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Average Monthly Rainfall Rainfall Chart
It is impossible to escape
mm Inches the rain completely in
100 4 Washington. The heaviest
rainfall occurs during May
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3 through August, when it
60 can come as a welcome
2 break from the humidity.
40 Rainfall tails off in
September and October
20 1 and reaches its lowest ebb
in late winter. It rarely
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec lingers for long in the city.
Boo at the Zoo (end Oct),
Washington National Zoological
Park. Tel (202) 633­3045 (book
tickets in advance). Halloween
celebration for children.
Halloween (Oct 31). Young
people trick­or­treating, dressed
as ghosts, clowns, and witches.
Dupont Circle and George town
are popular areas.

November
Veterans Day Ceremonies
(Nov 11), Arlington National
Cemetery. Tel (703) 607­8000.
Services, parades, and wreath­
A school band performing in front of the Lincoln Memorial layings take place at various
memorials around the city,
Fall National Book Fair (Sep), commemo rating United States
Washington Convention Center. military personnel who died in
With the air turning cooler, Tel (888) 714­4696. Authors, war. Veterans Day ceremonies
Labor Day (the first Monday in illustrators, and poets talk about are held at the Vietnam Veterans
September) bids goodbye to their work and sign books. Memorial. Tel (202) 426­6841,
the summer. A popular event Taste of Georgetown (Sep), and at the US Navy Memorial
during the fall (autumn) is Wisconsin Ave, NW. www. Tel (202) 737­2300).
Halloween, when child­ tasteofgeorgetown.com. Kennedy Center Holiday
ren dress up to go Washington’s finest Festival (late Nov–New Year’s
trick­or­treating. restaurants showcase Eve). Tel (202) 467­4600.
their talents. Musicals, ballet, and classical
September Adams-Morgan Day concerts for the holiday season.
Labor Day Weekend Festival (second Sun).
Concert (Sun before Halloween Giant street par ty with
Labor Day), West Lawn Jack-O’-Lantern music, food, and crafts.
of the US Capitol. Tel Colonial Market and
(202) 467­4600. National Fair, Mount Vernon, VA. Tel (703)
Symphony Orchestra performs 780­2000. Craft demonstrations
a concert. and 18th­century entertainment.
Fiesta DC (Sep), Columbia
Heights. www.fiestadc.org. A October
celebration of Latino culture. Columbus Day (second Mon),
H Street Festival (Sep), H Street Columbus Memorial, Union
NE. www.hstreet.org. This spirited Station. Tel (202) 289­1908.
block party sees food stalls, art, Speeches and wreath­laying
and performances. in honor of the man who
International Children’s discovered America.
Festival, Wolf Trap Park, White House Fall Garden Tours
Vienna, VA. Tel (703) 255­1900. (mid-Oct). Tel (202) 456­7041.
Musical and dance performances A chance to walk the grounds Military guard on Veterans Day in
are held from around the world. of the President’s home. Arlington National Cemetery

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