Washington, DC: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 33.3°F in Washington, DC, the coldest January since 2014, tied 48th coldest of 155 (with 1935, 1896, 1882 and 1 other year).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 33.3°F; Coldest since 2014; 48th coldest of 155
Precipitation: 3.16 in; Wettest since 2024; 58th wettest of 156

A normal January in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 37.1°F, between 31.6°F and 42.1°F in eight years of ten and 2.72 in of precipitation, between 1.37 in and 4.35 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Washington, DC since 1872: 33.3°F in 2026; the lowest is 23.7°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 31.6 to 42.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	33.3	104	40.7	104	25.9	98	3.16	58	0
2025	34.2	93	41.4	93	27	84	1.95	125	0
2024	39.8	29	46.8	34	32.8	23	5.88	7	0
2023	45.2	3	52.5	4	37.8	3	1.65	139	0
2022	34.6	87	42	89	27.2	81	3.68	42	0
2021	38.6	37	45.5	47	31.7	32	1.93	127	0
2020	42.4	13	49.8	13	35	9	2.79	80	0
2019	37.2	52	44.3	58	30.1	48	3.30	53	0
2018	35.7	68	44.7	53	26.7	88	0.94	153	0
2017	42.1	14	48.5	22	35.7	6	2.75	82	0
2016	34.9	81	42.5	82	27.3	79	2.68	84	0
2015	35.6	71	42.6	79	28.5	67	3.73	39	0
2014	32.2	116	40.8	101	23.7	126	2.58	92	0
2013	40.3	25	47.5	30	33.1	21	2.53	96	0
2012	40.7	20	49.3	18	32.2	29	2.19	115	0
2011	33.6	100	39.7	117	27.6	78	2.25	112	0
2010	35.3	75	42.5	82	28	74	1.56	142	0
2009	31.6	123	38.3	130	25	112	2.68	84	0
2008	40	26	47.6	28	32.4	27	1.37	147	0
2007	40.7	20	48.2	23	33.2	20	2.46	101	0
2006	43	8	51.2	7	34.9	10	3.25	54	0
2005	36	63	42.9	75	29.2	58	3.31	52	0
2004	30.5	134	37.7	135	23.4	131	1.35	148	0
2003	31.1	128	37.3	137	24.8	115	2.41	103	0
2002	41.6	17	49.7	14	33.5	18	1.32	150	0
2001	35.5	73	42.8	76	28.2	72	2.22	113	0
2000	35.8	67	43.2	71	28.5	67	3.66	43	0
1999	38.1	43	46.4	39	29.9	50	5.42	13	0
1998	43	8	49.9	12	36	5	5.43	12	0
1997	37	55	44.5	55	29.4	56	2.55	94	0
1996	32.8	112	40.2	115	25.5	106	5.01	17	0
1995	39.5	32	46.2	42	32.9	22	3.22	56	0
1994	28.8	144	36.3	142	21.2	147	4.28	30	0
1993	39.7	31	46.8	34	32.5	24	2.90	71	0
1992	38.2	42	46.2	42	30.2	46	2.78	81	0
1991	38.5	39	46.3	41	30.8	40	2.90	71	0
1990	43.6	7	52.3	6	34.8	11	2.95	68	0
1989	39.8	29	47.6	28	32.1	30	2.49	99	0
1988	31	129	38.4	128	23.5	127	3.14	60	0
1987	34.7	85	41.2	97	28.2	72	4.90	19	0
1986	35.3	75	43.7	64	27	84	2.38	105	0
1985	30.7	132	38	133	23.5	127	2.11	120	0
1984	32.2	116	39.6	119	24.8	115	1.71	135	0
1983	38.1	43	45.1	51	31.1	36	1.69	136	0
1982	28.1	148	36.1	144	20.1	149	2.27	109	0
1981	33	109	40.5	108	25.5	106	0.38	154	0
1980	37.2	52	43.4	68	31	38	2.85	75	0
1979	35.1	78	41.9	90	28.3	71	6.64	4	0
1978	32.4	113	39.4	121	25.5	106	7.11	2	0
