Washington, DC: Fall

10 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 71.6°F in Washington, DC, the warmest 1 September to 10 October since 2023, tied 24th warmest of 155 (with 2008 and 1884).

Fall 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 71.6°F; Warmest since 2023; 24th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 4.92 in; Wettest since 2020; 48th wettest of 156

A normal 1 September to 10 October in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.2°F, between 66.9°F and 73.4°F in eight years of ten and 4.48 in of precipitation, between 1.57 in and 9.35 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 10 October in Washington, DC since 1872: 71.6°F in 2026; the highest is 75.5°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 66.9 to 73.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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	71.6	24	79.4	35	63.8	13	4.92	48	0
2025	70.5	34	79	40	62.1	27	3.81	80	0
2024	71.1	31	78.4	55	63.9	12	3.79	84	0
2023	71.8	21	80.4	26	63.3	18	3.67	88	0
2022	69.1	55	77.8	62	60.3	52	4.02	73	0
2021	72.7	12	80.8	18	64.6	7	4.09	72	0
2020	68.3	74	76.5	91	60.1	63	5.66	38	0
2019	75	3	84.1	2	65.9	3	0.27	155	0
2018	75.5	1	82	13	69	1	9.73	9	0
2017	72.2	15	80.6	24	63.8	13	2.05	129	0
2016	73.4	8	80.4	26	66.4	2	3.09	106	0
2015	71.5	27	79.8	31	63.2	21	4.48	60	0
2014	71.7	22	79.8	31	63.6	15	1.51	142	0
2013	71.2	29	80.7	21	61.6	37	4.26	68	0
2012	70.2	39	78.5	54	61.9	32	4.97	47	0
2011	68.4	71	75.5	114	61.4	39	9.31	11	0
2010	72.2	15	81.9	14	62.5	24	6.86	32	0
2009	68.7	65	76.8	80	60.6	47	3.34	98	0
2008	71.6	24	79.8	31	63.5	16	6.45	33	0
2007	73.6	6	82.9	7	64.2	8	0.60	154	0
2006	66.8	104	74.4	133	59.2	79	8.56	12	0
2005	73.3	9	82.6	9	64.1	10	7.45	27	0
2004	69.4	49	77.1	74	61.7	35	4.83	51	0
2003	67.5	89	75.1	121	59.8	67	6.87	30	0
2002	72.1	17	80.8	18	63.5	16	2.68	118	0
2001	66.9	100	76.4	93	57.3	106	1.58	138	0
2000	65.9	122	74	138	57.9	102	4.92	48	0
1999	67.5	89	75.4	117	59.6	73	11.54	3	0
1998	72	18	80.9	16	63.1	23	2.40	125	0
1997	70.2	39	80	29	60.4	49	1.60	137	0
1996	67.4	94	75.1	121	59.7	69	9.95	8	0
1995	70.5	34	79.3	38	61.8	34	5.90	36	0
1994	67.7	86	76.8	80	58.6	90	3.13	104	0
1993	68.3	74	77.1	74	59.6	73	3.87	79	0
1992	66.6	108	74.9	126	58.3	96	4.48	60	0
1991	69.4	49	78.6	49	60.3	52	3.88	77	0
1990	69.5	47	78.7	48	60.3	52	1.08	148	0
1989	68.2	77	76.5	91	60	65	8.51	13	0
1988	66.2	119	75.1	121	57.2	109	2.20	127	0
1987	68	80	76.6	87	59.5	76	5.97	35	0
1986	70.4	36	78.8	42	62	29	0.63	153	0
1985	69.5	47	78.9	41	60.2	60	8.09	19	0
1984	66.4	115	74.5	132	58.4	92	3.79	84	0
1983	71.2	29	80.8	18	61.6	37	2.90	111	0
1982	70.3	38	78.8	42	61.7	35	1.71	136	0
1981	68.6	66	77.2	73	60	65	2.75	117	0
1980	73.8	4	82.8	8	64.8	6	2.51	122	0
1979	69.1	55	76.3	101	62	29	11.37	4	0
