Annual mean 11°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
22.5 °C
Coldest
5.9 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
3.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Federal Way over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Federal Way runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 29% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 6%. Winds in Federal Way are highest in April, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Federal Way come in July, when the sky is typically 37% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Federal Way climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
7°C
4°C
4°C
29%
74%
2.3 m/s
0
0
26
February
7°C
3°C
3°C
24%
73%
2.6 m/s
0
0
25
March
10°C
5°C
6°C
24%
65%
2.6 m/s
4
0
44
April
13°C
7°C
9°C
22%
59%
2.7 m/s
13
0
66
May
17°C
10°C
14°C
14%
57%
2.5 m/s
42
3
84
June
20°C
13°C
17°C
14%
54%
2.5 m/s
65
8
81
July
24°C
15°C
21°C
6%
37%
2.3 m/s
87
21
70
August
23°C
15°C
21°C
9%
40%
2.2 m/s
84
25
64
September
19°C
13°C
18°C
16%
52%
2.2 m/s
74
7
82
October
14°C
9°C
12°C
25%
59%
2.2 m/s
25
1
79
November
9°C
6°C
6°C
29%
70%
2.5 m/s
3
0
46
December
7°C
4°C
3°C
28%
75%
2.4 m/s
0
0
22
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Federal Way weather by season
Year round, Federal Way has days of about 7°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 24°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Federal Way weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 4°CRain 27%
Winter in Federal Way has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Federal Way weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 20%
Spring in Federal Way has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Federal Way weather in summerJune to August
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 10%
Summer in Federal Way has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Federal Way weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 23%
Autumn in Federal Way has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Federal Way?
The rainy (wet) season in Federal Way runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 29% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 6%.
What time of year is Federal Way windiest?
Winds in Federal Way are highest in April, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Federal Way year round?
The average temperature in Federal Way over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.