Today's Weather - Washington, DC
11 AM PST
Mostly Cloudy
68°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Cloudy | 74° / 63° | SE 10 mph |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | 78° / 55° | NW 5 to 9 mph |
| Wednesday | Mostly Sunny | 77° / 54° | NE 5 mph |
| Thursday | Mostly Sunny | 78° / 55° | SE 2 to 8 mph |
| Friday | Chance Rain Showers | 76° / 63° | SE 2 to 9 mph |
| Saturday | Rain Showers Likely | 75° / 53° | SW 8 to 12 mph |
| Sunday | Sunny | 70° / 49° | N 9 mph |
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year
BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Washington (zip 20016) area is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in District of Columbia.
8.1 / 10
A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Washington
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.