Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Tacoma, Washington, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Tacoma, Washington, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 107°F on 2021-06-28; its coldest fell to 3°F on 1989-02-03.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
64°F2005-01-23
17°F2024-01-13
54°F2005-01-19
9°F1996-01-30
February
65°F1992-02-28
12°F1989-02-02
50°F1986-02-24
3°F1989-02-03
March
73°F1994-03-28
34°F1989-03-02
52°F2007-03-11
21°F1989-03-03
April
87°F2016-04-18
42°F2022-04-13
57°F2016-04-19
29°F2008-04-20
May
90°F2005-05-27
45°F2002-05-06
60°F2018-05-14
31°F2002-05-07
June
107°F2021-06-28
53°F1999-06-06
73°F2021-06-28
40°F1991-06-03
July
100°F2009-07-29
50°F2025-07-04
72°F1998-07-28
43°F2025-07-27
August
95°F1981-08-09
52°F2025-08-04
69°F2021-08-13
45°F1984-08-28
September
94°F1988-09-02
54°F2007-09-30
66°F2017-09-05
39°F2019-09-30
October
89°F2022-10-16
39°F1984-10-31
57°F1988-10-02
26°F1984-10-31
November
71°F2010-11-03
23°F1985-11-30
57°F2006-11-06
6°F1985-11-23
December
60°F2002-12-14
18°F1985-12-01
53°F2005-12-24
5°F1990-12-21

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
65°F1992-02-28
12°F1989-02-02
54°F2005-01-19
3°F1989-02-03
Spring (Mar–May)
90°F2005-05-27
34°F1989-03-02
60°F2018-05-14
21°F1989-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
107°F2021-06-28
50°F2025-07-04
73°F2021-06-28
40°F1991-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
94°F1988-09-02
23°F1985-11-30
66°F2017-09-05
6°F1985-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Tacoma has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 107°F 2021-06-28
Lowest 12°F 1989-02-02

Low

Highest 73°F 2021-06-28
Lowest 3°F 1989-02-03

Feels-like

Highest 144°F 2021-06-28
Lowest -11°F 1989-02-03

Humidity

Highest 17.7 g/m³ 2021-06-28
Lowest 1.2 g/m³ 1990-12-21

Wind

Highest 26 mph 2006-12-15
Lowest 1 mph 1998-08-25

Precip

Wettest 2.91 in 2006-11-06
Driest 37-day dry spell 1986-07-18

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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