Average January Temperature in Washington D.C. by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Washington D.C. for the month of January each year between 1872 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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

1950 was the warmest January in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 57.0 °F, and the average low was 38.9 °F.

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

1918 was the coolest January in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 29.9 °F, and the average low was 17.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	30	46.8	32.8
2023	3	52.5	37.8
2022	87	42.0	27.2
2021	38	45.5	31.7
2020	13	49.8	35.0
2019	54	44.3	30.1
2018	70	44.7	26.7
2017	14	48.5	35.7
2016	81	42.5	27.3
2015	72	42.6	28.6
2014	114	40.8	23.7
2013	25	47.5	33.1
2012	20	49.3	32.2
2011	99	39.7	27.6
2010	76	42.6	28.0
2009	122	38.2	25.0
2008	27	47.6	32.4
2007	22	48.2	33.2
2006	8	51.2	34.9
2005	63	42.9	29.2
2004	132	37.7	23.4
2003	126	37.3	24.8
2002	17	49.7	33.6
2001	73	42.8	28.2
2000	67	43.2	28.5
1999	45	46.3	29.9
1998	9	49.9	36.0
1997	56	44.5	29.4
1996	110	40.2	25.4
1995	32	46.2	32.9
1994	143	36.3	21.2
1993	31	46.8	32.5
1992	42	46.2	30.2
1991	39	46.3	30.8
1990	7	52.3	34.8
1989	29	47.6	32.1
1988	128	38.4	23.5
1987	86	41.2	28.2
1986	75	43.7	27.0
1985	130	38.0	23.5
1984	115	39.6	24.8
1983	46	45.1	31.1
1982	146	36.1	20.1
1981	107	40.4	25.5
1980	53	43.3	31.0
1979	78	41.9	28.3
1978	111	39.4	25.4
1977	149	33.3	17.4
1976	95	41.4	26.3
1975	19	49.3	32.6
1974	10	50.6	35.2
1973	49	46.5	28.7
1972	40	46.1	30.8
1971	125	38.5	24.1
1970	135	38.3	21.7
1969	93	41.3	27.1
1968	123	40.3	22.5
1967	18	49.5	32.4
1966	112	39.7	25.1
1965	102	41.7	25.1
1964	61	46.1	26.4
1963	124	39.2	23.5
1962	88	42.5	26.6
1961	137	37.1	22.5
1960	43	44.2	32.1
1959	82	43.7	26.0
1958	91	40.7	28.0
1957	109	40.1	25.7
1956	89	40.5	28.5
1955	74	42.1	28.7
1954	66	44.1	27.7
1953	21	48.1	33.3
1952	23	47.7	33.6
1951	34	48.0	30.5
1950	1	57.0	38.9
1949	12	50.5	34.7
1948	142	35.7	22.0
1947	16	49.7	33.8
1946	57	44.1	29.5
1945	129	37.3	24.5
1944	50	45.2	29.6
1943	62	43.1	29.3
1942	84	42.4	27.3
1941	85	40.4	29.1
1940	151	31.8	18.0
1939	47	45.3	30.2
1938	68	42.7	28.8
1937	4	50.3	37.4
1936	131	37.2	24.1
1935	105	40.7	25.9
1934	36	46.6	31.5
1933	11	50.8	34.5
1932	2	54.2	39.4
1931	55	44.9	29.1
1930	71	43.3	27.9
1929	83	43.5	26.3
1928	65	45.3	26.5
1927	94	41.2	26.9
1926	97	42.2	25.3
1925	108	40.8	25.0
1924	79	44.2	25.9
1923	58	43.4	30.1
1922	117	38.9	25.0
1921	60	44.2	29.0
1920	144	35.6	21.8
1919	44	46.4	29.8
1918	153	29.9	17.6
1917	80	43.2	26.8
1916	28	48.9	30.9
1915	69	42.8	28.5
1914	37	46.9	30.3
1913	6	53.6	33.7
1912	150	33.0	16.9
1911	41	46.9	29.6
1910	98	41.0	26.4
1909	64	43.1	28.8
1908	92	42.6	25.9
1907	52	45.7	28.7
1906	26	47.5	32.5
1905	138	38.2	21.3
1904	147	35.4	19.6
1903	100	41.1	25.8
1902	119	39.3	24.4
1901	90	41.7	27.1
1900	77	44.5	25.9
1899	101	42.2	24.6
1898	59	43.7	29.7
1897	127	38.9	23.2
1896	103	40.4	26.3
1895	120	39.1	24.3
1894	48	44.7	30.8
1893	152	32.8	16.5
1892	121	39.5	23.8
1891	51	44.4	30.2
1890	5	52.4	35.1
1889	35	46.6	31.7
1888	134	37.7	22.7
1887	113	41.3	23.5
1886	141	36.3	22.4
1885	96	42.8	24.8
1884	136	37.2	22.7
1883	140	35.6	23.3
1882	104	40.3	26.4
1881	148	33.3	20.2
1880	15	49.6	33.9
1879	133	38.4	22.7
1878	106	40.8	25.8
1877	139	37.9	21.6
1876	24	49.1	31.6
1875	145	35.2	21.8
1874	33	47.7	31.1
1873	116	40.6	23.8
1872	118	40.4	23.3

Weather Station Details

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