WeatherRoamTowns within 2 hours of Washington, DC, ranked by this weekend's weather
This weekend's picks
The best weather within 2 hours of Washington, DC for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8.
- Richmond, VirginiaGoodVirginia Museum of Fine Artsabout 1 h 55 minSat 60F, 7% rain
Sun 63F, 1% rain - Baltimore, MarylandGoodNational Aquarium 路 The Waltersabout 35 minSat 58F, 5% rain
Sun 62F, 3% rain - Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaGoodGettysburg Battlefieldabout 1 h 20 minSat 55F, 7% rain
Sun 58F, 4% rain
Forecast updated Wed, 1:52 PM EST.
Towns within 3 hours of Washington, DC
Within an hour
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, Virginia | about 30 min | Good Sat 59F, 4% rain; Sun 62F, 2% rain |
| Severn, Maryland Cryptologic Museum 路 Savage Mill | about 30 min | Good Sat 58F, 5% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Baltimore, Maryland National Aquarium 路 The Walters | about 35 min | Good Sat 58F, 5% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Annapolis, Maryland Naval Academy Museum | about 35 min | Good Sat 57F, 5% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Dundalk, Maryland American Visionary Art Museum | about 40 min | Good Sat 57F, 5% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Frederick, Maryland Civil War Medicine 路 Monocacy | about 45 min | Good Sat 56F, 6% rain; Sun 59F, 3% rain |
| Manassas, Virginia | about 45 min | Good Sat 58F, 5% rain; Sun 60F, 2% rain |
| Leesburg, Virginia Oatlands estate | about 50 min | Good Sat 57F, 6% rain; Sun 60F, 2% rain |
| Saint Charles, Maryland | about 50 min | Good Sat 56F, 4% rain; Sun 61F, 2% rain |
| Cherry Hill, Virginia Marine Corps Museum | about 55 min | Good Sat 58F, 4% rain; Sun 61F, 2% rain |
| Chesapeake Beach, Maryland | about 55 min | Good Sat 57F, 10% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Middleburg, Virginia Middleburg Historic District | about 1 h | Good Sat 55F, 6% rain; Sun 59F, 1% rain |
| Damascus, Maryland | about 40 min | Mixed Sat 54F, 5% rain; Sun 58F, 3% rain |
| Hunt Valley, Maryland Ladew Topiary Gardens | about 55 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 5% rain; Sun 60F, 4% rain |
1 to 2 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg, Virginia Civil War battlefields 路 Kenmore | about 1 h 10 min | Good Sat 59F, 4% rain; Sun 61F, 2% rain |
| Easton, Maryland Maritime Museum 路 St. Michaels | about 1 h 20 min | Good Sat 57F, 9% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg Battlefield | about 1 h 20 min | Good Sat 55F, 7% rain; Sun 58F, 4% rain |
| Culpeper, Virginia Culpeper Battlefields SP | about 1 h 25 min | Good Sat 58F, 9% rain; Sun 61F, 1% rain |
| Solomons, Maryland Calvert Cliffs 路 Marine Museum | about 1 h 25 min | Good Sat 57F, 16% rain; Sun 62F, 2% rain |
| Chestertown, Maryland Chestertown Historic District | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 56F, 6% rain; Sun 61F, 3% rain |
| Colonial Beach, Virginia Westmoreland SP | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 58F, 6% rain; Sun 60F, 2% rain |
| Wilmington, Delaware Winterthur 路 Hagley Museum | about 1 h 45 min | Good Sat 57F, 8% rain; Sun 60F, 6% rain |
| Dover, Delaware Air Mobility Command Museum | about 1 h 50 min | Good Sat 57F, 13% rain; Sun 60F, 4% rain |
| Richmond, Virginia Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 60F, 7% rain; Sun 63F, 1% rain |
| Carlisle, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Heritage Center | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 55F, 8% rain; Sun 56F, 5% rain |
| Thurmont, Maryland Cunningham Falls 路 Chimney Rock | about 1 h | Mixed Sat 54F, 6% rain; Sun 57F, 4% rain |
| Martinsburg, West Virginia | about 1 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 7% rain; Sun 59F, 2% rain |
| Winchester, Virginia Museum of the Shenandoah Valley | about 1 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 52F, 5% rain; Sun 58F, 1% rain |
| York, Pennsylvania Shoe House 路 Colonial Complex | about 1 h 30 min | Mixed Sat 52F, 7% rain; Sun 57F, 6% rain |
| Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | about 1 h 30 min | Mixed Sat 54F, 8% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain |
| Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Berkeley Springs SP 路 Cacapon SP | about 1 h 35 min | Mixed Sat 49F, 6% rain; Sun 56F, 3% rain |
| Luray, Virginia Luray Caverns 路 Hawksbill | about 1 h 45 min | Mixed Sat 54F, 5% rain; Sun 57F, 1% rain |
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Museum 路 Whitaker Center | about 1 h 55 min | Mixed Sat 55F, 9% rain; Sun 58F, 7% rain |
| Cumberland, Maryland Rocky Gap SP | about 2 h | Mixed Sat 50F, 5% rain; Sun 56F, 4% rain |
2 to 3 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklin Institute | about 2 h 15 min | Good Sat 59F, 13% rain; Sun 60F, 7% rain |
| Charlottesville, Virginia Monticello 路 Monroe's Highland | about 2 h 15 min | Good Sat 60F, 3% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Williamsburg, Virginia Colonial Williamsburg | about 2 h 35 min | Good Sat 60F, 21% rain; Sun 62F, 1% rain |
| New Hope, Pennsylvania Washington Crossing Park | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 59F, 10% rain; Sun 59F, 11% rain |
| Allentown, Pennsylvania Dorney Park 路 Historic Bethlehem | about 3 h | Good Sat 57F, 9% rain; Sun 58F, 12% rain |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania Dutch Wonderland 路 Wheatland | about 2 h | Mixed Sat 53F, 7% rain; Sun 58F, 6% rain |
| Intercourse, Pennsylvania Amish Experience | about 2 h 5 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 7% rain; Sun 57F, 10% rain |
| Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark 路 AACA Museum | about 2 h 10 min | Mixed Sat 52F, 9% rain; Sun 58F, 8% rain |
| Harrisonburg, Virginia | about 2 h 10 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 2% rain; Sun 59F, 0% rain |
| Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Cape Henlopen SP | about 2 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 62F, 49% rain; Sun 61F, 3% rain |
| Massanutten, Virginia Massanutten ski area | about 2 h 25 min | Mixed Sat 53F, 3% rain; Sun 57F, 0% rain |
| Staunton, Virginia American Frontier Culture Museum | about 2 h 30 min | Mixed Sat 55F, 2% rain; Sun 59F, 0% rain |
| Ocean City, Maryland Assateague SP 路 Jolly Roger | about 2 h 40 min | Mixed Sat 62F, 68% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Crisfield, Maryland Janes Island SP | about 2 h 55 min | Mixed Sat 61F, 52% rain; Sun 62F, 3% rain |
| Cape May Court House, New Jersey Seven Mile Beach 路 Morey's Piers | about 3 h | Mixed Sat 61F, 36% rain; Sun 61F, 4% rain |
| East Hampton, Virginia Fort Monroe 路 Mariners' Museum | about 3 h | Mixed Sat 62F, 48% rain; Sun 62F, 1% rain |
| Milford, Pennsylvania Laurel Hill SP | about 2 h 45 min | Fair Sat 42F, 22% rain; Sun 47F, 19% rain |
| Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood Museum 路 Flood Memorial | about 2 h 55 min | Fair Sat 46F, 30% rain; Sun 49F, 21% rain |
| Mountain Lake Park, Maryland Swallow Falls 路 Herrington Manor | about 3 h | Fair Sat 40F, 28% rain; Sun 45F, 18% rain |
| Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Horseshoe Curve 路 Lakemont Park | about 2 h 40 min | Poor Sat 48F, 17% rain, fog, haze or smoke; Sun 51F, 8% rain |
Weather around Washington, DC
Washington sits between the Chesapeake and the Blue Ridge, and the two often have different weekends. The Blue Ridge above Luray and Massanutten runs cooler than the city in summer, while Annapolis, the Eastern Shore and the Delaware beaches get a breeze off the water.
In spring the bay and the ocean are still cold, so the beaches can stay cool and cloudy when inland towns are warm. This page also covers Baltimore, which is under an hour away and shares most of the same drives.
How we pick
"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.
Drive times start at the center of Washington, DC and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.
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