Average October 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 October each year between 1851 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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

2007 was the warmest October in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 76.3 °F, and the average low was 57.8 °F.

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

1876 was the coolest October in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 61.1 °F, and the average low was 42.7 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	14	72.6	53.6
2022	87	67.1	49.2
2021	2	74.0	58.5
2020	26	69.8	53.9
2019	8	72.4	55.9
2018	19	70.0	55.1
2017	4	73.7	56.1
2016	15	71.5	54.7
2015	70	67.4	50.3
2014	17	71.1	54.7
2013	21	70.5	54.3
2012	38	68.9	53.0
2011	82	66.5	50.2
2010	29	70.2	52.8
2009	80	66.1	50.8
2008	69	67.7	50.0
2007	1	76.3	57.8
2006	103	66.2	48.4
2005	41	67.8	53.1
2004	84	65.7	50.8
2003	100	66.0	48.9
2002	77	65.6	51.7
2001	57	70.6	48.7
2000	51	70.0	50.3
1999	107	65.9	48.4
1998	53	68.6	51.5
1997	58	68.9	50.3
1996	62	68.2	50.5
1995	22	71.8	52.7
1994	66	68.5	49.6
1993	88	66.9	49.2
1992	125	64.8	47.1
1991	45	70.2	50.5
1990	18	72.4	53.0
1989	44	70.4	50.5
1988	142	64.0	44.8
1987	143	64.8	43.9
1986	36	70.0	52.2
1985	34	69.1	53.2
1984	3	72.1	58.2
1983	42	68.7	52.2
1982	52	69.4	50.9
1981	83	67.3	49.3
1980	55	68.6	51.2
1979	78	67.0	50.1
1978	61	69.1	49.7
1977	68	67.2	50.8
1976	132	63.1	47.7
1975	13	73.0	53.3
1974	105	68.6	45.9
1973	11	73.9	52.7
1972	124	65.3	46.7
1971	5	71.8	57.6
1970	20	70.9	54.1
1969	73	70.0	47.5
1968	31	70.7	51.8
1967	91	68.8	47.0
1966	109	67.7	46.2
1965	101	68.2	46.7
1964	138	65.6	44.5
1963	35	74.3	48.0
1962	48	69.5	51.1
1961	60	70.1	48.9
1960	75	67.1	50.2
1959	23	69.9	54.5
1958	65	68.0	50.3
1957	133	63.5	47.3
1956	67	66.5	51.5
1955	59	70.0	49.1
1954	25	71.5	52.5
1953	40	70.9	50.1
1952	137	66.5	44.0
1951	24	70.8	53.4
1950	37	70.6	51.5
1949	10	71.7	55.0
1948	121	64.6	47.7
1947	6	73.6	55.4
1946	30	71.3	51.5
1945	96	67.8	47.5
1944	116	66.4	46.5
1943	117	65.8	47.0
1942	47	68.7	52.0
1941	7	74.1	54.7
1940	128	63.9	47.5
1939	81	67.9	48.8
1938	74	69.1	48.4
1937	136	63.9	46.7
1936	56	68.8	50.7
1935	85	68.5	48.0
1934	120	65.8	46.6
1933	114	66.9	46.1
1932	90	67.0	49.0
1931	32	72.3	50.1
1930	122	66.3	46.0
1929	129	65.5	45.8
1928	54	69.7	50.1
1927	43	70.7	50.2
1926	104	66.1	48.4
1925	151	59.3	44.7
1924	99	69.3	45.6
1923	123	66.1	46.1
1922	63	70.1	48.6
1921	108	68.2	45.7
1920	33	72.7	49.7
1919	12	71.8	54.6
1918	39	71.3	49.8
1917	150	62.7	41.3
1916	113	68.2	45.1
1915	76	67.7	49.6
1914	50	69.2	51.2
1913	71	66.7	50.9
1912	64	70.8	47.8
1911	106	66.1	48.3
1910	49	71.0	49.4
1909	146	64.2	42.1
1908	86	68.7	47.7
1907	152	63.1	40.8
1906	111	65.3	48.5
1905	110	67.8	46.0
1904	144	65.3	42.9
1903	112	66.3	47.4
1902	98	67.2	48.0
1901	130	67.6	43.7
1900	27	70.6	52.7
1899	79	68.6	48.5
1898	93	67.1	48.4
1897	89	67.5	48.6
1896	145	63.7	44.3
1895	149	63.4	40.8
1894	92	66.6	49.1
1893	115	65.9	47.1
1892	134	66.4	44.4
1891	141	63.1	45.7
1890	119	63.2	49.4
1889	148	60.9	44.1
1888	147	60.9	44.3
1887	127	64.8	46.9
1886	95	68.7	46.7
1885	131	64.1	46.7
1884	46	70.4	50.3
1883	102	65.5	49.3
1882	28	69.7	53.4
1881	9	72.9	53.9
1880	135	65.6	45.1
1879	16	73.0	53.1
1878	94	67.7	47.6
1877	72	68.0	49.6
1876	153	61.1	42.7
1875	140	65.4	43.8
1874	118	66.9	45.8
1873	139	65.4	44.5
1872	126	64.4	47.3
1851	97	66.5	48.7

Weather Station Details

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