District of Columbia, United States
Washington
Washington is a capital city in District of Columbia, United States. It has a population of about 689,545 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now46°F
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Population689,545
Local time08:52
38.90° N, 77.04° WElevation 23 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
Postal codes20004–20006, 20024 …October: high / low69° / 48°
Rain this month89mm
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Washington at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:25 · 18:2110 h 56 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:24Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 6.8Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans DayNext eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month89°F
Average high in July
Coolest month27°F
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
107 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
70 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.8 km
How Washington has grown
People living in the built-up area (1,301 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+74%2M in 1975 → 3.47M in 2025Weather in Washington
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
46°F
Today hour by hourSunny · wind 12 km/h · humidity 57%
Today22 Oct67°44°
Fri23 Oct61°45°
Sat24 Oct62°40°
Sun25 Oct65°42°
Mon26 Oct69°43°
Tue27 Oct67°51°
Wed28 Oct64°44°
Thu29 Oct70°46°
Fri30 Oct61°48°
Sat31 Oct61°39°
When to go to Washington
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 35 | 34 | 49 | 73 | 66 | 49 | 39 | 44 | 67 | 79 | 60 | 33 |
| High | 44° | 47° | 56° | 68° | 76° | 85° | 89° | 87° | 81° | 69° | 58° | 48° |
| Low | 27° | 28° | 35° | 45° | 55° | 64° | 69° | 68° | 60° | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| Rain (mm) | 73 | 70 | 86 | 89 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 90 | 87 | 89 | 70 | 81 |
| Wet days | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
What's on in Washington
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
DAR Constitution Hall1776 D St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States · 0.5 km
17 showsWarner Theatre513 13th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 · 0.6 km
6 showsWashington's festivals through the year
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Monuments and museums in Washington
0.3 km
White House, WashingtonBuilt 18002.4 km
United States CapitolBuilt 1793
0.6 km
Washington MonumentBuilt 1848
1.4 km
Lincoln MemorialBuilt 1922
1.5 km
Jefferson MemorialBuilt 1943
2.6 km
Washington Union StationBuilt 1908
Museum1.1 km
Smithsonian InstitutionBuilt 1846
Museum1.5 km
National Gallery of ArtBuilt 1937More museums: Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream · National Children's Museum · Octagon House
Outdoors around Washington
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Chevy Chase ClubGolf courses
0.6 kmDC Bouldering ProjectClimbing
0.6 kmOld Post Office TowerViewpoints
0.7 kmVillage EduZoos
0.8 kmLockhouse 10Mountain huts
0.9 kmOcean Dunes WaterparkWater parks
1 kmNature around Washington
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Washington
Earthquakes around Washington
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record5within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.8Cuckoo 6 km ↙2011 · 135 km
Tropical storms · Washington
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 1 · 0 km
Paleogene · 1
Formations around the town
Universities and research institutes
Phi Beta Kappa SocietyUniversity or college · founded 1776
Georgetown UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1789
District of Columbia Public SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1805
George Washington UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1821
University of the District of ColumbiaUniversity or college · founded 1851
Gallaudet UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1864
Howard UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1867
Wesley Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · founded 1882
Sidwell Friends SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1883
Catholic University of AmericaUniversity or college · founded 1887
Corcoran College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · founded 1890
Strayer UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1892
American UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1893
Trinity Washington UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1897
American Society for MicrobiologyUniversity or college · founded 1899
Dominican House of StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1905
St. Albans SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1909
Wildlife Management InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1911
American Association of Community CollegesUniversity or college · founded 1920
Zeta Phi Beta SororityUniversity or college · founded 1920
Graduate School USAUniversity or college · founded 1921
University Legal ServicesUniversity or college · founded 1923
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1943
American College of CardiologyUniversity or college · founded 1949
American College of Preventive MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1954
International Institute for Strategic StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1958
Council of Graduate SchoolsUniversity or college · founded 1961
National Intelligence UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1961
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan AreaUniversity or college · founded 1964
Hauppauge Public SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1965
American Association of Colleges of NursingUniversity or college · founded 1969
National Alliance of Black School EducatorsUniversity or college · founded 1970
National Defense UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1976
Potomac Massage Training InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1976