1978	70.2	39	78.4	55	62	29	1.86	132	0
1977	71	32	78.8	42	63.2	21	1.43	143	0
1976	68.9	62	77.5	68	60.4	49	9.98	7	0
1975	66.9	100	75	124	58.8	86	13.57	2	0
1974	66.6	108	76.6	87	56.7	116	4.39	62	0
1973	73	10	81.9	14	64.2	8	2.81	114	0
1972	68.4	71	77.3	72	59.4	78	2.16	128	0
1971	71.3	28	78.6	49	64	11	5.64	39	0
1970	72.6	13	83.3	4	61.9	32	1.57	139	0
1969	69	58	78.3	57	59.7	69	6.08	34	0
1968	69.7	46	80.5	25	58.9	85	4.51	58	0
1967	67.2	97	77.9	59	56.6	117	0.89	150	0
1966	66.3	116	75.6	113	57	111	7.95	21	0
1965	69.2	53	78.8	42	59.6	73	4.22	69	0
1964	66.3	116	76.4	93	56.2	126	3.68	87	0
1963	65.3	132	76.4	93	54.2	144	3.61	89	0
1962	66.8	104	75.3	119	58.2	97	4.39	62	0
1961	71.7	22	80.9	16	62.5	24	1.31	144	0
1960	68.6	66	76.7	84	60.6	47	4.55	57	0
1959	73.7	5	82.2	12	65.2	5	2.45	123	0
1958	66.9	100	76.2	104	57.5	105	3.81	80	0
1957	69	58	76.6	87	61.4	39	5.04	46	0
1956	65	135	73.5	142	56.6	117	4.39	62	0
1955	68.6	66	76.4	93	60.8	44	1.85	133	0
1954	72.3	14	82.4	11	62.1	27	1.08	148	0
1953	67.3	96	77.5	68	57.1	110	4.20	70	0
1952	66.5	111	76.2	104	56.9	113	4.59	56	0
1951	69.4	49	78.6	49	60.3	52	3.49	92	0
1950	65.9	122	73.7	141	58.2	97	8.16	17	0
1949	67.5	89	76.6	87	58.4	92	3.60	90	0
1948	66.9	100	75.8	111	58	100	5.29	43	0
1947	67.7	86	76.2	104	59.2	79	4.70	54	0
1946	68.2	77	77.8	62	58.7	87	3.16	102	0
1945	69	58	76.9	78	61.1	42	4.80	52	0
1944	68.4	71	76.4	93	60.4	49	6.88	29	0
1943	65.7	125	76.1	107	55.4	133	2.98	109	0
1942	68.6	66	78	58	59.1	82	2.89	112	0
1941	73.5	7	83.7	3	63.3	18	1.19	146	0
1940	65.3	132	74.2	135	56.4	120	2.63	119	0
1939	69.2	53	78.8	42	59.7	69	9.41	10	0
1938	64.3	141	72.5	150	56.1	130	4.28	67	0
1937	64.3	141	73.4	143	55.3	134	3.50	91	0
1936	70	42	78.8	42	61.3	41	3.02	108	0
1935	63.2	148	72.7	149	53.8	148	8.49	14	0
1934	67.8	83	75.5	114	60.2	60	17.99	1	0
1933	69	58	77.7	64	60.3	52	3.77	86	0
1932	68.1	79	78.6	49	57.7	104	8.22	16	0
1931	72.8	11	83.2	5	62.5	24	3.13	104	0
1930	72	18	83	6	61.1	42	0.76	152	0
1929	66.7	106	76.8	80	56.5	119	6.87	30	0
1928	64.4	139	73	145	55.8	131	4.35	65	0
1927	69.4	49	79.7	34	59.2	79	3.90	76	0
1926	67.9	82	76.3	101	59.5	76	7.79	24	0
1925	68.9	62	77.6	66	60.3	52	4.34	66	0
1924	63.1	149	72.9	146	53.3	151	7.86	23	0
1923	66.1	120	75.4	117	56.8	115	3.15	103	0
1922	69.8	43	79.9	30	59.8	67	7.51	25	0
1921	70.4	36	80.7	21	60.2	60	3.81	80	0
1920	66.1	120	76	110	56.2	126	2.87	113	0
1919	69.1	55	79.2	39	59	83	3.29	99	0
1918	63.3	147	74.2	135	52.4	154	2.80	115	0
1917	61.6	155	70.9	152	52.3	155	1.97	131	0
1916	65.4	131	76.8	80	54.1	146	2.61	121	0
1915	67.5	89	77.1	74	57.9	102	4.49	59	0
1914	65.7	125	76.4	93	55	136	0.85	151	0
1913	67	99	75.8	111	58.2	97	3.44	93	0
1912	68.3	74	77.9	59	58.7	87	5.86	37	0
1911	67.7	86	76.9	78	58.5	91	2.93	110	0
1910	69.8	43	79.4	35	60.3	52	3.37	96	0
