Washington, DC: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 52.7°F in Washington, DC, the warmest March since 2025, 8th warmest of 155.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 52.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 8th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 1.90 in; Driest since 2023; 23rd driest of 156

A normal March in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47°F, between 43°F and 51.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.58 in of precipitation, between 1.84 in and 4.55 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Washington, DC since 1872: 52.7°F in 2026; the highest is 56.8°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 43 to 51.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	52.7	8	63.6	5	41.7	12	1.90	134	0
2025	54.3	4	64.8	4	43.7	6	2.49	111	0
2024	51.9	10	61.2	15	42.6	9	4.89	28	0
2023	49.1	27	58.3	36	39.9	27	1.60	139	0
2022	50.4	18	60.5	17	40.4	20	2.77	99	0
2021	51.2	14	60.9	16	41.4	14	3.80	62	0
2020	53.2	6	62.1	9	44.3	3	2.31	115	0
2019	46.8	61	55.4	70	38.1	44	4.00	55	0
2018	43.6	99	51.9	102	35.3	88	1.92	133	0
2017	47.2	56	56.5	56	37.9	49	3.19	86	0
2016	53.5	5	63.1	6	44	5	1.16	148	0
2015	45.3	79	54.5	79	36.1	82	4.04	53	0
2014	42.9	109	52.2	100	33.5	119	4.26	45	0
2013	43.8	97	51.5	108	36.1	82	2.80	95	0
2012	56.8	1	66.4	3	47.2	1	1.02	150	0
2011	45.6	71	54	83	37.2	60	4.40	40	0
2010	51.2	14	59.8	23	42.5	11	3.55	72	0
2009	45.2	82	53.6	86	36.7	70	1.97	131	0
2008	49	30	58.3	36	39.7	29	2.80	95	0
2007	47.7	43	58	40	37.4	57	3.19	86	0
2006	47.9	42	57.4	45	38.3	42	0.05	156	0
2005	43	105	51.2	110	34.9	98	4.46	38	0
2004	48.8	33	58	40	39.5	30	2.09	127	0
2003	47.1	58	57	51	37.2	60	4.20	47	0
2002	47.6	46	57.3	46	38	46	3.37	81	0
2001	43.7	98	52.3	98	35.2	91	3.88	58	0
2000	51.7	11	61.6	12	41.7	12	3.98	56	0
1999	44.5	89	53.4	90	35.5	85	3.87	59	0
1998	46.9	60	55.1	74	38.6	38	5.40	21	0
1997	48.7	36	57.9	42	39.5	30	4.15	52	0
1996	42.9	109	51.8	104	34	114	3.60	70	0
1995	49.1	27	59.1	29	39.2	33	2.14	126	0
1994	45.4	76	54.5	79	36.2	80	8.45	2	0
1993	42.2	114	49.9	126	34.5	106	6.82	5	0
1992	45	85	53.6	86	36.4	77	3.48	76	0
1991	48.8	33	57.2	48	40.3	23	4.42	39	0
1990	50.2	21	60.1	20	40.3	23	2.57	106	0
1989	46.1	68	54.9	75	37.3	59	4.30	44	0
1988	47.2	56	57.5	44	36.9	66	2.27	117	0
1987	47.7	43	57.8	43	37.6	55	1.54	142	0
1986	47.4	53	58.2	38	36.5	73	0.74	154	0
1985	47.7	43	56.9	52	38.5	40	1.88	135	0
1984	41.8	120	49.7	130	33.9	115	6.14	10	0
1983	48.7	36	57.1	50	40.4	20	4.84	29	0
1982	45.6	71	54.5	79	36.8	68	2.64	102	0
1981	47.6	46	57.2	48	38	46	1.49	145	0
1980	46.2	67	55.2	72	37.2	60	5.04	25	0
1979	51.5	12	61.7	11	41.3	15	2.45	112	0
1978	44.3	92	52.3	98	36.4	77	4.48	35	0
1977	52.6	9	62.4	8	42.9	8	2.17	124	0
