Washington, DC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 65.8°F in Washington, DC, the warmest May since 2025, tied 60th warmest of 155 (with 1995, 1988, 1978 and 1 other year).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 65.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 60th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 2.85 in; Driest since 2023; 58th driest of 156

A normal May in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.3°F, between 62.8°F and 71.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.34 in of precipitation, between 1.69 in and 7.16 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Washington, DC since 1872: 65.8°F in 2026; the highest is 73.2°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 62.8 to 71.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	65.8	60	75.2	73	56.4	55	2.85	98	0
2025	67	48	74.7	90	59.3	16	7.73	9	0
2024	69.3	16	77.4	37	61.2	7	4.30	52	0
2023	65	78	74.8	86	55.3	75	1.34	148	0
2022	67.8	32	76.4	52	59.1	18	6.36	15	0
2021	66.1	56	76.5	50	55.7	66	3.77	67	0
2020	63.8	113	72.3	128	55.2	78	2.49	115	0
2019	71	7	79.5	13	62.5	6	4.97	35	0
2018	72.4	3	81.5	5	63.4	2	8.73	6	0
2017	65.5	65	73.9	108	57.1	42	5.55	23	0
2016	63.9	110	71.3	143	56.5	53	5.65	22	0
2015	73.2	1	82.7	3	63.8	1	1.92	128	0
2014	68.5	23	78	33	58.9	25	4.96	36	0
2013	66.7	52	75.8	60	57.5	34	2.82	100	0
2012	71.4	6	80.1	10	62.7	5	3.28	87	0
2011	68.3	25	77.4	37	59.3	16	1.70	137	0
2010	69.3	16	78.4	29	60.3	10	2.40	116	0
2009	65.5	65	73.8	109	57.2	39	8.05	7	0
2008	64.7	87	74.3	96	55.1	81	10.66	3	0
2007	67.8	32	77.6	35	58	31	1.75	133	0
2006	65.1	74	74.9	81	55.2	78	2.21	123	0
2005	61.9	142	70.9	146	52.8	128	4.61	46	0
2004	71.8	4	80.6	8	62.9	3	2.98	95	0
2003	61.7	144	68.3	155	55.1	81	7.06	10	0
2002	65.2	70	75.4	66	55	86	2.17	126	0
2001	65.9	58	75	79	56.7	48	3.71	70	0
2000	67.8	32	77	45	58.6	27	3.08	92	0
1999	67.3	40	77.9	34	56.7	48	1.28	149	0
1998	67.5	37	75.8	60	59.1	18	4.05	58	0
1997	62.9	126	74	106	51.8	144	3.04	93	0
1996	63.9	110	72.6	125	55.1	81	4.96	36	0
1995	65.8	60	75.3	70	56.3	56	4.19	56	0
1994	63	125	74.1	101	52	140	1.56	142	0
1993	67.4	38	77.2	40	57.5	34	3.40	82	0
1992	62.3	136	71.9	136	52.7	130	3.41	81	0
1991	73	2	83.1	1	62.8	4	1.57	141	0
1990	64.2	105	73.1	120	55.4	72	5.20	29	0
1989	64.1	107	72.8	123	55.3	75	7.77	8	0
1988	65.8	60	75.4	66	56.2	59	4.50	48	0
1987	67.2	43	77.2	40	57.2	39	2.54	111	0
1986	68	30	78.9	22	57.2	39	0.75	155	0
1985	68.1	27	77.1	43	59.1	18	5.79	20	0
1984	64.9	82	74.1	101	55.6	69	3.80	66	0
1983	64.9	82	74.4	93	55.4	72	4.62	45	0
1982	69	20	79	20	59	22	5.11	31	0
1981	66.2	55	75.7	63	56.7	48	3.42	80	0
1980	69.5	14	79	20	60	13	2.64	108	0
1979	67.7	35	76.3	53	59	22	3.55	73	0
1978	65.8	60	74.5	92	57.1	42	5.13	30	0
