Washington, DC: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 36.2°F in Washington, DC, the coldest February since 2015, tied 53rd coldest of 155 (with 1966).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 36.2°F; Coldest since 2015; 53rd coldest of 155
Precipitation: 2.57 in; Driest since 2024; 77th driest of 156

A normal February in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 40.4°F, between 34.1°F and 44.3°F in eight years of ten and 2.28 in of precipitation, between 0.82 in and 4.26 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Washington, DC since 1872: 36.2°F in 2026; the lowest is 24.6°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 34.1 to 44.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	36.2	102	43.8	104	28.5	90	2.57	80	0
2025	41	35	48.9	40	33.1	28	2.84	62	0
2024	44.4	7	53	9	35.7	10	1.41	135	0
2023	46.7	3	56.1	3	37.4	2	2.08	108	0
2022	42.6	20	53.1	7	32.1	42	2.33	93	0
2021	37.8	72	44	99	31.5	47	4.66	19	0
2020	43.8	10	51.9	19	35.8	8	3.21	51	0
2019	42.2	25	50	28	34.4	14	3.52	39	0
2018	45.3	4	53.6	5	37	3	4.79	16	0
2017	47.7	1	57.6	2	37.8	1	0.68	151	0
2016	39.9	45	47.6	50	32.2	39	3.79	34	0
2015	30.3	142	39.1	135	21.5	146	1.68	125	0
2014	37.8	72	45.9	73	29.8	75	4.02	30	0
2013	38.3	65	45.1	87	31.6	45	1.67	126	0
2012	44.3	8	52.4	14	36.3	6	2.33	93	0
2011	41.7	28	51.3	23	32.2	39	2.12	106	0
2010	34.2	119	40.1	130	28.3	94	2.72	69	0
2009	39.8	46	49.5	35	30.1	66	0.35	156	0
2008	41	35	49.6	33	32.4	38	4.17	27	0
2007	30.9	140	38.1	142	23.6	136	2.22	102	0
2006	38.6	60	46.6	64	30.6	57	2.46	87	0
2005	39.6	48	48.2	47	30.9	53	1.63	131	0
2004	38.1	69	46.6	64	29.7	76	2.28	99	0
2003	33.6	127	39.7	131	27.6	107	6.98	1	0
2002	42.6	20	52.5	12	32.7	31	0.47	154	0
2001	40.9	37	49.9	29	31.8	43	1.83	121	0
2000	42.4	23	51.2	24	33.7	20	2.06	110	0
1999	40.9	37	49.3	37	32.6	35	2.54	82	0
1998	43.4	14	50.1	27	36.6	4	5.23	13	0
1997	44.7	6	52.8	11	36.6	4	2.43	89	0
1996	37.2	81	44.6	93	29.9	73	1.99	114	0
1995	34.3	114	42.4	118	26.3	118	1.71	123	0
1994	36.3	101	44.8	91	27.8	103	4.20	25	0
1993	34.3	114	42.5	116	26.1	120	2.27	100	0
1992	41.2	31	49.7	32	32.7	31	2.23	101	0
1991	43	17	52.4	14	33.5	23	0.83	148	0
1990	45.2	5	55.1	4	35.3	11	1.30	138	0
1989	37.8	72	45.1	87	30.5	61	2.80	66	0
1988	37.3	79	45.8	75	28.8	87	2.52	84	0
1987	37	85	44.9	90	29.1	83	2.11	107	0
1986	35.3	107	40.5	127	30	70	3.49	41	0
1985	37.8	72	46.2	69	29.4	80	3.07	57	0
1984	43.8	10	51.4	21	36.1	7	3.43	43	0
1983	38.7	58	47.4	55	30	70	3.09	56	0
1982	38.3	65	46.4	68	30.2	64	3.33	47	0
1981	43.6	12	53.5	6	33.8	18	2.82	64	0
1980	36.1	104	43.7	105	28.5	90	1.16	140	0
1979	28.4	149	35.3	151	21.5	146	5.62	7	0
1978	31.4	135	38.3	139	24.5	131	0.42	155	0
1977	38.8	55	49.6	33	27.9	102	0.66	152	0
