Washington, DC: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 65.9°F in Washington, DC, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 38th warmest of 155.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 65.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 38th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 0.66 in; Wettest since 2024; 71st wettest of 156

A normal 1 to 9 October in Washington, DC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.7°F, between 58.8°F and 70.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.43 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 2.18 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Washington, DC since 1872: 65.9°F in 2026; the highest is 77.2°F, in 1941.

Normal range, 58.8 to 70.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October 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	65.9	38	74.6	44	57.3	36	0.66	71	0
2025	66.3	35	75.7	36	57	39	0.09	120	0
2024	67.9	27	75.1	39	60.7	17	1.48	26	0
2023	67.9	27	77.2	28	58.7	27	0.07	121	0
2022	58.1	131	66	138	50.2	107	1.75	20	0
2021	71.2	7	78.4	19	63.9	5	0.02	130	0
2020	62.2	73	72	74	52.4	79	0.13	112	0
2019	70.7	9	79.1	14	62.2	8	0.02	130	0
2018	75.4	3	82.7	4	68.1	1	trace	138	0
2017	70.3	12	79.3	13	61.3	11	0.62	73	0
2016	66.6	34	72.1	70	61	14	0.59	76	0
2015	61.6	85	68.8	111	54.4	58	2.33	11	0
2014	65.8	39	74.7	41	57	39	0.32	96	0
2013	72.1	5	82.1	6	62.1	9	1.26	34	0
2012	64.3	51	71.7	78	56.9	42	0.68	70	0
2011	58.8	119	67.4	128	50.2	107	0.47	82	0
2010	61.7	81	70.7	93	52.8	73	0.84	60	0
2009	64.2	52	73.3	54	55.1	52	0.03	126	0
2008	64	53	72.7	61	55.3	50	0.04	124	0
2007	75.6	2	84.9	2	66.3	4	trace	138	0
2006	63.4	58	72	74	54.8	54	2.25	12	0
2005	68.9	20	76.9	31	60.9	15	7.34	1	0
2004	62.7	66	71.2	84	54.2	60	0.84	60	0
2003	58.1	131	66.9	132	49.3	119	trace	138	0
2002	69.9	15	79.1	14	60.8	16	trace	138	0
2001	60.9	94	72.1	70	49.7	113	0.17	107	0
2000	61.8	78	70.3	96	53.3	70	0.01	132	0
1999	59.3	112	68.2	119	50.4	103	0.54	78	0
1998	61.8	78	68.1	122	55.4	48	0.57	77	0
1997	68.9	20	80.1	10	57.8	32	trace	138	0
1996	58.2	128	66.2	136	50.1	109	2.16	14	0
1995	69.7	16	77.7	24	61.8	10	2.17	13	0
1994	60.8	96	70.1	97	51.6	92	0.29	99	0
1993	61.2	90	71.9	76	50.4	103	0.16	108	0
1992	58.3	124	68.1	122	48.6	124	0.98	51	0
1991	64.8	48	74.3	46	55.3	50	0.38	88	0
1990	68.2	25	79.7	12	56.7	43	0.11	114	0
1989	59.5	110	67.9	125	51.1	96	1.83	17	0
1988	58	133	66.4	135	49.6	116	0.35	92	0
1987	55.6	143	65.4	144	45.7	141	0.86	57	0
1986	70.4	10	79.8	11	61.1	13	0.03	126	0
1985	61.7	81	69.4	107	54	65	1.42	29	0
1984	60.2	103	67.3	129	53.1	71	1.28	33	0
1983	67.3	31	77.6	25	57	39	trace	138	0
1982	70.2	14	79.1	14	61.3	11	0.00	151	0
1981	62.1	76	71.7	78	52.4	79	0.81	64	0
1980	63.9	54	72.8	60	55.1	52	0.61	74	0