1977	69.4	15	79.9	11	58.9	25	1.73	134	0
1976	65	78	75	79	55	86	3.57	72	0
1975	69.7	11	79.2	17	60.2	12	4.71	44	0
1974	65.1	74	74.9	81	55.3	75	4.37	50	0
1973	62.8	129	72.3	128	53.3	121	3.39	83	0
1972	64.5	92	73.6	113	55.5	70	4.78	40	0
1971	63.7	115	73.3	117	54.1	108	6.80	13	0
1970	68.2	26	79.4	15	57.1	42	2.79	103	0
1969	68.4	24	79.8	12	57	45	1.20	150	0
1968	63.7	115	74.1	101	53.3	121	4.23	55	0
1967	60	150	70.7	148	49.3	154	4.27	53	0
1966	65	78	75.9	59	54.1	108	2.74	106	0
1965	69.1	18	80.8	7	57.4	36	1.72	135	0
1964	68.1	27	79.5	13	56.6	52	1.46	144	0
1963	64.9	82	75.2	73	54.6	95	1.06	151	0
1962	68.6	22	78.2	31	59.1	18	3.46	76	0
1961	62.2	141	71.7	138	52.7	130	2.57	110	0
1960	63.7	115	72.8	123	54.5	97	4.35	51	0
1959	69.7	11	79.2	17	60.3	10	2.89	97	0
1958	65.2	70	74.4	93	56	63	2.77	104	0
1957	67.2	43	77.3	39	57	45	1.40	147	0
1956	63.5	120	74.1	101	53	124	2.17	126	0
1955	67.1	46	76.5	50	57.7	32	3.38	84	0
1954	62.6	131	71.6	140	53.6	117	2.98	95	0
1953	70	10	79.3	16	60.8	8	10.69	1	0
1952	64.2	105	73.4	115	55	86	4.73	42	0
1951	64.9	82	75.2	73	54.6	95	2.74	106	0
1950	64.5	92	73.1	120	55.9	64	5.76	21	0
1949	66	57	76.2	55	55.7	66	6.33	16	0
1948	64.6	89	73.7	110	55.5	70	8.87	5	0
1947	64.6	89	74.6	91	54.5	97	4.44	49	0
1946	65.3	68	74.8	86	55.7	66	6.99	11	0
1945	62.8	129	73	122	52.7	130	3.44	78	0
1944	71.6	5	82.3	4	60.8	8	1.02	152	0
1943	67.1	46	76.9	46	57.3	37	4.04	59	0
1942	69.1	18	78.7	23	59.5	15	3.93	64	0
1941	66.8	51	78.7	23	54.9	91	1.58	139	0
1940	64.4	97	73.7	110	55.2	78	3.10	89	0
1939	68	30	79.1	19	56.9	47	0.41	156	0
1938	63.4	121	72.3	128	54.5	97	3.51	75	0
1937	65.8	60	76.6	49	55.1	81	4.02	61	0
1936	67.4	38	78.7	23	56.2	59	5.32	25	0
1935	61.8	143	71.3	143	52.4	136	3.54	74	0
1934	66.5	54	77.1	43	55.9	64	3.85	65	0
1933	67.2	43	76.1	57	58.2	29	6.26	17	0
1932	64.1	107	74.3	96	54	112	5.07	32	0
1931	65.1	74	75.1	78	55.1	81	4.84	38	0
1930	67.3	40	78.3	30	56.3	56	1.81	131	0
1929	64.5	92	74.9	81	54.1	108	2.29	119	0
1928	63.1	123	73.6	113	52.6	134	4.00	63	0
1927	64	109	73.2	118	54.8	93	2.21	123	0
1926	64.3	104	76.3	53	52.3	138	2.22	122	0
1925	60.6	149	72.5	126	48.7	155	1.67	138	0
1924	60	150	69.3	151	50.7	149	6.73	14	0
1923	63.4	121	74.9	81	51.9	143	1.50	143	0
1922	66.9	49	77.2	40	56.5	53	4.27	53	0
1921	62.3	136	71.8	137	52.8	128	5.82	19	0
1920	60	150	70	150	50	151	1.42	146	0
1919	64.6	89	74.3	96	55	86	5.27	26	0
1918	69.6	13	80.6	8	58.5	28	2.35	117	0
1917	59.6	153	68.8	153	50.4	150	1.84	130	0
1916	66.7	52	76.7	48	56.7	48	2.30	118	0
1915	62.5	133	72.4	127	52.6	134	2.18	125	0
1914	66.9	49	78.5	27	55.4	72	1.72	135	0
1913	64.4	97	75.3	70	53.4	120	4.56	47	0
1912	65.1	74	76	58	54.2	106	4.84	38	0
1911	70.1	9	82.8	2	57.3	37	0.87	154	0
1910	61.5	147	71.5	141	51.4	146	3.43	79	0
