Trip Extras Services

Airport Lounges Airport Parking Airport Transfers Travel Insurance Currency Exchange Car Hire Flight Booking Airport

Featured City

Washington D.C.

Photo by: mark d. doiron
Washington, DC
It is hard to believe, but the land on which Washington, DC’s elegant National Mall and its stately buildings stand was once a marshy swamp. George Washington created this special district as a federal power hub to avoid the problem of establishing the capital city in any one st... more >>

Washington D.C. Main | Overview | Airport | Map

Washington D.C. Overview

Washington, DC

City Statistics
Location:District of Columbia midway along the Atlantic seaboard, 145km (90 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, USA.
Dialling code:1.
Population:572,000 (city); 5.42 million (metropolitan area).
Time zone:GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November).
Electricity:110/120 volts AC, 60Hz; American-style flat two-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temperatures:2°C (37°F).
Average July temperatures:25°C (78°F).
Annual rainfall:884mm (34.8 inches).

Cost of living
1 American Dollar (US$1) = £0.51; C$1.17; A$1.26; €0.76
Currency conversion rates as of January 2007