1976	51.3	13	61.5	13	41.1	16	2.51	110	0
1975	45.2	82	53.4	90	36.9	66	5.33	22	0
1974	49.1	27	59	30	39.3	32	4.21	46	0
1973	51.1	16	59.6	25	42.6	9	2.97	91	0
1972	45.5	73	54.6	78	36.5	73	2.27	117	0
1971	43.2	103	52.1	101	34.3	111	1.93	132	0
1970	41.8	120	50.6	117	33.1	125	2.82	94	0
1969	43	105	52.6	95	33.4	121	1.60	139	0
1968	49.6	25	61.5	13	37.8	53	3.66	67	0
1967	44.9	88	55.2	72	34.7	101	3.49	75	0
1966	47.5	50	58.5	34	36.5	73	1.44	146	0
1965	41.4	126	50.2	123	32.6	127	4.37	41	0
1964	47.5	50	58.5	34	36.5	73	2.53	108	0
1963	48.5	38	58.9	32	38.1	44	5.43	20	0
1962	44.2	94	52.5	96	35.8	84	3.83	60	0
1961	47.6	46	56.8	54	38.3	42	4.18	49	0
1960	35.6	154	42.9	155	28.2	153	2.08	128	0
1959	45.4	76	55.8	65	35	97	2.20	123	0
1958	41.4	126	47.3	144	35.4	87	5.85	14	0
1957	45.8	70	53.7	85	37.9	49	2.23	121	0
1956	43.1	104	51.9	102	34.4	110	3.53	73	0
1955	47.1	58	56.3	59	37.9	49	3.70	66	0
1954	44.5	89	53.6	86	35.3	88	3.47	77	0
1953	47.5	50	55.9	64	39.1	35	7.43	3	0
1952	43.3	102	51.7	105	34.9	98	3.76	64	0
1951	45.5	73	54.4	82	36.7	70	2.92	92	0
1950	41.7	123	50.9	112	32.5	128	4.17	51	0
1949	46.7	62	55.5	68	37.8	53	3.42	78	0
1948	48	41	58.1	39	37.9	49	3.66	67	0
1947	40	138	48.5	136	31.5	134	1.02	150	0
1946	53.1	7	63.1	6	43	7	1.67	138	0
1945	56.2	2	67.6	1	44.9	2	0.84	153	0
1944	43	105	51.4	109	34.5	106	5.44	19	0
1943	45.4	76	55.5	68	35.2	91	4.31	42	0
1942	47.3	55	56.1	62	38.6	38	5.96	12	0
1941	39.9	139	49.1	132	30.6	145	2.57	106	0
1940	40.7	134	48.7	135	32.7	126	3.42	78	0
1939	46.4	65	55.6	67	37.2	60	2.89	93	0
1938	49.8	24	60.4	18	39.2	33	2.23	121	0
1937	42.1	117	50.9	112	33.3	122	1.50	144	0
1936	50.3	19	59.8	23	40.8	17	4.47	36	0
1935	50.2	21	60.1	20	40.3	23	3.39	80	0
1934	41.2	129	51	111	31.4	137	4.18	49	0
1933	43	105	50.7	114	35.2	91	3.24	85	0
1932	40.1	136	48.9	134	31.2	140	6.45	7	0
1931	41.3	128	47.5	142	35.1	95	3.50	74	0
1930	45	85	55.3	71	34.7	101	2.26	120	0
1929	50.3	19	60.4	18	40.1	26	2.64	102	0
1928	44.1	95	52.7	94	35.5	85	2.17	124	0
1927	47.6	46	56.4	57	38.8	37	1.27	147	0
1926	40.1	136	49.1	132	31.1	142	2.07	129	0
1925	46.4	65	56.2	61	36.6	72	1.60	139	0
1924	42.6	111	50.5	120	34.7	101	6.17	9	0
1923	45.3	79	56.9	52	33.8	117	4.47	36	0
1922	45.3	79	53.6	86	37.1	64	4.74	31	0
1921	55.5	3	66.7	2	44.3	3	2.76	100	0
1920	45.5	73	56.3	59	34.7	101	2.39	114	0
1919	46.5	64	56.1	62	36.8	68	4.02	54	0
1918	48.4	40	59.4	26	37.4	57	5.04	25	0
1917	43.5	100	52.4	97	34.5	106	5.12	24	0
1916	37.9	150	46.7	148	29.1	150	2.80	95	0
1915	38.8	143	47.2	145	30.3	146	1.07	149	0
1914	39.4	141	47.8	140	31	143	2.27	117	0
1913	49	30	59	30	39.1	35	4.67	32	0
1912	40.9	133	49.6	131	32.2	133	6.14	10	0
1911	41	132	50.7	114	31.3	138	2.31	115	0
1910	51.1	16	61.8	10	40.5	19	0.57	155	0
1909	42.1	117	50.7	114	33.5	119	4.76	30	0
