District of Columbia Weather
Observed at Washington (the largest city by population in District of Columbia, used as a state-wide proxy). For per-city forecasts, see the city grid below.
Climate at a glance
District of Columbia is largely one climate zone across 1 cities and towns. Predominantly warm-summer humid continental.
The state spans roughly 0.0° of latitude (38.9° N to 38.9° N), from Washington in the south to Washington in the north. Washington is the largest city by population.
Microseason · July 1–5 · Northeast Continental
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Annual cicada buzz begins, peaking in the heat of the day.
Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons
Microseason content for District of Columbia is drawn from the Northeast Continental corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).
Live wind & temperature across District of Columbia
All cities in District of Columbia
- Washington5,230,370