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Holiday weather history: Washington (Reagan National Airport), VA

What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Washington (Reagan National Airport) weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.

Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 66°F, low 47°F; rain or snow in 16% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 81%.

🎃 Halloween weather in Washington (Reagan National Airport) (Oct 31)

66°F / 47°Ftypical high / low

16%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

3%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

0%had measurable snowfall

81%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Halloween: 83°F (2024). Coldest high: 47°F (2002); coldest low 36°F (2008). Wettest: 1.25 in (2019). The median Halloween high was 68°F in 1995–2009 and 63°F in 2010–2025 (-5°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	10-31	63°F	49°F	0.00 in
2024	10-31	83°F	61°F	0.00 in
2023	10-31	55°F	41°F	0.00 in
2022	10-31	68°F	54°F	0.16 in
2021	10-31	69°F	52°F	0.00 in
2020	10-31	51°F	41°F	0.00 in
2019	10-31	77°F	53°F	1.25 in
2018	10-31	69°F	47°F	0.00 in
2017	10-31	63°F	44°F	0.00 in
2016	10-31	62°F	48°F	0.00 in

🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Washington (Reagan National Airport) (4th Thursday of Nov)

56°F / 38°Ftypical high / low

32%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

10%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

0%had measurable snowfall

0%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

39%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Thanksgiving: 77°F (2007). Coldest high: 35°F (1996); coldest low 25°F (2005). Wettest: 0.39 in (1998). The median Thanksgiving high was 51°F in 1995–2009 and 57°F in 2010–2025 (+6°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	11-27	48°F	37°F	0.00 in
2024	11-28	57°F	45°F	0.35 in
2023	11-23	59°F	45°F	0.00 in
2022	11-24	61°F	33°F	0.00 in
2021	11-25	59°F	34°F	0.00 in
2020	11-26	67°F	51°F	0.03 in
2019	11-28	54°F	43°F	0.00 in
2018	11-22	42°F	29°F	0.00 in
2017	11-23	47°F	32°F	0.00 in
2016	11-24	57°F	43°F	0.00 in

🎄 Christmas Day weather in Washington (Reagan National Airport) (Dec 25)

47°F / 31°Ftypical high / low

29%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

19%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

3%had measurable snowfall

3%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

19%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Christmas Day: 69°F (2015). Coldest high: 28°F (2000); coldest low 14°F (2022). Wettest: 0.77 in (2005); snowiest: 0.2 in (2002). The median Christmas Day high was 42°F in 1995–2009 and 50°F in 2010–2025 (+8°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	12-25	60°F	38°F	0.00 in
2024	12-25	47°F	37°F	0.00 in
2023	12-25	61°F	40°F	0.00 in
2022	12-25	34°F	14°F	0.00 in
2021	12-25	68°F	48°F	0.07 in
2020	12-25	57°F	24°F	0.18 in
2019	12-25	49°F	30°F	0.00 in
2018	12-25	44°F	31°F	0.00 in
2017	12-25	41°F	31°F	0.00 in
2016	12-25	51°F	35°F	0.00 in

🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Washington (Reagan National Airport) (Dec 31)

49°F / 34°Ftypical high / low

29%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

10%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

3%had measurable snowfall

0%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

32%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest New Year's Eve: 63°F (2024). Coldest high: 23°F (2017); coldest low 16°F (2017). Wettest: 0.48 in (2018); snowiest: 0.1 in (1998). The median New Year's Eve high was 48°F in 1995–2009 and 51°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	12-31	37°F	26°F	0.00 in
2024	12-31	63°F	40°F	0.39 in
2023	12-31	51°F	40°F	0.00 in
2022	12-31	57°F	41°F	0.18 in
2021	12-31	59°F	50°F	0.03 in
2020	12-31	55°F	41°F	0.00 in
2019	12-31	54°F	43°F	0.00 in
2018	12-31	51°F	39°F	0.48 in
2017	12-31	23°F	16°F	0.00 in
2016	12-31	49°F	28°F	0.00 in

More for Washington (Reagan National Airport): first snow & white Christmas odds · earliest sunset.

Station: GHCN-Daily USW00013743 (38.847, -77.034). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.