1909	64.5	137	75	124	54.1	146	3.42	94	0
1908	64.3	141	74.9	126	53.6	149	4.85	50	0
1907	66.7	106	76.1	107	57.3	106	8.01	20	0
1906	69.8	43	79.4	35	60.3	52	1.54	140	0
1905	67.1	98	77.9	59	56.3	122	2.39	126	0
1904	65.2	134	75.5	114	54.9	137	5.35	42	0
1903	66.5	111	76.1	107	57	111	3.08	107	0
1902	65.5	128	74.8	129	56.2	126	8.43	15	0
1901	64.5	137	74.8	129	54.2	144	1.98	130	0
1900	72	18	80.7	21	63.3	18	5.37	41	0
1899	62.9	151	73.4	143	52.5	153	7.48	26	0
1898	70.6	33	80.4	26	60.8	44	1.15	147	0
1897	65.9	122	77.4	70	54.3	142	1.54	140	0
1896	64.4	139	74.1	137	54.7	139	3.19	100	0
1895	67.8	83	78.6	49	56.9	113	1.29	145	0
1894	68.9	62	77.7	64	60.1	63	3.38	95	0
1893	64.8	136	73.9	139	55.7	132	4.62	55	0
1892	63.8	145	74.3	134	53.4	150	3.88	77	0
1891	68	80	77.1	74	59	83	3.35	97	0
1890	66.6	108	74.9	126	58.4	92	5.39	40	0
1889	62.7	152	70.9	152	54.6	140	3.98	74	0
1888	62.1	154	70	155	54.3	142	7.14	28	0
1887	65.5	128	74.8	129	56.3	122	3.19	100	0
1886	66.5	111	76.7	84	56.3	122	1.79	134	0
1885	64	144	72.9	146	55.1	135	3.93	75	0
1884	71.6	24	82.6	9	60.7	46	0.25	156	0
1883	63.4	146	72.4	151	54.5	141	5.24	44	0
1882	68.6	66	77.4	70	59.7	69	7.87	22	0
1881	75.4	2	85.5	1	65.3	4	2.63	119	0
1880	66.3	116	76.3	101	56.3	122	4.18	71	0
1879	66.5	111	76.7	84	56.4	120	1.78	135	0
1878	67.5	89	76.4	93	58.7	87	2.78	116	0
1877	65.5	128	73.8	140	57.3	106	10.62	6	0
1876	62.5	153	70.2	154	54.8	138	11.28	5	0
1875	63.1	149	72.9	146	53.2	152	2.41	124	0
1874	67.4	94	76.4	93	58.4	92	8.12	18	0
1873	65.7	125	75.3	119	56.2	126	5.07	45	0
1872	67.8	83	77.6	66	58	100	4.74	53	0
1871							3.81	80	40

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	75.5
1881	75.4
2019	75
1980	73.8
1959	73.7
2007	73.6
1941	73.5
2016	73.4
2005	73.3
1973	73

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	61.6
1888	62.1
1876	62.5
1889	62.7
1899	62.9
1924	63.1
1875	63.1
1935	63.2
1918	63.3
1883	63.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	17.99
1975	13.57
1999	11.54
1979	11.37
1876	11.28
1877	10.62
1976	9.98
1996	9.95
2018	9.73
1939	9.41

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1884	0.25
2019	0.27
2007	0.60
1986	0.63
1930	0.76
1914	0.85
1967	0.89
1990	1.08
1954	1.08
1898	1.15

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 1 September 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.25 in; 3 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 4.92 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the wettest 1 September to 10 October since 2020, tied 48th wettest of 156 (with 2000).
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Washington, DC: 98°F on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Washington, DC: a low of 49°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Washington, DC: 1.25 in on Thursday 3 September 2026.