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District of Columbia 58°F soil temperature

Updated Nov 4, 2026, 7:41 AM EST

Estimated 2 inches down in Washington on Nov 3. Pick a city for its forecast and lawn calendar.

District of Columbia cities today

Estimated daily average soil temperature at 2 inches, the difference from normal for the date, and the change over the last week. District of Columbia spans the transition zone, where both cool- and warm-season lawns grow.

City2 in4 invs normal7 daysCrabgrass windowFall seeding ends
Washington 58°60° +3°±0° Mar 13 – Apr 3 Nov 9
A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

Last good week to seed in District of Columbia

Tall fescue and bluegrass seed sprouts best while 4-inch soil is between 55 and 70°F. The typical last day above 55°F:

What grows in District of Columbia lawns

Crabgrass is the weed spring pre-emergents are timed for. Lawns here are mostly a mix of tall fescue, bermudagrass and zoysia.

Large crabgrass with its spreading finger-like seed heads
Large crabgrass in seed. Each plant can drop thousands of seeds that wait for warm spring soil.
Close view of a Kentucky bluegrass lawn
Kentucky bluegrass, the most common cool-season lawn grass in the northern US.
A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

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