1977	25.4	151	33.3	150	17.5	153	1.50	145	0
1976	33.8	96	41.4	93	26.3	94	3.56	47	0
1975	40.9	19	49.3	18	32.5	24	3.09	64	0
1974	42.9	10	50.6	9	35.2	7	2.66	86	0
1973	37.6	49	46.5	37	28.7	64	2.26	111	0
1972	38.4	40	46.1	44	30.8	40	2.45	102	0
1971	31.3	127	38.5	127	24.1	122	1.86	131	0
1970	30	137	38.3	130	21.7	143	1.24	151	0
1969	34.2	93	41.3	95	27.1	82	1.69	136	0
1968	31.4	125	40.3	112	22.5	138	1.97	123	0
1967	41	18	49.5	17	32.4	27	1.35	148	0
1966	32.4	113	39.7	117	25.1	110	3.95	37	0
1965	33.4	102	41.6	92	25.1	110	2.73	83	0
1964	36.2	61	46.1	44	26.4	91	3.98	36	0
1963	31.4	125	39.2	123	23.5	127	1.86	131	0
1962	34.5	88	42.5	82	26.6	89	1.59	140	0
1961	29.8	139	37.1	141	22.5	138	3.12	62	0
1960	38.1	43	44.2	59	32.1	30	2.66	86	0
1959	34.9	81	43.7	64	26	97	2.21	114	0
1958	34.4	90	40.7	104	28	74	2.51	97	0
1957	32.9	110	40.1	116	25.7	105	2.61	91	0
1956	34.5	88	40.5	108	28.5	67	1.99	121	0
1955	35.4	74	42.1	88	28.7	64	0.31	156	0
1954	35.9	65	44.1	62	27.7	77	2.30	106	0
1953	40.7	20	48.1	24	33.3	19	4.13	33	0
1952	40.7	20	47.7	26	33.6	17	4.48	24	0
1951	39.3	34	48	25	30.5	43	2.18	116	0
1950	47.9	1	57	1	38.9	2	1.91	129	0
1949	42.6	11	50.5	10	34.7	12	5.08	16	0
1948	28.8	144	35.6	145	22	141	4.57	23	0
1947	41.7	16	49.6	15	33.8	15	3.81	38	0
1946	36.8	57	44.1	62	29.5	55	1.88	130	0
1945	30.9	131	37.2	138	24.5	119	2.89	73	0
1944	37.4	50	45.2	50	29.6	52	2.96	67	0
1943	36.2	61	43.1	73	29.3	57	2.87	74	0
1942	34.9	81	42.4	85	27.3	79	2.47	100	0
1941	34.7	85	40.4	110	29.1	59	3.04	65	0
1940	24.9	153	31.8	154	18	151	2.12	119	0
1939	37.7	47	45.3	48	30.2	46	3.41	51	0
1938	35.7	68	42.6	79	28.8	62	2.64	88	0
1937	43.8	4	50.3	11	37.4	4	7.83	1	0
1936	30.6	133	37.2	138	24.1	122	5.87	8	0
1935	33.3	104	40.7	104	25.9	98	5.27	14	0
1934	39	36	46.5	37	31.5	35	1.97	123	0
1933	42.6	11	50.8	8	34.5	13	3.25	54	0
1932	46.8	2	54.2	2	39.4	1	4.82	20	0
1931	37	55	44.9	52	29.1	59	1.56	142	0
1930	35.6	71	43.4	68	27.9	76	2.85	75	0
1929	34.9	81	43.5	67	26.3	94	2.16	117	0
1928	35.9	65	45.3	48	26.5	90	2.63	89	0
1927	34	95	41.2	97	26.9	86	1.20	152	0
1926	33.8	96	42.2	86	25.3	109	3.60	45	0
1925	32.9	110	40.8	101	25	112	4.44	26	0
1924	35	79	44.2	59	25.9	98	3.21	57	0
1923	36.8	57	43.4	68	30.1	48	4.24	32	0
1922	31.9	119	38.9	125	25	112	5.56	11	0
1921	36.6	60	44.2	59	29	61	2.30	106	0
1920	28.7	146	35.6	145	21.8	142	2.30	106	0
1919	38.1	43	46.4	39	29.8	51	3.47	49	0
1918	23.7	155	29.8	155	17.6	152	4.29	29	0
1917	35	79	43.2	71	26.8	87	2.57	93	0
1916	39.9	28	48.8	21	30.9	39	1.57	141	0
1915	35.7	68	42.8	76	28.5	67	6.34	5	0
1914	38.6	37	46.9	32	30.3	44	4.60	22	0
1913	43.7	6	53.6	3	33.7	16	2.85	75	0
1912	25	152	33	152	16.9	154	2.84	78	0
1911	38.3	41	46.9	32	29.6	52	2.92	69	0
1910	33.7	99	41	100	26.4	91	4.39	28	0
1909	36	63	43.1	73	28.8	62	2.84	78	0