1976	46.9	2	58	1	35.8	8	1.55	133	0
1975	40.6	42	48.2	47	33	29	1.56	132	0
1974	39.2	50	48.3	46	30.1	66	0.95	144	0
1973	37	85	45.8	75	28.2	95	2.68	75	0
1972	36.5	98	45.4	83	27.6	107	5.27	11	0
1971	39.1	52	47.5	53	30.6	57	5.44	8	0
1970	37.1	83	47	59	27.2	109	2.69	73	0
1969	36.9	89	43.6	108	30.1	66	2.08	108	0
1968	34.3	114	43.9	102	24.6	130	0.80	150	0
1967	34	122	43	114	24.9	127	2.32	95	0
1966	36.2	102	44.3	97	28.1	99	3.57	38	0
1965	36.8	90	47.2	58	26.4	115	1.89	118	0
1964	36.8	90	45	89	28.7	88	3.38	45	0
1963	31	138	39.4	134	22.6	141	1.94	116	0
1962	34.6	113	41	125	28.1	99	3.65	35	0
1961	38.3	65	45.9	73	30.6	57	5.71	5	0
1960	38.3	65	45.4	83	31.1	50	3.33	47	0
1959	39	53	48.5	44	29.5	79	1.51	134	0
1958	31.2	136	37.6	146	24.8	128	4.14	29	0
1957	41.4	29	48.7	43	34	15	2.75	68	0
1956	41.1	32	48.8	41	33.3	26	2.82	64	0
1955	37.8	72	47	59	28.5	90	3.13	54	0
1954	43.5	13	53.1	7	33.9	16	0.85	147	0
1953	42.6	20	51.4	21	33.8	18	2.35	92	0
1952	41.1	32	48.5	44	33.6	22	1.77	122	0
1951	38.5	62	47.4	55	29.7	76	2.65	77	0
1950	38.6	60	45.8	75	31.5	47	2.72	69	0
1949	43.9	9	52.5	12	35.2	12	2.68	75	0
1948	36.8	90	45.8	75	27.8	103	1.67	126	0
1947	31.5	134	40.3	128	22.6	141	1.27	139	0
1946	39.2	50	47.6	50	30.8	55	2.32	95	0
1945	38.5	62	46.5	66	30.4	63	2.94	60	0
1944	38.1	69	45.7	79	30.6	57	2.48	85	0
1943	38.8	55	47.5	53	30.1	66	2.02	112	0
1942	34.2	119	41.9	123	26.4	115	2.03	111	0
1941	33.9	124	41.2	124	26.5	114	0.92	146	0
1940	37.1	83	44.2	98	30	70	2.77	67	0
1939	42.3	24	51.1	25	33.5	23	5.71	5	0
1938	40.9	37	49.1	39	32.7	31	2.37	90	0
1937	36.6	96	44.6	93	28.5	90	3.33	47	0
1936	29.6	147	37.5	147	21.6	144	3.83	33	0
1935	35.4	106	43.9	102	26.9	110	2.37	90	0
1934	24.6	155	33.5	155	15.6	155	3.22	50	0
1933	38.4	64	46.5	66	30.2	64	2.63	79	0
1932	42.9	18	52.1	17	33.7	20	2.46	87	0
1931	39.4	49	47.4	55	31.4	49	1.36	137	0
1930	41.9	27	51.6	20	32.2	39	1.64	129	0
1929	35.1	109	43.7	105	26.4	115	3.19	52	0
1928	37.6	77	45.6	81	29.7	76	2.69	73	0
1927	42.1	26	50.3	26	33.9	16	3.34	46	0
1926	36.5	98	44	99	29	84	4.17	27	0
1925	43.1	16	52.9	10	33.3	26	0.98	143	0
1924	34.3	114	40.3	128	28.2	95	3.05	58	0
1923	32.6	131	39.6	133	25.6	124	2.19	104	0
1922	38.7	58	46.2	69	31.1	50	2.86	61	0
1921	39	53	46.9	62	31.1	50	2.29	98	0
1920	32.7	130	39.7	131	25.7	122	3.47	42	0
1919	37.2	81	43.6	108	30.8	55	2.01	113	0
1918	36.8	90	47	59	26.6	112	0.83	148	0
1917	32.8	129	42.1	121	23.5	137	1.97	115	0
1916	34.1	121	42.1	121	26.2	119	2.84	62	0
1915	38.8	55	46.8	63	30.9	53	3.60	37	0
1914	30.1	144	38.3	139	21.9	143	3.05	58	0
1913	36.6	96	45.4	83	27.8	103	1.37	136	0
1912	31	138	38.9	136	23.1	139	2.70	71	0
1911	37	85	44.7	92	29.3	82	1.92	117	0
1910	34.7	112	42.7	115	26.6	112	2.20	103	0
1909	42.9	18	52.4	14	33.5	23	3.11	55	0
