Average annual temperature in District of Columbia

Average annual temperature in District of Columbia was 57.2 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 3.2% from 2024.

2025, °F57.2

Change on 2024-3.2%

Series high59.12024

Series low53.31958

Average annual temperature in District of Columbia, 1950 to 2025

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 76 values

Period	°F
2025	57.2
2024	59.1
2023	58.5
2022	56.9
2021	58.2
2020	58.4
2019	58.1
2018	57.3
2017	58.1
2016	58
2015	57.1
2014	55.3
2013	56.3
2012	58.9
2011	58
2010	57.4
2009	55.8
2008	56.8
2007	57.2
2006	57.8
2005	56.5
2004	56.5
2003	55
2002	57.5
2001	56.6
2000	55.4
1999	57
1998	58.5
1997	55.5
1996	54.6
1995	55.8
1994	55.8
1993	55.6
1992	54.7
1991	58.1
1990	58.1
1989	54.9
1988	55.2
1987	56.3
1986	55.9
1985	56.3
1984	55.6
1983	55.5
1982	55
1981	54.7
1980	55.2
1979	54.3
1978	54.2
1977	55.4
1976	54.6
1975	56
1974	55.7
1973	56.6
1972	54.6
1971	55.6
1970	55.2
1969	54.6
1968	54.9
1967	53.8
1966	54.3
1965	54.9
1964	55.4
1963	53.8
1962	53.9
1961	54.8
1960	54.2
1959	56.5
1958	53.3
1957	55.9
1956	55.1
1955	55.4
1954	55.9
1953	57
1952	55.8
1951	55.5
1950	54.8

Compared with United States

Place	2025
District of Columbia	57.2
United States	54.6

Rankings

US states by average annual temperature 50 places

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

How to cite

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Average annual temperature, District of Columbia, 1950 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

MLA 9

NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Average annual temperature, District of Columbia, 1950 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Average annual temperature, District of Columbia, 1950 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia.

Harvard

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Average annual temperature, District of Columbia, 1950 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_district_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Average annual temperature, District of Columbia, 1950 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the average annual temperature in District of Columbia?

Average annual temperature in District of Columbia was 57.2 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 3.2% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual temperature in District of Columbia?

59.1 °F in 2024, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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