Weather in Pierce County

Calculated from weather data of Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	46.0	46.0	48.0	45.0	46.0	47.0
February	46.0	49.0	47.0	48.0	44.0	47.0
March	52.0	53.0	51.0	53.0	51.0	49.0
April	57.0		55.0	55.0	61.0	58.0
May	66.0		71.0	61.0	63.0	66.0
June	71.0		73.0	70.0	75.0	68.0
July	77.0		80.0	79.0	76.0	74.0
August	78.0		80.0	81.0	75.0	75.0
September	70.0		71.0	74.0	68.0	71.0
October	59.0		61.0	65.0	56.0	58.0
November	50.0		51.0	48.0	50.0	49.0
December	45.0		50.0	42.0	40.0	47.0
Average	59.0	50.0	62.0	61.0	59.0	59.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	38.0	38	40	37	39	40
February	37.0	41	37	38	36	37
March	39.0	41	38	42	37	37
April	43.0		42	40	42	42
May	49.0		51	46	46	49
June	52.0		52	53	54	51
July	55.0		56	57	53	54
August	57.0		58	59	55	55
September	54.0		53	55	52	55
October	47.0		47	50	46	47
November	41.0		41	38	42	41
December	38.0		42	35	34	39
Average	45.0	40.0	46.0	46.0	45.0	46.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	9	13	7	5
77 °F or warmer	0	65	51	33	31
68 °F or warmer	2	128	116	99	92
32 °F or colder	9	9	15	17	10

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.2	29	17	15	20	31
February	17.9	20	14	12	21	8
March	15.3	13	12	15	13	14
April	15.3		23	12	6	6
May	8.0		4	20	6	9
June	6.3		5	10	8	9
July	1.1		1	1	0	0
August	1.3		3	1	0	2
September	6.9		9	2	9	7
October	10.5		14	7	13	6
November	17.7		11	22	28	18
December	19.4		23	13	23	17
Average	12.0	20.4	10.7	10.6	11.2	9.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.0	5	5	5	6	8
February	7.5	6	8	7	9	7
March	6.9	7	7	5	7	8
April	7.2		7	7	7	6
May	6.0		6	7	7	7
June	6.0		6	6	6	6
July	5.5		6	5	5	6
August	5.6		6	6	6	6
September	6.0		6	6	6	6
October	6.4		5	6	8	7
November	6.7		5	6	7	8
December	5.8		4	5	8	6
Average	6.3	6.2	5.9	6.0	6.6	6.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	S	SW	SW	SW
February	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
March	S	SW	SW	S	SW
April		SW	SW	W	SW
May		SW	SW	SW	W
June		SW	SW	W	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		N	NW	SW	SW
September		SW	N	SW	NE
October		S	S	SW	SW
November		SW	SW	SW	SW
December		SW	N	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Pierce County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Pierce County?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 78 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Pierce County?

The coldest month is December with an average daytime temperature of 45 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Pierce County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 20.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Pierce County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 1.1 %.