1909	64.4	97	75.2	73	53.5	118	3.77	67	0
1908	65.3	68	74.3	96	56.3	56	6.10	18	0
1907	59.3	154	69.1	152	49.4	153	5.03	33	0
1906	64.4	97	75.4	66	53.3	121	1.80	132	0
1905	65.2	70	75.5	65	54.9	91	3.22	88	0
1904	65	78	75.8	60	54.2	106	2.64	108	0
1903	64.5	92	75.2	73	53.7	116	2.75	105	0
1902	65.4	67	76.2	55	54.5	97	3.35	86	0
1901	62.5	133	72.1	133	52.9	127	2.81	102	0
1900	64.5	92	76.8	47	52.1	139	4.02	61	0
1899	64.4	97	74.9	81	53.8	114	2.53	112	0
1898	64.4	97	74.1	101	54.8	93	3.60	71	0
1897	62.3	136	72.3	128	52.4	136	6.97	12	0
1896	68.8	21	78.6	26	59	22	2.26	120	0
1895	62.6	131	72.2	132	53	124	3.09	90	0
1894	65.9	58	75.7	63	56.1	61	4.03	60	0
1893	61.6	145	72	135	51.2	147	5.41	24	0
1892	63.8	113	73.7	110	53.9	113	4.07	57	0
1891	61.4	148	70.8	147	52	140	3.72	69	0
1890	63.9	110	73.2	118	54.5	97	4.73	42	0
1889	64.7	87	74.8	86	54.5	97	10.69	1	0
1888	62.9	126	71.4	142	54.5	97	4.77	41	0
1887	68.1	27	78.2	31	58.1	30	2.50	113	0
1886	62.3	136	70.7	148	53.8	114	10.60	4	0
1885	62.3	136	71.2	145	53.5	118	2.85	98	0
1884	64.9	82	75.3	70	54.5	97	3.09	90	0
1883	63.7	115	74.8	86	52.7	130	2.50	113	0
1882	59.2	155	68.4	154	50	151	5.00	34	0
1881	67.6	36	77.5	36	57.7	32	1.86	129	0
1880	70.5	8	81.5	5	59.6	14	3.37	85	0
1879	65.2	70	75.4	66	55	86	1.58	139	0
1878	62.4	135	71.7	138	53	124	5.27	26	0
1877	61.6	145	72.1	133	51.1	148	2.26	120	0
1876	64.4	97	74.4	93	54.4	105	3.02	94	0
1875	63.1	123	74.3	96	52	140	1.01	153	0
1874	62.9	126	74	106	51.8	144	2.82	100	0
1873	63.7	115	73.4	115	54.1	108	5.22	28	0
1872	67.3	40	78.5	27	56.1	61	1.43	145	0
1871							3.45	77	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	73.2
1991	73
2018	72.4
2004	71.8
1944	71.6
2012	71.4
2019	71
1880	70.5
1911	70.1
1953	70

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1882	59.2
1907	59.3
1917	59.6
1967	60
1924	60
1920	60
1925	60.6
1891	61.4
1910	61.5
1893	61.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1953	10.69
1889	10.69
2008	10.66
1886	10.60
1948	8.87
2018	8.73
2009	8.05
1989	7.77
2025	7.73
2003	7.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	0.41
1986	0.75
1911	0.87
1875	1.01
1944	1.02
1963	1.06
1969	1.20
1999	1.28
2023	1.34
1957	1.40

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 44°F; 3 May 2026, 1 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.51 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 2.85 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the driest May since 2023, tied 58th driest of 156 (with 1885).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Washington, DC: 97°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Washington, DC: a low of 44°F on Sunday 3 May 2026 and Friday 1 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Washington, DC: 0.51 in on Friday 22 May 2026.