North & Central America · City travel
Best time to visit Washington DC
Late Apr–Late May, Mid Sep–Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.3°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.
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Events & natural phenomena
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NatureNational Cherry Blossom Festival
Usually Mar 20–Apr 11 (dates vary by year)
The festival runs about four weeks from around the spring equinox. Peak bloom is usually late March to early April (average April 3).
Source: Official source
Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Avoid | 7.0°C | 2.5 | 61.5% |
| February | Off-season | 9.1°C | 2.5 | 61.8% |
| March | Fair | 13.7°C | 2.5 | 59.7% |
| April | Great | 20.0°C | 3.1 | 60.3% |
| May | Best | 24.8°C | 3.2 | 62.0% |
| June | Great | 29.8°C | 3.0 | 56.9% |
| July | Okay | 32.2°C | 2.8 | 56.4% |
| August | Good | 31.4°C | 2.7 | 54.4% |
| September | Best | 27.6°C | 2.5 | 52.4% |
| October | Best | 21.2°C | 2.3 | 50.3% |
| November | Good | 14.7°C | 2.1 | 54.5% |
| December | Off-season | 9.4°C | 2.5 | 61.3% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: NATL ARBORETUM DC（6 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.