Washington weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Washington, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hope 3 NE, 14 km from Washington; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 55.7 in1415 mm
- Snow a year
- 2.1 in5.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 28
- First fall freeze
- Nov 4
- Heating degree days
- 2,953
- Cooling degree days
- 2,041
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Washington in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 32°0°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1928)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 702
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Washington in February
Highs average 58°14° and lows 35°1°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1986)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 529
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Washington in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 42°5°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1929)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 362
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Washington in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°10°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1930)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 155
- Cooling degree days
- 53
Washington in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1916)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Washington in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°20°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 383
Washington in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°22°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1930)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 512
Washington in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 70°21°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Washington in September
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 297
Washington in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1953)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 136
- Cooling degree days
- 80
Washington in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 40°5°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1935)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 395
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Washington in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1924)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 634
- Cooling degree days
- 2