Maryland · United States
Bethesda travel guide
Bethesda is a city in Maryland, United States, home to about 68,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- DCA16 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Bethesda
Bethesda has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 106 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bethesda: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 32 km) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 43 km) are also within reach.
DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport
BWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Questions
Bethesda: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bethesda?
Bethesda has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 106 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bethesda?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 32 km) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI, 43 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bethesda?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Bethesda
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.