Tacoma (WA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Tacoma

Tacoma average temperature chart (Celsius) Tacoma average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Tacoma (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7 10 11.6 14.1 18 21.4 24.1 24.1 20.9 15.7 10.4 7.3
°F 44.7 50 52.8 57.5 64.4 70.5 75.3 75.4 69.6 60.2 50.7 45.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Tacoma monthly rainfall chart (mm) Tacoma monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Tacoma (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 162 112 103 73 46 41 21 30 48 96 159 161
inches 6.4 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.9 3.8 6.3 6.3
Rainy days 18 16 17 14 11 8 5 6 9 12 18 19

Average annual rainfall in Tacoma: 976.533mm (384.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Tacoma

Tacoma average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Tacoma
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2.6 4.3 6.2 7.4 8.9 9.7 11 9.9 8 5.1 2.8 2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Tacoma average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Tacoma average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Tacoma (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 0.6 1.6 2 3.8 6.5 9.6 11 11.2 9 5.7 3.1 1.1
Max °C 7.2 10.2 11.8 14.4 18.3 21.7 24.4 24.5 21.2 15.9 10.6 7.5
Min °F 33.1 34.9 35.6 38.8 43.7 49.2 51.8 52.1 48.2 42.3 37.5 34
Max °F 39 42.6 44.4 48.4 54.3 60.1 63.9 64 59.2 51.4 44.2 39.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Tacoma average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Tacoma average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Tacoma in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.1 8 8.3 9.1 10.5 12 13.1 13.4 12.8 11.2 9.7 8.6
°F 46.5 46.4 47 48.4 50.9 53.6 55.5 56.2 55.1 52.1 49.5 47.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Tacoma average winspeed by month (km/h) Tacoma average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Tacoma (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 14 14
mph 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Tacoma relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Tacoma
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 78% 75% 72% 70% 68% 66% 69% 74% 80% 82% 83%