1908	30.8	141	37.7	145	23.9	134	3.98	32	0
1907	30.2	143	38.9	136	21.4	148	2.30	97	0
1906	34	122	43.3	112	24.7	129	2.14	105	0
1905	26.4	153	33.9	154	18.9	153	2.55	81	0
1904	28.4	149	36.8	148	20	149	1.65	128	0
1903	37.4	78	46.1	71	28.6	89	5.32	9	0
1902	29.8	145	36.6	149	23	140	4.72	17	0
1901	29.8	145	37.9	143	21.6	144	0.62	153	0
1900	33.7	126	43.5	110	23.9	134	5.26	12	0
1899	27.4	151	35.6	150	19.1	152	6.17	4	0
1898	34.9	111	44	99	25.9	121	1.64	129	0
1897	36.5	98	43.7	105	29.4	80	6.47	3	0
1896	36.7	95	45.2	86	28.2	95	5.31	10	0
1895	26.3	154	34.3	153	18.3	154	1.10	142	0
1894	35.2	108	42.4	118	28.1	99	4.64	20	0
1893	35.1	109	43.5	110	26.7	111	4.25	24	0
1892	36.8	90	44.6	93	29	84	3.64	36	0
1891	41.3	30	49.9	29	32.7	31	4.49	22	0
1890	43.3	15	52	18	34.6	13	4.20	25	0
1889	31.1	137	37.8	144	24.4	132	2.47	86	0
1888	36.1	104	44.5	96	27.8	103	3.19	52	0
1887	39.7	47	47.6	50	31.8	43	3.42	44	0
1886	33.2	128	42.5	116	24	133	4.32	23	0
1885	27	152	34.5	152	19.5	151	4.63	21	0
1884	41.1	32	49.2	38	32.9	30	6.84	2	0
1883	38	71	46.1	71	29.9	73	5.08	15	0
1882	40.7	41	48.8	41	32.5	36	5.09	14	0
1881	32.2	132	40.8	126	23.5	137	4.01	31	0
1880	40.8	40	49.9	29	31.6	45	1.71	123	0
1879	32.1	133	38.4	138	25.7	122	1.87	119	0
1878	40.4	43	48.2	47	32.5	36	2.54	82	0
1877	40	44	49.4	36	30.5	61	1.16	140	0
1876	37	85	45.7	79	28.2	95	3.50	40	0
1875	29	148	38.2	141	19.8	150	2.65	77	0
1874	37.3	79	45.5	82	29	84	1.84	120	0
1873	34.3	114	43.2	113	25.4	125	4.69	18	0
1872	33.8	125	42.4	118	25.2	126	0.93	145	2
1871							2.70	71	28

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	47.7
1976	46.9
2023	46.7
2018	45.3
1990	45.2
1997	44.7
2024	44.4
2012	44.3
1949	43.9
2020	43.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	24.6
1895	26.3
1905	26.4
1885	27
1899	27.4
1979	28.4
1904	28.4
1875	29
1936	29.6
1902	29.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	6.98
1884	6.84
1897	6.47
1899	6.17
1961	5.71
1939	5.71
1979	5.62
1971	5.44
1903	5.32
1896	5.31

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2009	0.35
1978	0.42
2002	0.47
1901	0.62
1977	0.66
2017	0.68
1968	0.80
1991	0.83
1918	0.83
1954	0.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 28 February 2026
Coldest night: 14°F; 8 February 2026, 1 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.94 in; 22 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 2.57 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest February since 2024, 77th driest of 156.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Washington, DC: 65°F on Saturday 28 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 14°F on Sunday 8 February 2026 and Sunday 1 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Washington, DC: 0.94 in on Sunday 22 February 2026.