1908	34.3	92	42.6	79	25.9	98	3.45	50	0
1907	37.2	52	45.7	46	28.7	64	2.54	95	0
1906	40	26	47.5	30	32.5	24	3.11	63	0
1905	29.8	139	38.2	132	21.3	146	3.59	46	0
1904	27.5	149	35.4	148	19.6	150	2.62	90	0
1903	33.5	101	41.1	99	25.8	103	4.26	31	0
1902	31.8	120	39.3	122	24.4	120	3.61	44	0
1901	34.4	90	41.7	91	27.1	82	2.92	69	0
1900	35.2	77	44.5	55	25.9	98	1.92	128	0
1899	33.4	102	42.2	86	24.6	118	4.12	34	0
1898	36.7	59	43.7	64	29.6	52	3.54	48	0
1897	31	129	38.9	125	23.2	133	1.98	122	0
1896	33.3	104	40.4	110	26.3	94	2.27	109	0
1895	31.7	121	39.1	124	24.3	121	4.42	27	0
1894	37.7	47	44.7	53	30.7	42	2.14	118	0
1893	24.6	154	32.7	153	16.5	155	1.85	134	0
1892	31.6	123	39.5	120	23.8	124	5.84	9	0
1891	37.3	51	44.4	57	30.3	44	6.14	6	0
1890	43.8	4	52.4	5	35.1	8	1.54	144	0
1889	39.1	35	46.6	36	31.7	32	4.05	35	0
1888	30.2	136	37.6	136	22.7	135	2.99	66	0
1887	32.4	113	41.3	95	23.5	127	2.39	104	0
1886	29.4	143	36.3	142	22.4	140	5.01	17	0
1885	33.8	96	42.8	76	24.8	115	4.46	25	0
1884	29.9	138	37.2	138	22.7	135	5.59	10	0
1883	29.5	142	35.6	145	23.3	132	3.15	59	0
1882	33.3	104	40.3	112	26.4	91	7.09	3	0
1881	26.8	150	33.3	150	20.2	148	5.14	15	0
1880	41.8	15	49.6	15	33.9	14	2.51	97	0
1879	30.5	134	38.4	128	22.6	137	3.13	61	0
1878	33.3	104	40.8	101	25.8	103	4.77	21	0
1877	29.7	141	37.9	134	21.6	145	3.73	39	0
1876	40.4	24	49.1	20	31.6	34	1.68	138	0
1875	28.5	147	35.2	149	21.7	143	1.86	131	0
1874	39.4	33	47.7	26	31.1	36	1.95	125	0
1873	32.2	116	40.6	107	23.8	124	3.73	39	0
1872	31.7	121	40.3	112	23.1	134	0.35	155	1
1871							1.46	146	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1950	47.9
1932	46.8
2023	45.2
1937	43.8
1890	43.8
1913	43.7
1990	43.6
2006	43
1998	43
1974	42.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	23.7
1893	24.6
1940	24.9
1912	25
1977	25.4
1881	26.8
1904	27.5
1982	28.1
1875	28.5
1920	28.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1937	7.83
1978	7.11
1882	7.09
1979	6.64
1915	6.34
1891	6.14
2024	5.88
1936	5.87
1892	5.84
1884	5.59

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1955	0.31
1872	0.35
1981	0.38
2018	0.94
1927	1.20
1970	1.24
2002	1.32
2004	1.35
1967	1.35
2008	1.37

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 63°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: 10°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.99 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 3.16 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the wettest January since 2024, 58th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Washington, DC: 63°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 10°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Washington, DC: 1.99 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.