Washington, DC: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 81.7°F in Washington, DC, the warmest July since 2025, tied 17th warmest of 155 (with 2017).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 81.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 17th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 3.58 in; Driest since 2025; 64th driest of 156

A normal July in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 80.8°F, between 77.5°F and 83.2°F in eight years of ten and 4.23 in of precipitation, between 1.34 in and 6.56 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Washington, DC since 1872: 81.7°F in 2026; the highest is 84.5°F, in 2011.

Normal range, 77.5 to 83.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July 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	81.7	17	90.5	21	72.9	19	3.58	93	0
2025	82.4	10	90.3	23	74.5	5	3.54	95	0
2024	83.7	4	92.4	6	75	2	4.82	55	0
2023	81.6	19	90.1	28	73.1	16	6.46	25	0
2022	81.1	25	88.8	47	73.3	14	7.61	13	0
2021	80.9	28	89.5	36	72.2	27	4.24	72	0
2020	83.9	3	92.7	4	75	2	6.51	22	0
2019	82.1	13	90.9	16	73.3	14	6.49	24	0
2018	80.7	34	88.5	53	72.8	21	9.73	4	0
2017	81.7	17	90	30	73.4	13	9.15	8	0
2016	82.7	8	91.2	12	74.3	6	3.13	106	0
2015	81.5	20	89.1	43	73.8	9	5.01	51	0
2014	79.4	53	88	65	70.8	47	4.68	59	0
2013	81.2	23	88.3	58	74.2	7	4.43	67	0
2012	84	2	93.1	2	74.9	4	2.81	115	0
2011	84.5	1	93.6	1	75.4	1	3.03	108	0
2010	83.1	5	92.3	8	73.9	8	5.17	44	0
2009	76.9	113	85.8	115	68	110	1.07	152	0
2008	80.7	34	89.5	36	72	30	3.60	92	0
2007	79.2	57	88.8	47	69.7	70	2.40	123	0
2006	80.4	38	88.8	47	72	30	3.56	94	0
2005	80.5	36	88.3	58	72.6	24	6.06	28	0
2004	78.5	76	85.8	115	71.3	41	6.98	18	0
2003	77.7	95	85.3	124	70.2	59	5.76	32	0
2002	80.9	28	89.7	31	72.1	29	2.20	130	0
2001	75.2	143	83.7	147	66.8	129	4.78	57	0
2000	74.6	149	82.2	152	67.1	123	5.51	39	0
1999	83	7	92.8	3	73.1	16	1.01	154	0
1998	78.9	66	87.9	69	69.9	65	1.79	138	0
1997	80.4	38	90.3	23	70.4	56	1.14	151	0
1996	77.6	96	85.5	119	69.7	70	5.60	38	0
1995	81.4	21	90.4	22	72.5	26	4.03	79	0
1994	81.8	16	90.6	18	73	18	3.61	91	0
1993	83.1	5	92.5	5	73.7	10	1.36	146	0
1992	79.5	50	87.6	80	71.3	41	5.34	41	0
1991	81.4	21	90.6	18	72.2	27	3.76	86	0
1990	79.3	54	87.9	69	70.8	47	3.78	85	0
1989	78.3	83	85.7	117	70.8	47	5.66	37	0
1988	81.9	15	92.4	6	71.3	41	3.74	87	0
1987	82.5	9	92.2	9	72.9	19	2.59	119	0
1986	81	26	90.1	28	72	30	3.79	83	0
1985	79	63	88	65	70	62	2.91	112	0
1984	76.5	122	83.9	144	69.1	82	4.09	76	0
1983	81.2	23	90.6	18	71.7	34	1.78	139	0
1982	80.2	44	88.5	53	72	30	2.98	110	0
1981	80.2	44	87.8	74	72.6	24	5.69	35	0
1980	82.3	11	91	14	73.6	11	3.86	81	0
1979	78.6	74	86	110	71.1	45	3.43	97	0
1978	78.8	68	87	94	70.6	53	4.28	71	0
