Best time to fly Cleveland to Washington

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

Best month

September

79.3% on time · 137 flights

Worst month

March

51.7% on time · 138 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 131 57.1% 19.85% 80 min
February 126 52.5% 4.76% 122 min
March 138 51.7% 13.04% 106 min
April 137 71.6% 2.19% 63 min
May 139 69.9% 2.16% 122 min
June 133 71.1% 14.29% 103 min
July 134 72.6% 20.9% 110 min
August 137 76.3% 4.38% 95 min
September 137 79.3% 1.46% 95 min
October 141 68.8% 0% 77 min
November 137 53.8% 3.65% 86 min
December 119 59.1% 7.56% 111 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.