What is your favorite month and why?

[RodneyS]

Imo- the worst 30 day stretch is mar 15 - apr 15. It's got nothing to offer. Everyone is yearning for a nice stretch of weather and it rarely happens. It can be dreary, muddy, and wet. Identity crisis period.

Imo-the best 30 day stretch is mar 15-apr 15. It's got everything to offer.  Everyone is yearning for a nice stretch of weather and it happens.  It can be beautiful, sunny, and dry. Cherry blossom period.

 

All kidding aside, April is my favorite month.  Even weather gurus get sucked into believing the old adage "April showers bring May flowers."  Actually, since 1871, April in DC has averaged just 3.12 inches of precipitation (3.06 during 1981-2010), whereas May has averaged 3.71 inches (3.99 during 1981-2010).  March is in-between, at 3.52 inches (3.48 during 1981-2010).  April's high temperature in DC averages in the 60s and 70s, daylight is stretching out, and baseball returns. What could be better? (Yes, I know -- three feet of snow.)

[infekshus]

Imo- the worst 30 day stretch is mar 15 - apr 15. It's got nothing to offer. Everyone is yearning for a nice stretch of weather and it rarely happens. It can be dreary, muddy, and wet. Identity crisis period.

 

You're completely discounting the rebirth of the outdoors after a long, dead winter? The spring spawning runs? The return of sun dresses? Juices finally flowing again after the stagnating winter?

[Bob Chill]

You're completely discounting the rebirth of the outdoors after a long, dead winter? The spring spawning runs? The return of sun dresses? Juices finally flowing again after the stagnating winter?

 

Getting into april it gets better. I know there are exceptions but late march and early april have a habit of backdoor cold fronts and windy/chilly days. Once I give up on winter I want to rush to the heart of prime spring weather. We usually don't hit that until mid april. The trees are still barren in late march early april too so a grey day is pretty depressing looking. I'm a big bay fisherman and trophy season doesn't start until mid april and largemouth fishing kinda sucks until the water warms a bit. That's a big determining factor in my disdain for the period. Not that we can't have nice weather. But when it isn't nice I'm bitter. Bitter Bob. 

 

Short skirts on a warm day is a 10/10 12 months a year. 

[mattie g]

Imo-the best 30 day stretch is mar 15-apr 15. It's got everything to offer.  Everyone is yearning for a nice stretch of weather and it happens.  It can be beautiful, sunny, and dry. Cherry blossom period.

 

All kidding aside, April is my favorite month.  Even weather gurus get sucked into believing the old adage "April showers bring May flowers."  Actually, since 1871, April in DC has averaged just 3.12 inches of precipitation (3.06 during 1981-2010), whereas May has averaged 3.71 inches (3.99 during 1981-2010).  March is in-between, at 3.52 inches (3.48 during 1981-2010).  April's high temperature in DC averages in the 60s and 70s, daylight is stretching out, and baseball returns. What could be better? (Yes, I know -- three feet of snow.)

 

If there were no baseball, everything would be right with the world!

[infekshus]

Getting into april it gets better. I know there are exceptions but late march and early april have a habit of backdoor cold fronts and windy/chilly days. Once I give up on winter I want to rush to the heart of prime spring weather. We usually don't hit that until mid april. The trees are still barren in late march early april too so a grey day is pretty depressing looking. I'm a big bay fisherman and trophy season doesn't start until mid april and largemouth fishing kinda sucks until the water warms a bit. That's a big determining factor in my disdain for the period. Not that we can't have nice weather. But when it isn't nice I'm bitter. Bitter Bob. 

 

Short skirts on a warm day is a 10/10 12 months a year. 

 

Just givin you the business...as a kid, I always looked forward to the four mile March hikes to the Potomac river to slay the white perch and crappy. Gonna be a later run this year, I'd think. 

[Sparky]

I probably will go with June.  Thunderstorms begin to ramp up nicely, it is mosty warm without being terribly hot, mornings are mild.   Flora and fauna are going full tilt.  And of course the long daylight hours.

[Mrs.J]

October. I love the color that fall displays. I love the smell of dying leaves. You still get warm days that allow you to do outside activities but you can get the crispness of the winter that is coming. Wanted to get married in October but as the husbands parents were both public school teachers we chose April so Spring Break would give them more time off. 

[BlizzardNole]

September

 

 -- Best weather of the year IMO

 

 -- Kids back to school

 

 -- College football!!!

[Bob Chill]

August and November are very sad right now. Poor guys

[jnis]

I love July; long days with summer beginning to peak, hazy mornings, thunderstorms, relaxing in the pool, and the chorus of birds and insects. They only downside for me is when we have drought or extreme heat. 

[WEATHER53]

December. Winter is upon us, Thansgiving just passed, Christmas, a new year and the real heart of winter approaching.

[SLPressure]

October and then followed by May.

October - the colors, the dying of the humidity, cool and crisp with some 70's thrown in, the anticipation of winter/snow.

May - usually nice and green and not too hot. Birds migrating and life in general is blossoming.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

April because that's when everything is usually in peak bloom, Easter (sometimes), and the weather is usually mild (although the last four years we've been getting blowtorched at least part of the month).

 

February would be a close second, with its potential for big snows.

[evaporativecooler]

A true cold lover never gives up on the summer. Once we get into the warmer months I start looking for breath seeing weather. I'll never forget the cold snap we had last August. Woke up at 6 in the morning and it was well into the 40's back in Gaithersburg. I actually started shivering, in the middle of summer. Hands down the single greatest weather day of 2013. 

That said, nothing beats February in the mid-atlantic

[clskinsfan]

Funny. But not a single person voted for August. August is number 2 for me after October. October is obvious. August is great for me I guess because I have a beach house. I love that the summer season is winding down. After the kids go back to school. The beach is basically deserted and the weather is still perfect beach weather. The ocean is as warm as it gets all year at the end of August as well. Its the close of the summer for me and I know we are heading into falls beauty.

[wxdude64]

Any month with an 'R' in its name is good, Sept is sometimes too warm, and March/April can be trashy. 

Best would be Oct, followed by Feb,.

ONLY good thing about May, June and July is storm chasing, August with its unbearable temps and humidity can just go take a hike.

[isohume]

September. The only month it is not chaotic crazy-ass busy at GSP. 

[Fozz]

September. The only month it is not chaotic crazy-ass busy at GSP. 

 

GSP? since when was that part of the mid-Atlantic?

[isohume]

GSP? since when was that part of the mid-Atlantic?

 

Who said it was? 

[Disc]

Sometime from May-September. I prefer hot and humid over 25 degrees and wind.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

Surprised October has so many votes and November so few, especially since fall foliage mostly peaks around here in November.

[AvantHiatus]

June, by that time the backdoor fronts clear out and severe weather season is not done yet. Every year is different though. The solstice months (June and December) are generally the most interesting.