1979	63.8	56	71.9	76	55.8	47	3.63	4	0
1978	60.7	97	67.7	126	53.7	68	0.85	59	0
1977	62.8	64	71.3	82	54.2	60	1.11	42	0
1976	65.6	42	71.4	81	59.7	23	2.75	7	0
1975	61.9	77	72.4	64	51.3	93	1.20	38	0
1974	55.3	145	67.2	131	43.3	152	trace	138	0
1973	69.1	19	78	21	60.2	18	1.23	36	0
1972	61.6	85	71.2	84	51.9	88	0.89	53	0
1971	67.1	33	74	47	60.1	19	1.01	48	0
1970	64.4	50	76.9	31	52	86	trace	138	0
1969	66.1	37	75.1	39	57.1	38	1.01	48	0
1968	62.6	68	73.3	54	51.9	88	1.54	24	0
1967	65.7	41	76.6	33	54.8	54	0.11	114	0
1966	58.3	124	69.6	104	47	135	1.08	45	0
1965	59.1	114	69.6	104	48.7	122	2.10	15	0
1964	56.2	142	64.9	147	47.6	130	0.61	74	0
1963	62.3	71	76.1	35	48.6	124	trace	138	0
1962	66.2	36	74.7	41	57.8	32	1.75	20	0
1961	61.7	81	72.1	70	51.3	93	0.29	99	0
1960	60.4	101	68.2	119	52.7	74	0.38	88	0
1959	75.3	4	82.7	4	67.9	2	0.37	90	0
1958	58.7	120	67.6	127	49.9	110	1.24	35	0
1957	60.2	103	67.3	129	53	72	1.47	27	0
1956	61.3	89	70	99	52.7	74	0.69	69	0
1955	65.3	44	74.7	41	55.9	46	1.20	38	0
1954	69.3	18	78.6	18	60.1	19	0.45	84	0
1953	60.4	101	70.9	89	49.9	110	0.13	112	0
1952	60	105	69.6	104	50.4	103	0.48	81	0
1951	68.6	23	78	21	59.1	24	0.82	62	0
1950	63.4	58	72.9	59	54	65	1.43	28	0
1949	68.1	26	77.2	28	58.9	26	0.11	114	0
1948	58.9	118	65.7	142	52.1	84	2.10	15	0
1947	61.4	87	72.2	67	50.7	101	trace	138	0
1946	62.3	71	73.7	50	51	97	0.34	93	0
1945	58.4	123	66.6	133	50.3	106	0.87	55	0
1944	62.7	66	71.1	86	54.3	59	1.11	42	0
1943	60.6	99	72.6	63	48.7	122	0.10	118	0
1942	62.5	69	72.3	66	52.7	74	0.29	99	0
1941	77.2	1	87.4	1	67	3	0.14	111	0
1940	61.2	90	68.2	119	54.2	60	1.29	31	0
1939	62.4	70	72.4	64	52.3	82	2.51	10	0
1938	55.1	147	65.2	146	45	146	0.01	132	0
1937	60.7	97	68.8	111	52.6	78	1.74	22	0
1936	65.1	46	73.8	49	56.3	44	1.03	46	0
1935	51.7	155	62.4	155	40.9	155	0.41	87	0
1934	59.6	109	68.3	117	50.9	98	0.54	78	0
1933	61.2	90	70.7	93	51.8	90	1.15	41	0
1932	61.4	87	73.2	57	49.7	113	3.98	3	0
1931	70.3	12	81.7	7	59	25	0.34	93	0
1930	59.1	114	70	99	48.1	128	trace	138	0
1929	56.8	139	66.2	136	47.4	132	2.55	9	0
1928	62.8	64	73.3	54	52.2	83	0.06	122	0
1927	68.7	22	78.9	17	58.4	28	2.71	8	0
1926	65.1	46	73.9	48	56.3	44	0.99	50	0
1925	59	116	66	138	52	86	1.29	31	0
1924	59.9	106	72.1	70	47.7	129	trace	138	0
1923	55.3	145	66	138	44.7	147	0.00	151	0
1922	69.7	16	81.2	9	58.1	29	0.77	65	0
1921	58.2	128	69.7	103	46.7	137	0.52	80	0
1920	57.1	137	68.4	116	45.8	140	0.00	151	0
1919	67.4	30	77.3	26	57.4	35	1.52	25	0
1918	60.6	99	72.2	67	48.9	120	0.01	132	0
1917	55.6	143	66	138	45.2	145	0.63	72	0
1916	63.5	57	75.3	37	51.7	91	0.03	126	0
1915	58.3	124	65.4	144	51.2	95	3.10	6	0
1914	63.9	54	73.2	57	54.7	57	0.19	105	0
1913	65.3	44	72.7	61	58	30	1.03	46	0
1912	61.2	90	73.4	53	48.9	120	0.00	151	0
1911	59.7	108	68.7	115	50.7	101	0.89	53	0