Business-Higher Education ForumUniversity or college · founded 1978
Student Pugwash USAUniversity or college · founded 1979
Southeastern Universities Research AssociationUniversity or college · founded 1980
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyUniversity or college · founded 1981
The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyUniversity or college · founded 1985
Institute of World PoliticsUniversity or college · founded 1990
University of the PotomacUniversity or college · founded 1991
Afterschool AllianceUniversity or college · founded 2000
BAU International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2004
Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUniversity or college · founded 2010
Quantic School of Business and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2016
Nexford UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2018
Multiplanet UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2019
Whittle School & StudiosUniversity or college · founded 2019
Bay Atlantic UniversityUniversity or college
Bishop John T. Walker National Learning CenterUniversity or college
Institute of Education SciencesUniversity or college
P S Jones Middle SchoolUniversity or college
The Performance InstituteUniversity or college
United States Naval Research LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 1923
Association of Universities for Research in AstronomyResearch institute · founded 1957
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural HeritageResearch institute · founded 1967
Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsResearch institute · founded 1968
NOAA National Systematics LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 1970
National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthResearch institute · founded 1970
International Society for Biosafety ResearchResearch institute · founded 1975
American Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchResearch institute · founded 1977
American Institute for Cancer ResearchResearch institute · founded 1982
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms ControlResearch institute · founded 1986
National Institute of Statistical SciencesResearch institute · founded 1990
Armenian National InstituteResearch institute · founded 1997
Health Media LabResearch institute · founded 2000
Naval Surface Warfare CenterResearch institute · founded 2004
Strategic Solutions InternationalResearch institute · founded 2004
Office of Under Secretary of Energy for ScienceResearch institute · founded 2005
Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical InnovationResearch institute · founded 2010
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness InnovationsResearch institute · founded 2017
Epigenetics, Data, PoliticsResearch institute · founded 2018
Earth and Planets LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2020
NSF National Geophysical FacilityResearch institute · founded 2025
Carbon Cycle and EcosystemsResearch institute
Center for Evaluation InnovationResearch institute
Center for InnovationResearch institute
Center for Outcomes Research in Liver DiseasesResearch institute
ForestGEOResearch institute
Health Services Research & DevelopmentResearch institute
Washington from above
Around Washington33 places to see, do and reach nearby
Anacostia RiverNature3.0 miTidal BasinNature0.8 miRock Creek, District of ColumbiaNature1.2 miFort Dupont ParkNature4.8 miPiney BranchNature2.8 miSpout RunNature2.8 miTheodore Roosevelt IslandNature1.5 miLittle Island, District of ColumbiaNature1.3 miMount Saint AlbanMountain3.1 miWhite House, WashingtonMonument0.2 miUnited States CapitolMonument1.5 miWashington MonumentMonument0.4 miLincoln MemorialMonument0.8 miJefferson MemorialMonument1.0 miWashington Union StationMonument1.6 miUnited States Supreme Court BuildingMonument1.7 miCathedral of St. Matthew the ApostleMonument0.8 miSmithsonian InstitutionMuseum0.7 miNational Gallery of ArtMuseum0.9 miNational Air and Space MuseumMuseum1.0 miNational Museum of American HistoryMuseum0.4 miNational Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum0.6 miL'EnfantStation1.1 miWashington Union StationStation1.7 miCrystal CityStation2.5 miThe Wharf Ferry LandingFerry port1.2 miGeorgetown Ferry LandingFerry port1.4 miAlexandriaPlace6.3 miBethesdaPlace6.8 miSilver SpringPlace6.6 miFairfaxPlace15 miMcLeanPlace8.1 miPotomacPlace13 mi
Postal codes
20004–20006200242002720036–2003720045200492005220062–2006320065200682007320203202282023020232202372024020242202452025020301203192035520373–203742038820391203982040520411–2041220414204182042020427204312043320435–20437204422044720451204562046020500–205032050620509205112052020522–2052420526–2052820530–20531205332053520537205462054820551205532055520565–2056620570–2057120576–2057720579205862059020594
Getting to Washington
Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportDCA
4.8 kmWashington Dulles International AirportIAD
37 kmBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBWI
45 kmL'EnfantRailway station
1.7 kmWashington Union StationRailway station
2.7 kmCrystal CityRailway station
4.1 kmThe Wharf Ferry LandingAlexandria City Marina (Old Town) Ferry Landing · City Cruises Washington DC · Georgetown Ferry Landing
1.9 kmGeorgetown Ferry LandingAlexandria City Marina (Old Town) Ferry Landing · The Wharf Ferry Landing
2.2 kmPlaces near Washington
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Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Washington?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Washington.
What is the hottest month in Washington?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 89°F and lows of 69°F.
What is the coldest month in Washington?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 44°F and lows of 27°F.
What is the rainiest month in Washington?
July is the wettest month with about 4.2 in of precipitation on 14 wet days.
What is the postal code of Washington?
Washington has 83 postal codes: 20004–20006, 20024, 20027, 20036–20037, 20045, 20049, 20052, 20062–20063, 20065, 20068, 20073, 20203 ….