Annual mean 11°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
22.7 °C
Coldest
5.9 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
3.6 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 Tacoma 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 Tacoma runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 7%. Winds in Tacoma are highest in February, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Tacoma come in July, when the sky is typically 37% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
Month by month Tacoma 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
33%
73%
2.2 m/s
0
0
26
February
7°C
3°C
3°C
28%
72%
2.7 m/s
0
0
24
March
10°C
4°C
6°C
27%
64%
2.6 m/s
4
0
44
April
13°C
7°C
9°C
25%
58%
2.7 m/s
14
0
65
May
17°C
10°C
14°C
17%
56%
2.4 m/s
42
3
82
June
20°C
13°C
17°C
17%
54%
2.5 m/s
65
8
80
July
24°C
14°C
21°C
7%
37%
2.3 m/s
86
21
68
August
23°C
15°C
21°C
12%
39%
2.2 m/s
84
26
63
September
19°C
12°C
18°C
19%
51%
2.1 m/s
74
7
80
October
14°C
9°C
12°C
29%
59%
2.2 m/s
25
1
78
November
9°C
6°C
6°C
33%
69%
2.4 m/s
3
0
45
December
7°C
4°C
3°C
31%
75%
2.3 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 Tacoma weather by season
Year round, Tacoma 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.
Tacoma weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 4°CRain 31%
Winter in Tacoma has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Tacoma weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 23%
Spring in Tacoma has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Tacoma weather in summerJune to August
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 12%
Summer in Tacoma has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Tacoma weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 27%
Autumn in Tacoma has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Tacoma?
The rainy (wet) season in Tacoma runs from October to April, peaking in November with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 7%.
What time of year is Tacoma windiest?
Winds in Tacoma are highest in February, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Tacoma year round?
The average temperature in Tacoma 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.