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When to go to Tacoma

Twelve months of averages for Tacoma, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Tacoma has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to September.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in July and August.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): November to January.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to February.
The warmest month is August (23°C) and the coolest December (6°C). The wettest is November (188 mm) and the driest July (19 mm); about 1,230 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Tacoma: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCool
AprCool
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctCool
NovWet
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Tacoma

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Tacoma by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	7°C	2°C	174 mm	90%	80%	1	23°C	Cold
February	8°C	1°C	108 mm	87%	74%	1.9	24°C	Cold
March	10°C	3°C	138 mm	85%	79%	2.8	27°C	Cool
April	13°C	5°C	95 mm	82%	75%	4.2	31°C	Cool
May	18°C	8°C	70 mm	80%	70%	5.2	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	20°C	11°C	51 mm	80%	68%	5.7	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	23°C	13°C	19 mm	77%	47%	6.3	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	23°C	13°C	29 mm	76%	48%	5.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	20°C	11°C	58 mm	78%	53%	3.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	15°C	7°C	125 mm	84%	68%	2.3	34°C	Cool
November	10°C	4°C	188 mm	89%	77%	1.2	29°C	Wet
December	6°C	1°C	175 mm	90%	79%	0.9	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

7°C

2°C

174 mm

90%

80%

23°C

Cold

February

8°C

1°C

108 mm

87%

74%

1.9

24°C

Cold

March

10°C

3°C

138 mm

85%

79%

2.8

27°C

Cool

April

13°C

5°C

95 mm

82%

75%

4.2

31°C

Cool

May

18°C

8°C

70 mm

80%

70%

5.2

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

20°C

11°C

51 mm

80%

68%

5.7

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

23°C

13°C

19 mm

77%

47%

6.3

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

23°C

13°C

29 mm

76%

48%

5.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

20°C

11°C

58 mm

78%

53%

3.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

15°C

7°C

125 mm

84%

68%

2.3

34°C

Cool

November

10°C

4°C

188 mm

89%

77%

1.2

29°C

Wet

December

6°C

1°C

175 mm

90%

79%

0.9

25°C

Cold