1908	47.4	53	56.8	54	38	46	2.45	112	0
1907	48.8	33	60.1	20	37.5	56	2.79	98	0
1906	37.6	152	44	153	31.2	140	4.62	33	0
1905	45	85	54.7	77	35.3	88	3.31	83	0
1904	42.2	114	50.6	117	33.8	117	3.02	90	0
1903	50	23	59.3	27	40.8	17	5.73	15	0
1902	46.7	62	56.4	57	37	65	3.78	63	0
1901	45.1	84	54.9	75	35.2	91	2.64	102	0
1900	38.8	143	48	139	29.7	148	3.07	88	0
1899	42.2	114	50.1	124	34.3	111	4.94	27	0
1898	48.9	32	57.3	46	40.4	20	2.52	109	0
1897	46	69	55.7	66	36.2	80	2.66	101	0
1896	38.5	147	47.6	141	29.4	149	5.16	23	0
1895	41.8	120	50.5	120	33.2	124	2.59	105	0
1894	48.5	38	58.7	33	38.4	41	0.98	152	0
1893	41.1	131	49.9	126	32.3	130	1.83	136	0
1892	37.7	151	45.3	151	30.1	147	5.70	16	0
1891	38.6	146	44.9	152	32.3	130	8.84	1	0
1890	41.5	125	50.5	120	32.4	129	3.65	69	0
1889	43.4	101	51.7	105	35.1	95	4.20	47	0
1888	38.1	149	47.2	145	29	151	4.53	34	0
1887	38.8	143	46.7	148	30.8	144	3.83	60	0
1886	42.5	112	50.6	117	34.3	111	6.41	8	0
1885	34.9	155	43.2	154	26.6	155	1.53	143	0
1884	42.3	113	49.8	129	34.8	100	7.24	4	0
1883	38.4	148	48.4	137	28.5	152	3.27	84	0
1882	44.5	89	52.8	93	36.3	79	3.75	65	0
1881	40.4	135	47.5	142	33.3	122	6.61	6	0
1880	41.9	119	49.9	126	33.9	115	5.60	17	0
1879	44	96	53.4	90	34.6	105	1.74	137	0
1878	49.6	25	59.3	27	39.9	27	4.31	42	0
1877	41.2	129	50.1	124	32.3	130	3.58	71	0
1876	39.7	140	48.1	138	31.3	138	5.52	18	0
1875	39.2	142	46.8	147	31.5	134	3.96	57	0
1874	44.3	92	54	83	34.5	106	2.06	130	0
1873	41.6	124	51.7	105	31.5	134	3.03	89	0
1872	36.2	153	45.6	150	26.8	154	3.33	82	1
1871							5.92	13	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	56.8
1945	56.2
1921	55.5
2025	54.3
2016	53.5
2020	53.2
1946	53.1
2026	52.7
1977	52.6
2024	51.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1885	34.9
1960	35.6
1872	36.2
1906	37.6
1892	37.7
1916	37.9
1888	38.1
1883	38.4
1896	38.5
1891	38.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1891	8.84
1994	8.45
1953	7.43
1884	7.24
1993	6.82
1881	6.61
1932	6.45
1886	6.41
1924	6.17
1984	6.14
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2006	0.05
1910	0.57
1986	0.74
1945	0.84
1894	0.98
2012	1.02
1947	1.02
1915	1.07
2016	1.16
1927	1.27

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 11 March 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 18 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.58 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 1.90 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest March since 2023, 23rd driest of 156.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Washington, DC: 86°F on Wednesday 11 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 27°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Washington, DC: 0.58 in on Monday 16 March 2026.