🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States of America
Washington, D.C. is the capital of United States of America. Real-Earth coordinates 38.901°, -77.011°, population 4,338,000. The busiest sky in the country — monuments to circle, other pilots in the air and the city's own tower frequency on the radio. Skydex flies the real Earth here — the elevation, coastline and city layout under the aircraft come from the same data the map does, and the sky is shared with everyone else flying it.
Activity in Washington, D.C.
Flying conditions in Washington, D.C.
Flying weather in Washington, D.C. through the year
November in Washington, D.C. averages 9.7°C with winds around 18 km/h, and roughly 73% of days are good for flying — about 9 days see rain.
Fewest weather restrictions: October, April, November; January is the most restricted at 42% usable days. (That's about wind and rain, not comfort — check the temperatures below.)
| Month | Avg temp | Wind | Rain days | Good to fly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.2°C | 19 km/h | 7 | 42% |
| February | 1.5°C | 18 km/h | 8 | 48% |
| March | 10.1°C | 20 km/h | 11 | 65% |
| April | 15.6°C | 19 km/h | 9 | 77% |
| May | 18.2°C | 17 km/h | 15 | 53% |
| June | 24.5°C | 14 km/h | 15 | 65% |
| July | 26.4°C | 13 km/h | 17 | 44% |
| August | 23.3°C | 13 km/h | 11 | 69% |
| September | 20.8°C | 14 km/h | 13 | 65% |
| October | 14.6°C | 15 km/h | 5 | 87% |
| November | 9.7°C | 18 km/h | 9 | 73% |
| December | 2.7°C | 17 km/h | 9 | 73% |
Based on ERA5 reanalysis. “Good to fly” counts days without strong wind, real rain or hard frost — the conditions that actually ground a drone.
Recent activity in Washington, D.C.
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What you can do here
- Fly Washington, D.C. in an FPV drone or as a gull, from 38.901°, -77.011° — keyboard and mouse, a gamepad, or a real RC transmitter over USB.
- Check the weather first: live wind, gusts and cloud over the city, plus the month-by-month flyable-days table above.
- Watch real traffic — aircraft overhead and ships on the water come from live ADS-B and AIS feeds, not from a script.
- Meet other pilots in the same sky: city chat room, radio, and the walkie-talkie frequency for Washington, D.C..