Tacoma weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Tacoma is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with August and June close behind. Tacoma averages about 1,895 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,895

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

1,230 mm

Snow / year

≈12 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

720k

Elevation

88 m

When is the best time to visit Tacoma?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tacoma is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 174 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tacoma?

Tacoma gets a moderate 1,895 hours of sunshine a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate July (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #446 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 44% of the annual 1,230 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Seattle United States · 28 km · best in Jul · 1,896 h sun/yr
• Victoria (British Columbia) Canada · 166 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
• Bellingham United States · 170 km · best in Jul · 2,005 h sun/yr
• Portland United States · 187 km · best in Jul · 2,058 h sun/yr
• Abbotsford Canada · 196 km · best in Jul · 1,738 h sun/yr
• Vancouver Canada · 219 km · best in Jul · 1,739 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Olympia United States · 41 km · 1,894 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Seattle United States · 74 km · 1,898 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Anacortes United States · 137 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Center United States · 137 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Lopez United States · 138 km · 2,003 h sun/yr · best in Jul