If you are considering a move to the Washington D.C. area, you might be interested in learning a little bit about our climate. The D.C. area has four distinct seasons and its climate is classified as humid subtropical.
Brian's Quick & Easy Reference Guide to the D.C. Area Seasons (you really don't need much more information than this):
WINTER: Mostly mild, but sometimes bitter cold. Not much snow. Occasional ice storm.
SPRING: Beautiful. Come see the Cherry Blossoms bloom.
SUMMER: HOT! HOT! HOT! and HUMID! Frequent evening thunderstorms. If you want to search for homes during the D.C. summer, please read some of the comments here: Hot, Hot, Hot: Showing Homes in the Scorching Heat!
FALL: Mild, but stays pretty warm until early November.
The following chart shows the average temperatures during each month of the year in the D.C. area:
Washingtonians and Northern Virginians enjoy the outdoors for about 9 months out of the year. If you decide to purchase a condo, you might want one with a patio or a big balcony: Who Wants a Big Balcony? Alexandria Knolls West Condos have the Biggest!
During December, January, and February is when you'll find people indoors at the movies, the shopping malls, or cocooning at home. Bundle up in the wintertime and support the local economy: Last Minute Holiday Shopping: Biggest Malls in Northern Virginia.
Here's an idea for spending a Spring or Summer day outside in nature in one of the most unlikely areas of the city: Lotus Flowers & Water Lilies in Anacostia?
Dammit Jim, I'm a REALTOR, not a meteorologist!
If you want more information about the D.C. and Northern Virginia climate, consult weather.com, search on the internet, or buy the Farmer's Almanac.
On the other hand, if you want to buy a home in D.C. or Northern Virginia, contact me or click here to specify your search criteria and I'll send you information on available homes.
Cool, thanks for sharing. I have no intentions of moving there, I have been there once a long time ago. I plan on going back again. It was nice to see your weather isn't much different, well, except for the humidity in the summer than ours is. We are in a mountain resort in Southern California, chilly in the winter, not much snow, but enough to play. Have a great Tuesday.