	36.8	11	1.74	126	0
1997	41	47	48.2	51	33.8	43	1.74	126	0
1996	43	24	49.8	30	36.1	17	5.51	12	0
1995	35.6	119	42.4	122	28.8	112	2.17	114	0
1994	44.2	15	51.6	19	36.7	14	2.35	107	0
1993	38.1	82	44.6	96	31.6	71	4.38	34	0
1992	39.6	66	46	77	33.2	48	2.86	86	0
1991	42.3	28	50.4	24	34.2	39	5.07	16	0
1990	44.5	12	53.1	8	35.9	20	4.73	23	0
1989	27.9	152	34.7	152	21	153	2.10	115	0
1988	38.7	76	46.9	68	30.5	83	1.30	140	0
1987	41.5	41	48.4	47	34.5	33	2.57	99	0
1986	39.7	63	46.8	69	32.7	51	4.98	17	0
1985	36.4	110	44.5	99	28.2	118	0.68	148	0
1984	45.6	3	53.4	6	37.8	6	1.19	143	0
1983	36	116	42.4	122	29.6	100	5.91	8	0
1982	45.5	5	53	11	38	4	1.74	126	0
1981	38.4	78	45	89	31.9	66	2.80	89	0
1980	39.7	63	47.5	65	32	64	0.65	149	0
1979	43.7	18	52	17	35.4	23	0.85	146	0
1978	43.1	22	51.6	19	34.6	32	4.00	43	0
1977	38	86	45.5	83	30.6	79	4.86	21	0
1976	35.5	121	43.8	111	27.1	128	1.99	120	0
1975	40.5	51	48.2	51	32.8	50	4.04	40	0
1974	43	24	50.8	21	35.3	25	4.43	33	0
1973	41.9	34	49	42	34.8	29	6.03	6	0
1972	43.6	20	50.6	22	36.5	15	4.55	29	0
1971	45.5	5	54.2	4	36.8	11	1.66	132	0
1970	39.7	63	47.3	66	32.1	62	3.33	60	0
1969	36.2	114	42.9	119	29.6	100	6.54	3	0
1968	36.6	105	44.3	103	28.9	111	2.22	111	0
1967	39.8	62	48.1	53	31.6	71	5.93	7	0
1966	37.5	90	44.5	99	30.6	79	3.28	66	0
1965	41.4	43	50.5	23	32.4	59	0.47	152	0
1964	39.9	60	48.1	53	31.7	69	2.87	85	0
1963	31.1	145	38.5	145	23.7	145	1.72	129	0
1962	33.2	135	40.3	134	26	138	3.33	60	0
1961	36.3	113	43.1	117	29.6	100	2.88	83	0
1960	31	146	39.3	141	22.6	150	2.43	103	0
1959	42	32	49.3	38	34.7	30	3.26	70	0
1958	32.9	137	39.9	138	25.8	140	1.62	133	0
1957	41.4	43	48.8	43	33.9	42	5.62	10	0
1956	44.1	17	52.2	16	36.1	17	3.02	76	0
1955	33.6	133	40.4	133	26.7	133	0.22	154	0
1954	37.1	97	44.1	107	30.1	92	2.82	87	0
1953	40.9	48	49.2	39	32.5	54	3.32	64	0
1952	38.8	74	45.5	83	32.2	61	2.95	80	0
1951	40.9	48	48.3	49	33.4	46	4.54	30	0
1950	35.5	121	42.5	121	28.6	116	2.72	93	0
1949	41.9	34	49.6	33	34.2	39	1.98	121	0
1948	40.1	55	47.9	61	32.4	59	4.69	26	0
1947	36.6	105	44.3	103	28.8	112	1.36	138	0
1946	41.5	41	50.4	24	32.5	54	1.72	129	0
1945	32.9	137	38.5	145	27.3	125	4.71	24	0
1944	34.4	129	41.6	127	27.2	127	3.33	60	0
1943	36.4	110	45.4	85	27.5	123	1.54	135	0
1942	34.9	125	41.8	125	27.9	121	3.83	47	0
1941	41.9	34	49.5	34	34.3	37	3.94	44	0
1940	42.8	26	50.3	26	35.4	23	2.27	109	0
1939	40.1	55	46.8	69	33.4	46	2.20	112	0
1938	38.4	78	44.8	93	31.9	66	2.69	94	0
1937	37	98	44.1	107	29.9	94	0.71	147	0
1936	39.9	60	47.2	67	32.5	54	5.23	15	0
1935	32.1	142	37.8	150	26.4	135	2.06	116	0
1934	37.3	94	44.7	94	29.9	94	2.91	81	0
1933	38.5	77	46.8	69	30.3	88	2.43	103	0
1932	39.6	66	48.3	49	30.9	76	3.93	45	0
1931	44.3	14	52.4	14	36.1	17	2.03	118	0
1930	35.7	117	42.1	124	29.3	108	2.04	117	0
1929	38.4	78	46.3	75	30.6	79	2.20	112	0
1928	39.2	69	48.1	53	30.3	88	1.21	142	0
1927	39.1	72	46.8	69	31.4	74	3.51	51	0
1926	33.8	132	40.2	136	27.4	124	3.02	76	0
1925	36.9	100	43	118	30.9	76	1.07	144	0
1924	36.5	107	43.9	110	29	110	2.98	78	0
1923	45	10	53.1	8	36.9	10	2.80	89	0
1922	37.6	89	44.9	92	30.4	87	3.48	54	0
1921	37.9	87	45.2	88	30.6	79	1.95	122	0
1920	39.3	68	45.4	85	33.2	48	3.15	73	0
1919	32.5	140	41.2	130	23.9	144	3.32	64	0