1910	67.3	31	77.3	26	57.3	36	1.22	37	0
1909	58.7	120	71.3	82	46	139	0.00	151	0
1908	56.9	138	69.1	108	44.7	147	0.15	109	0
1907	59.3	112	70	99	48.6	124	0.86	57	0
1906	61.8	78	71	87	52.7	74	0.87	55	0
1905	63.2	60	77	30	49.4	117	0.05	123	0
1904	57.2	135	68.8	111	45.7	141	0.01	132	0
1903	65.8	39	73.7	50	58	30	1.82	18	0
1902	62.2	73	70.9	89	53.6	69	3.13	5	0
1901	55.1	147	65.7	142	44.4	149	0.37	90	0
1900	68.4	24	74.4	45	62.4	7	0.76	66	0
1899	53.3	154	63.2	151	43.3	152	1.34	30	0
1898	70.4	10	77.8	23	63.1	6	0.26	102	0
1897	59.4	111	71.6	80	47.3	134	trace	138	0
1896	54.8	150	62.8	154	46.9	136	0.01	132	0
1895	54.9	149	66.6	133	43.3	152	0.18	106	0
1894	61.7	81	71	87	52.4	79	0.15	109	0
1893	60.9	94	70.9	89	50.9	98	0.71	68	0
1892	57.6	134	68.9	110	46.2	138	0.33	95	0
1891	62.2	73	70.1	97	54.2	60	0.23	103	0
1890	63.1	62	70.8	92	55.4	48	1.17	40	0
1889	54.2	152	63	153	45.3	144	0.10	118	0
1888	54.8	150	64	148	45.7	141	0.32	96	0
1887	64.6	49	75.3	37	53.8	67	0.04	124	0
1886	57.2	135	70	99	44.4	149	0.00	151	0
1885	56.5	141	63.1	152	49.9	110	1.78	19	0
1884	70.9	8	81.7	7	60.1	19	0.11	114	0
1883	56.8	139	64	148	49.7	113	0.91	52	0
1882	65.6	42	76.4	34	54.8	54	0.03	126	0
1881	67.9	27	78.1	20	57.7	34	0.44	85	0
1880	59	116	70.6	95	47.4	132	0.76	66	0
1879	72.1	5	84.1	3	60.1	19	0.20	104	0
1878	62.9	63	73.7	50	52.1	84	0.32	96	0
1877	59.9	106	69	109	50.8	100	5.46	2	0
1876	53.8	153	63.3	150	44.2	151	0.47	82	0
1875	58.2	128	68.8	111	47.6	130	0.43	86	0
1874	58.7	120	68	124	49.4	117	0.01	132	0
1873	58.3	124	68.3	117	48.3	127	1.59	23	0
1872	63.2	60	72.2	67	54.2	60	0.82	62	0
1871							1.11	42	9

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1941	77.2
2007	75.6
2018	75.4
1959	75.3
2013	72.1
1879	72.1
2021	71.2
1884	70.9
2019	70.7
1986	70.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1935	51.7
1899	53.3
1876	53.8
1889	54.2
1896	54.8
1888	54.8
1895	54.9
1938	55.1
1901	55.1
1974	55.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2005	7.34
1877	5.46
1932	3.98
1979	3.63
1902	3.13
1915	3.10
1976	2.75
1927	2.71
1929	2.55
1939	2.51

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1982	0.00
1923	0.00
1920	0.00
1912	0.00
1909	0.00
1886	0.00
2018	trace
2007	trace
2003	trace
2002	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 2 October 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.31 in; 2 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.66 in of precipitation in Washington, DC, the wettest 1 to 9 October since 2024, 71st wettest of 156.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Washington, DC: 86°F on Friday 2 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Washington, DC: a low of 49°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Washington, DC: 0.31 in on Friday 2 October 2026.