1977	80.8	32	90.2	26	71.5	36	4.06	78	0
1976	78.4	80	87.7	77	69.1	82	4.54	61	0
1975	79.2	57	87.2	91	71.3	41	7.16	16	0
1974	79	63	88.7	51	69.2	80	1.15	150	0
1973	79.2	57	88.3	58	70.1	60	2.68	118	0
1972	77.5	101	85.1	127	69.8	67	3.43	97	0
1971	78.3	83	87.2	91	69.4	76	4.97	52	0
1970	79.2	57	88.6	52	69.8	67	8.12	12	0
1969	79.5	50	88.1	62	70.8	47	9.44	6	0
1968	79.9	46	88.8	47	71	46	1.31	147	0
1967	77.2	106	86.1	107	68.3	98	5.24	43	0
1966	80.9	28	91	14	70.7	52	0.93	155	0
1965	78.2	87	88	65	68.4	96	2.98	110	0
1964	79	63	88.4	56	69.7	70	1.87	135	0
1963	77.6	96	87.5	82	67.7	117	1.95	134	0
1962	75.3	141	84.1	143	66.4	139	1.63	142	0
1961	78.6	74	87.4	85	69.7	70	3.95	80	0
1960	77	110	85.9	114	68.1	105	4.61	60	0
1959	78.5	76	86.5	100	70.5	54	4.38	68	0
1958	79.1	61	87.4	85	70.8	47	7.15	17	0
1957	79.1	61	89.5	36	68.8	88	1.05	153	0
1956	75.5	139	83.6	148	67.5	119	5.88	30	0
1955	82.1	13	90.7	17	73.5	12	2.32	125	0
1954	78.7	70	89.6	32	67.9	114	1.70	140	0
1953	79.6	49	89.2	40	70	62	2.72	117	0
1952	80.5	36	89.6	32	71.4	38	4.46	65	0
1951	78.7	70	87.9	69	69.4	76	5.25	42	0
1950	76.1	128	84.3	141	68	110	5.11	48	0
1949	81	26	89.1	43	72.8	21	4.22	74	0
1948	78	90	86.7	98	69.3	78	4.31	69	0
1947	75.5	139	83.9	144	67.1	123	3.47	96	0
1946	76.2	127	86	110	66.5	138	3.14	105	0
1945	76.5	122	84.2	142	68.7	90	11.06	1	0
1944	79.3	54	89.6	32	68.9	87	2.44	121	0
1943	78.5	76	87.5	82	69.5	75	1.46	144	0
1942	78.8	68	87.7	77	69.9	65	5.40	40	0
1941	77.4	104	85.7	117	69.1	82	5.67	36	0
1940	77.5	101	87.7	77	67.3	120	5.73	33	0
1939	76.1	128	84.5	136	67.8	115	2.01	133	0
1938	78.4	80	87.6	80	69.1	82	5.06	49	0
1937	77.2	106	86.3	105	68.1	105	3.67	90	0
1936	78.3	83	88	65	68.7	90	4.07	77	0
1935	79.5	50	88.4	56	70.5	54	2.25	128	0
1934	80.8	32	90.2	26	71.4	38	2.88	113	0
1933	76.1	128	85.4	123	66.8	129	6.71	21	0
1932	77.4	104	86.7	98	68.1	105	2.43	122	0
1931	79.7	48	88.9	46	70.4	56	4.23	73	0
1930	80.4	38	91.6	11	69.3	78	2.30	127	0
1929	76.9	113	87	94	66.8	129	1.29	148	0
1928	78.1	88	87.5	82	68.7	90	2.17	131	0
1927	76.5	122	86.1	107	66.8	129	1.82	136	0
1926	76.7	117	86.4	102	67	127	4.20	75	0
1925	76.8	116	86.5	100	67.1	123	3.82	82	0
1924	75	145	84.5	136	65.5	147	2.76	116	0
1923	75.7	137	85.1	127	66.3	140	4.92	54	0
1922	76.6	120	85.2	126	68	110	9.59	5	0
1921	79.3	54	88.5	53	70.1	60	4.79	56	0
1920	75	145	85.1	127	65	150	5.71	34	0
1919	77.1	108	86	110	68.3	98	6.80	19	0
1918	74.4	150	84.8	135	64.1	153	3.79	83	0
1917	76.6	120	84.9	133	68.3	98	9.41	7	0
1916	77.8	94	86.4	102	69.2	80	4.97	52	0
1915	76.1	128	86	110	66.2	142	3.21	104	0
1914	75.9	133	84.9	133	66.9	128	2.32	125	0
1913	77.6	96	88.1	62	67.2	121	3.24	102	0
1912	75.9	133	85.1	127	66.6	137	7.21	15	0
1911	78.7	70	89.6	32	67.8	115	4.47	63	0
1910	77.6	96	87.3	88	68	110	3.73	88	0
