National Air and Space Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
The National Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum and part of the Smithsonian Institution. It is one of the 120 sights in the United States listed on this site.
Planning a visit
The museum is located 2 km from the capital, Washington, D.C., and is 4 km from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to the National Mall or the National Gallery of Art, which are 0.3 km away, or the United States Capitol and Washington Monument, located about 1 km from the museum. The Library of Congress is also nearby at 1.3 km.
The museum is open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30. There is no fee to visit, and the museum provides wheelchair access. For weather, the warmest months are June, July, and August, when daily highs reach about 30 °C. The wettest period is from May to August, with July having the most rainy days, averaging about 16 days of rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 31 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Average low, °C | -2 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Rainfall, mm | 72 | 68 | 85 | 87 | 107 | 100 | 104 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 70 | 80 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
