Best time to fly Austin to Washington

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full AUS to DCA record →

Best month

January

81.7% on time · 62 flights

Worst month

March

43.5% on time · 62 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 62 81.7% 3.23% 73 min
February 56 58.9% 0% 73 min
March 62 43.5% 0% 48 min
April 60 75% 0% 45 min
May 62 54.8% 0% 35 min
June 60 63.3% 0% 52 min
July 62 71.2% 3.23% 56 min
August 62 72.1% 0% 40 min
September 60 81.7% 0% 35 min
October 62 67.7% 0% 35 min
November 60 76.7% 0% 50 min
December 62 62.9% 0% 50 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.