1909	74.7	148	85.1	127	64.3	152	1.80	137	0
1908	78	90	87.4	85	68.6	94	3.29	100	0
1907	75.8	136	85.5	119	66.1	143	1.55	143	0
1906	75.3	141	83.8	146	66.7	134	6.80	19	0
1905	76.3	126	84.5	136	68.2	102	9.95	3	0
1904	74.4	150	83.4	149	65.4	149	6.25	26	0
1903	76	132	86.1	107	65.9	145	5.17	44	0
1902	77	110	87.3	88	66.7	134	2.54	120	0
1901	79.8	47	89.2	40	70.4	56	5.17	44	0
1900	78.7	70	89.2	40	68.2	102	1.25	149	0
1899	76.5	122	86.4	102	66.7	134	6.06	28	0
1898	78.9	66	87.9	69	69.8	67	2.86	114	0
1897	76.9	113	85.5	119	68.3	98	5.78	31	0
1896	76.7	117	85.3	124	68.1	105	3.69	89	0
1895	72.8	154	82.1	153	63.5	154	4.50	62	0
1894	77.9	93	88.1	62	67.6	118	2.14	132	0
1893	77	110	87.1	93	66.8	129	1.44	145	0
1892	75.9	133	85.5	119	66.3	140	5.04	50	0
1891	71.9	155	80.6	155	63.3	155	8.40	9	0
1890	75	145	84.5	136	65.5	147	3.24	102	0
1889	75.7	137	83.4	149	68.1	105	8.13	11	0
1888	73.2	153	81.9	154	64.6	151	4.47	63	0
1887	80.4	38	89.1	43	71.7	34	3.29	100	0
1886	74.3	152	82.5	151	66.1	143	10.63	2	0
1885	78.4	80	87.9	69	68.8	88	3.03	108	0
1884	75.1	144	84.5	136	65.7	146	7.39	14	0
1883	77.5	101	87.8	74	67.2	121	4.73	58	0
1882	76.7	117	86.3	105	67.1	123	4.46	65	0
1881	78.3	83	88.2	61	68.5	95	1.67	141	0
1880	77.6	96	87	94	68.2	102	2.25	128	0
1879	78.1	88	87.8	74	68.4	96	3.36	99	0
1878	80.9	28	90.3	23	71.5	36	8.37	10	0
1877	78.5	76	87	94	70	62	6.50	23	0
1876	80.4	38	89.3	39	71.4	38	5.12	47	0
1875	77.1	108	85.1	127	69	86	3.05	107	0
1874	78	90	87.3	88	68.7	90	2.34	124	0
1873	80.3	43	91.1	13	69.6	74	4.30	70	0
1872	82.3	11	91.9	10	72.7	23	0.82	156	0
1871							6.10	27	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	84.5
2012	84
2020	83.9
2024	83.7
2010	83.1
1993	83.1
1999	83
2016	82.7
1987	82.5
2025	82.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1891	71.9
1895	72.8
1888	73.2
1886	74.3
1918	74.4
1904	74.4
2000	74.6
1909	74.7
1924	75
1920	75
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	11.06
1886	10.63
1905	9.95
2018	9.73
1922	9.59
1969	9.44
1917	9.41
2017	9.15
1891	8.40
1878	8.37

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1872	0.82
1966	0.93
1999	1.01
1957	1.05
2009	1.07
1997	1.14
1974	1.15
1900	1.25
1929	1.29
1968	1.31

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 4 July 2026
Coldest night: 66°F; 24 July 2026
Wettest day: 0.95 in; 21 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 3.58 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest July since 2025, 64th driest of 156.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Washington, DC: 103°F on Saturday 4 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 66°F on Friday 24 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Washington, DC: 0.95 in on Tuesday 21 July 2026.