1918	41.6	40	48.1	53	35.1	26	4.65	28	0
1917	27.9	152	34.4	154	21.4	152	1.47	137	0
1916	35.5	121	42.8	120	28.2	118	4.03	41	0
1915	35.2	124	41.7	126	28.7	115	2.80	89	0
1914	32.7	139	38.4	148	27.1	128	4.49	31	0
1913	40.4	52	48.1	53	32.6	52	2.29	108	0
1912	40	58	49.1	41	30.9	76	4.12	39	0
1911	40.9	48	48.4	47	33.5	45	3.34	58	0
1910	30.5	150	38	149	23	146	2.64	96	0
1909	31.8	143	39.5	140	24.1	142	3.39	56	0
1908	36.9	100	44.6	96	29.3	108	3.63	49	0
1907	38.1	82	45.9	79	30.3	88	4.20	37	0
1906	37	98	44.6	96	29.4	105	3.23	71	0
1905	37.5	90	45.6	82	29.4	105	5.39	13	0
1904	30.9	148	38.8	143	23	146	3.33	60	0
1903	32.2	141	40.2	136	24.1	142	1.89	123	0
1902	34.5	128	41.2	130	27.7	122	5.29	14	0
1901	34.7	126	43.3	113	26.2	137	7.56	1	0
1900	36.5	107	45	89	28	120	2.52	100	0
1899	36.2	114	46	77	26.4	135	1.68	131	0
1898	35.6	119	44	109	27.1	128	3.56	50	0
1897	38.1	82	45.7	81	30.5	83	3.35	57	0
1896	35.7	117	44.4	101	26.9	132	0.30	153	0
1895	38.8	74	46.7	73	31	75	2.38	105	0
1894	37.4	92	45.3	87	29.4	105	4.15	38	0
1893	38.3	81	47.9	61	28.8	112	2.27	109	0
1892	33.1	136	40.3	134	26	138	2.82	87	0
1891	43.1	22	53.8	5	32.5	54	2.80	89	0
1890	34.4	129	41.5	128	27.3	125	3.74	48	0
1889	45.6	3	54.9	3	36.3	16	0.19	155	0
1888	37.4	92	45	89	29.8	97	3.27	69	0
1887	36.9	100	43.8	111	29.9	94	4.31	36	0
1886	30.8	149	38.8	143	22.9	148	3.44	55	0
1885	38.1	82	45.8	80	30.5	83	2.67	95	0
1884	36.5	107	43.3	113	29.7	99	4.70	25	0
1883	36.9	100	44.4	101	29.5	104	2.89	82	0
1882	34	131	41.5	128	26.6	134	2.38	105	0
1881	42.1	30	50.3	26	34	41	6.12	5	0
1880	28.9	151	35.8	151	21.9	151	4.02	42	0
1879	41.3	46	48.7	44	33.8	43	4.66	27	0
1878	33.5	134	39.8	139	27.1	128	4.94	19	0
1877	42.5	27	50.2	28	34.9	27	3.22	72	0
1876	27.1	154	34.5	153	19.7	154	1.30	140	0
1875	36.9	100	43.2	115	30.5	83	3.51	51	0
1874	39.1	72	48.1	53	30.1	92	2.59	98	0
1873	40.3	53	48.1	53	32.5	54	0.97	145	0
1872	31	146	39.3	141	22.8	149	2.49	101	0
1871							1.32	139	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	51.2
2021	47.6
1984	45.6
1889	45.6
2023	45.5
2001	45.5
1982	45.5
1971	45.5
2012	45.4
2011	45
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1876	27.1
1989	27.9
1917	27.9
1880	28.9
1910	30.5
1886	30.8
1904	30.9
1960	31
1872	31
1963	31.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	7.56
2009	6.79
1969	6.54
2023	6.43
1881	6.12
1973	6.03
1967	5.93
1983	5.91
2018	5.82
1957	5.62

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	0.19
1955	0.22
1896	0.30
1965	0.47
2017	0.50
2021	0.63
1980	0.65
1985	0.68
1937	0.71
1979	0.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 61°F; 29 December 2025
Coldest night: 18°F; 15 December 2025, 14 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.86 in; 2 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.77 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest December since 2021, 31st driest of 155.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Washington, DC: 61°F on Monday 29 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Washington, DC: a low of 18°F on Monday 15 December 2025 and Sunday 14 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Washington, DC: 0.86 in on Tuesday 2 December 2025.