Sunshine in Washington
🇺🇸 United States · 4.3M people · 2,453 hours of sun a year · 116 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: August (Sunshine Score 76/100), with October and July close behind. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 95 mm of rain for the month.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 65 mm |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 67 mm |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 81 mm |
| April | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 94 mm |
| May | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 120 mm |
| June | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 116 mm |
| July | 73 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 109 mm |
| August | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 95 mm |
| September | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 108 mm |
| October | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 99 mm |
| November | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 77 mm |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 87 mm |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Baltimore United States · 73 km · best in May · 2,582 h sun/yr
- Charlottesville United States · 125 km · best in Oct · 2,453 h sun/yr
- Harrisburg United States · 151 km · best in May · 2,497 h sun/yr
- Richmond United States · 160 km · best in Apr · 2,829 h sun/yr
- Philadelphia United States · 216 km · best in May · 2,498 h sun/yr
- Newport News United States · 218 km · best in May · 2,672 h sun/yr