Zip 20045 (Washington, DC) Climate

Washington, DC in 2004 had a mild climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months of June, July, and August was around 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit (24-27 degrees Celsius). During the winter months of December, January, and February the average temperature was around 35-40 degrees Fahrenheit (2-4 degrees Celsius). The city experienced an average of 43 inches (109 cm) of precipitation throughout the year with most of it falling between April and September. The area also experiences both snowfall and thunderstorms during these months due to its location on the East Coast near Chesapeake Bay.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20045 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in the District of Columbia.

7.5 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 20045 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Washington, District of Columbia	United States
	42.9 in.	38.1 in.
	13.6 in.	27.8 in.
	116.8 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	88.8°	85.8°
	26.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	36 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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.

July is the hottest month for the 20045 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in the District of Columbia. In the 20045 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 20045 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 20045 zip code, there are 35.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in the District of Columbia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 20045 zip code with an average of 26.9°. This is one of the warmest places in the District of Columbia.

In the 20045 zip code, there are 76.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in the District of Columbia.

In the 20045 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in the District of Columbia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 20045 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 20045 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 20045 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in the 20045 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in the District of Columbia.

May is the rainiest month in the 20045 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 116.8 rainy days annually in the 20045 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in the District of Columbia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in the 20045 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in the District of Columbia. January is the snowiest month in the 20045 zip code with 5.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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