Tacoma, WA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Tacoma actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Tacoma, 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 Tacoma's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Tacoma run from 42°F in Dec up to 67°F in Jul, a 24.9°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
How wet Tacoma actually gets
Tacoma 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.
Tacoma against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Tacoma comes in at 648; within WA alone it ranks 5 of 125. Population is about 228,202.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from TACOMA #1, WA US, the NOAA station 2.3 miles from Tacoma, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is