Average Temperature in Washington D.C. by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Washington D.C. for each year between 1872 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Washington D.C.?

2012 was the warmest year in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 70.3 °F, and the average low was 53.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Washington D.C.?

1904 was the coolest year in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 61.5 °F, and the average low was 43.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	70.2	52.3
2022	16	68.4	50.7
2021	6	69.1	52.0
2020	4	68.9	52.5
2019	5	69.1	52.3
2018	13	67.8	52.0
2017	3	69.2	52.4
2016	7	69.0	52.0
2015	9	68.8	51.8
2014	32	66.9	50.2
2013	28	67.0	50.8
2012	1	70.3	53.0
2011	12	68.4	51.6
2010	14	68.4	51.4
2009	64	65.5	49.3
2008	20	67.8	50.8
2007	23	67.7	50.5
2006	21	67.9	50.6
2005	41	66.4	49.8
2004	43	66.1	50.0
2003	92	64.2	48.8
2002	19	68.2	50.5
2001	31	67.5	49.7
2000	72	65.5	48.7
1999	25	67.9	50.1
1998	10	68.5	51.6
1997	45	67.0	49.0
1996	77	65.2	48.7
1995	46	66.8	49.3
1994	35	67.5	49.1
1993	52	66.5	49.1
1992	80	65.3	48.4
1991	8	69.4	51.2
1990	11	69.3	50.8
1989	74	65.2	48.8
1988	71	66.4	47.9
1987	39	67.0	49.3
1986	51	66.6	49.2
1985	36	66.8	49.6
1984	49	66.1	49.7
1983	33	67.0	49.9
1982	55	66.5	49.0
1981	24	67.6	50.4
1980	15	68.3	51.0
1979	37	66.4	50.1
1978	38	66.6	49.8
1977	30	67.6	49.8
1976	50	67.4	48.4
1975	17	68.1	50.8
1974	29	68.2	49.4
1973	18	68.5	50.4
1972	81	65.4	48.2
1971	47	66.8	49.2
1970	54	67.1	48.5
1969	67	66.4	48.2
1968	60	67.4	47.9
1967	94	66.3	46.6
1966	78	66.5	47.4
1965	79	66.7	47.1
1964	62	67.7	47.4
1963	111	65.7	46.0
1962	110	64.3	47.4
1961	82	65.3	48.2
1960	97	64.9	47.9
1959	27	67.9	50.0
1958	116	63.6	47.6
1957	42	66.6	49.5
1956	98	64.8	48.0
1955	70	65.7	48.6
1954	56	66.9	48.5
1953	26	68.2	49.8
1952	57	66.5	48.9
1951	59	66.6	48.7
1950	76	65.6	48.4
1949	22	67.7	50.5
1948	83	65.6	47.8
1947	84	65.2	48.1
1946	40	67.3	49.0
1945	68	66.1	48.5
1944	73	66.0	48.1
1943	75	66.3	47.6
1942	66	66.0	48.7
1941	53	67.0	48.6
1940	132	63.1	46.6
1939	48	66.8	49.1
1938	58	66.6	48.7
1937	91	65.2	47.8
1936	96	65.4	47.5
1935	108	64.5	47.3
1934	105	65.1	47.1
1933	69	66.1	48.4
1932	65	66.8	48.0
1931	34	67.3	49.4
1930	61	67.3	47.8
1929	86	66.1	47.1
1928	103	65.2	47.1
1927	100	65.4	47.3
1926	136	63.6	45.6
1925	104	65.5	46.7
1924	142	63.3	45.2
1923	102	65.5	47.0
1922	88	65.3	47.7
1921	44	67.5	48.6
1920	133	63.7	46.0
1919	90	65.5	47.5
1918	114	65.3	46.2
1917	150	62.3	44.1
1916	127	64.6	45.6
1915	115	64.8	46.5
1914	128	64.4	45.7
1913	63	67.0	48.0
1912	135	64.0	45.2
1911	87	66.0	47.1
1910	120	64.5	46.3
1909	124	64.8	45.7
1908	118	64.9	46.2
1907	148	62.9	44.4
1906	107	64.7	47.3
1905	141	63.5	45.0
1904	152	61.5	43.1
1903	139	63.7	45.2
1902	131	64.3	45.7
1901	143	63.4	45.0
1900	85	66.4	46.9
1899	137	64.3	44.9
1898	101	65.3	47.2
1897	130	64.3	45.8
1896	117	64.8	46.4
1895	140	63.6	45.1
1894	89	65.4	47.6
1893	147	63.1	44.6
1892	144	62.9	45.3
1891	122	64.3	46.3
1890	99	65.2	47.6
1889	123	63.6	47.0
1888	146	62.4	45.2
1887	129	63.7	46.3
1886	145	62.6	45.1
1885	149	62.3	44.8
1884	113	64.9	46.6
1883	138	63.6	45.5
1882	121	63.8	46.8
1881	93	65.3	47.6
1880	106	65.2	46.9
1879	119	64.6	46.4
1878	95	65.0	47.8
1877	109	64.7	47.1
1876	134	63.3	46.0
1875	151	61.1	43.9
1874	112	65.3	46.3
1873	126	64.6	45.9
1872	125	64.8	45.7

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location