Before leaving for your destination, consult weather forecasting in washington dc for the following hours today Wednesday.
Clima en Washington D. C.
During the day
Maximum temperature: 9 degrees Celsius
chance of rain: 0%
cloudiness: 11%
gusts of wind: 24 kilometers per hour
UV Index: 2
Overnight
Minimum temperature: -2 degrees Celsius
chance of rain: 1%
cloudiness: 9%
wind gusts: 13 kilometers per hour
Washington DC is the capital city of the United States, located in the northeast of the North American country, along the Potomac River, surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia.
The climate in the US capital is mainly tropical, with the monsoonal subtypewhich means that it registers high temperatures all year round, with a short dry season and a predominantly rainy season.
The hottest temperatures they are felt in July, where it is around 40 degrees; in contrast it is in January and February when cold weather prevails to the point of reaching zero degrees.
Meanwhile, the month with more rains it’s may.
The weather in the United States
Being a large country, the United States has an enormous variety of climates, practically all of them.
On the eastern side of the United States Two main climates predominate: the humid subtropical and the humid continental.
In the American Northeast the most predominant climate is the humid continental which is characterized by constant rains throughout the year that become storms during the summer and snow throughout the winter.
In the southeastern United States the prevailing weather condition is subtropical wetland it has warm summers, cool winters and abundant rainfall.
American west sidethere are at least three major predominant climates: semi-arid, arid and Mediterranean.
The semi-arid climate, in its cold subtypeencompasses the most central western and north–south part of the United Statesis characterized by low rainfall and low temperatures.
In the southwestern United States is where it is present arid climate, both in its cold and warm subtypes. In the cold arid, the winters are icy and the summers are mild, while in the hot arid the summer registers extremely high temperatures and in the winter the weather is mild. In both cases rainfall is scarce.
The Mediterranean climate registers in the most coastal area of the American West, from north to south and is characterized by its mild and rainy winters, plus its dry and hot summers.
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