Windy cities · District of Columbia
How windy is Washington, DC?
Across a typical year, the wind in Washington, DC averages about 8.8 mph.
March is the windiest month, at about 10.3 mph, and August the calmest, at about 7.6 mph. There’s no wind at all about 8% of the time. That makes it the joint 50th windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 15 mph.
Washington, DC averages about 8.8 mph of wind, a modest breeze for a city with this many flags to fly.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 8.8 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | March, 10.3 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 7.6 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 8% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Lansing, Michigan: about 8.8 mph
- St. Louis, Missouri: about 8.8 mph
- Akron, Ohio: about 8.9 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013743. Average wind speed, not gusts.