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Washington, DC vs Wichita, KS weather comparison

Washington

DC

Wichita sees rain or snow on roughly 25 fewer days each year.

Wichita enjoys about 36 more sunny days a year than Washington.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Washington, DC and Wichita, KS
WashingtonMetricWichita
206 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies241 days
42 inPrecipitationper year35 in
119 daysWet daysrain or snow per year94 days
12 inSnowfallper year12 in
45 daysHot daysabove 90 °F64 days
79 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F105 days
69%Humidityaverage relative64%
58 °FAverage temperatureyear round57 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

WashingtonWichita

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovWashington, Jan: 44 °FWashington, Feb: 48 °FWashington, Mar: 56 °FWashington, Apr: 68 °FWashington, May: 77 °FWashington, Jun: 85 °FWashington, Jul: 90 °FWashington, Aug: 88 °FWashington, Sep: 81 °FWashington, Oct: 70 °FWashington, Nov: 58 °FWashington, Dec: 49 °FWichita, Jan: 44 °FWichita, Feb: 49 °FWichita, Mar: 59 °FWichita, Apr: 68 °FWichita, May: 77 °FWichita, Jun: 87 °FWichita, Jul: 92 °FWichita, Aug: 91 °FWichita, Sep: 83 °FWichita, Oct: 71 °FWichita, Nov: 57 °FWichita, Dec: 45 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovWashington, Jan: 28 °FWashington, Feb: 30 °FWashington, Mar: 37 °FWashington, Apr: 47 °FWashington, May: 57 °FWashington, Jun: 66 °FWashington, Jul: 71 °FWashington, Aug: 69 °FWashington, Sep: 62 °FWashington, Oct: 49 °FWashington, Nov: 39 °FWashington, Dec: 32 °FWichita, Jan: 22 °FWichita, Feb: 26 °FWichita, Mar: 35 °FWichita, Apr: 45 °FWichita, May: 55 °FWichita, Jun: 65 °FWichita, Jul: 70 °FWichita, Aug: 68 °FWichita, Sep: 59 °FWichita, Oct: 47 °FWichita, Nov: 34 °FWichita, Dec: 25 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Washington high444856687785908881705849
Wichita high444959687787929183715745
Washington low283037475766716962493932
Wichita low222635455565706859473425

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

WashingtonWichita
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovWashington, Jan: 3.1 inWashington, Feb: 2.9 inWashington, Mar: 3.9 inWashington, Apr: 3.4 inWashington, May: 3.8 inWashington, Jun: 3.5 inWashington, Jul: 4.1 inWashington, Aug: 3.5 inWashington, Sep: 4.3 inWashington, Oct: 3.4 inWashington, Nov: 2.9 inWashington, Dec: 3.5 inWichita, Jan: 1.1 inWichita, Feb: 1.4 inWichita, Mar: 2.8 inWichita, Apr: 3.7 inWichita, May: 5.6 inWichita, Jun: 4.5 inWichita, Jul: 3.4 inWichita, Aug: 3.4 inWichita, Sep: 3.2 inWichita, Oct: 3.0 inWichita, Nov: 1.7 inWichita, Dec: 1.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Washington3.12.93.93.43.83.54.13.54.33.42.93.5
Wichita1.11.42.83.75.64.53.43.43.23.01.71.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

WashingtonWichita
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovWashington, Jan: 16 daysWashington, Feb: 15 daysWashington, Mar: 16 daysWashington, Apr: 16 daysWashington, May: 16 daysWashington, Jun: 17 daysWashington, Jul: 19 daysWashington, Aug: 19 daysWashington, Sep: 18 daysWashington, Oct: 19 daysWashington, Nov: 18 daysWashington, Dec: 17 daysWichita, Jan: 20 daysWichita, Feb: 17 daysWichita, Mar: 19 daysWichita, Apr: 18 daysWichita, May: 18 daysWichita, Jun: 20 daysWichita, Jul: 22 daysWichita, Aug: 23 daysWichita, Sep: 22 daysWichita, Oct: 23 daysWichita, Nov: 20 daysWichita, Dec: 19 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Washington161516161617191918191817
Wichita201719181820222322232019

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).