Thermograph

Arlington, Virginia, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Arlington, Virginia, United States, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 89°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 28°F.

Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county, which is located in the Washington metropolitan area and the broader Northern Virginia region, is positioned directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the national capital, on the river's sou… via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-09-06. Each reading placed on Arlington, Virginia, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 83°F Normal · 55th pct
Low 63°F Below Normal · 39th pct
Feels-like 84°F Normal · 41st pct
Humidity 11.5 g/m³ Low · 21st pct
Wind 9 mph Above Normal · 68th pct
Gust 13 mph Low · 11th pct
Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Arlington average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Arlington, Virginia, United States, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 42°F 28°F 0.10 in
February 47°F 30°F 0.10 in
March 56°F 37°F 0.10 in
April 67°F 47°F 0.10 in
May 75°F 56°F 0.10 in
June 84°F 66°F 0.10 in
July 89°F 71°F 0.10 in
August 86°F 69°F 0.10 in
September 80°F 62°F 0.10 in
October 68°F 50°F 0.10 in
November 57°F 40°F 0.10 in
December 46°F 32°F 0.10 in

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 104°F on 1988-07-16
  • Coldest day on record: -8°F on 1994-01-19

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Percentiles compare each day to Arlington, Virginia, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →