Federal Way, WA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Federal Way actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Federal Way, WA, the comfort score comes out to 57/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Federal Way's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Federal Way run from 42°F in Dec up to 67°F in Jul, a 24.9°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Federal Way, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 37°F | 6.03in |
| Feb | 50°F | 37°F | 4.03in |
| Mar | 55°F | 40°F | 4.38in |
| Apr | 60°F | 44°F | 3.39in |
| May | 67°F | 49°F | 2in |
| Jun | 71°F | 53°F | 1.42in |
| Jul | 77°F | 57°F | 0.55in |
| Aug | 77°F | 57°F | 0.83in |
| Sep | 71°F | 53°F | 1.57in |
| Oct | 61°F | 47°F | 4.09in |
| Nov | 52°F | 41°F | 6.5in |
| Dec | 47°F | 37°F | 6.02in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Federal Way's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Dec's cold instead.
How wet Federal Way actually gets
Federal Way averages 40.81in of precipitation a year across roughly 156 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Federal Way against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Federal Way comes in at 655; within WA alone it ranks 7 of 125. Population is about 100,252.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Tacoma #1, WA US, the NOAA station 5.7 miles from Federal Way, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station