Tacoma climate

Tacoma Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tacoma #1, 2.5 km from Tacoma

Average highs run from 78°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.83 in over about 4 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tacoma, in °F, with the record for each date.405060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
0.83 in
Record high
94°FAug 16, 2020
Record low
47°FAug 13, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 54 min to 13 h 23 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
3.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 178°F58°F89°F 201550°F 200111%0%
Aug 278°F58°F90°F 200951°F 201211%0%
Aug 378°F58°F90°F 201750°F 200611%0%
Aug 478°F58°F90°F 201451°F 200311%0%
Aug 578°F58°F92°F 201250°F 200211%0%
Aug 678°F58°F86°F 201352°F 201611%0%
Aug 778°F58°F87°F 202254°F 200211%0%
Aug 878°F58°F90°F 201851°F 200111%0%
Aug 978°F58°F91°F 200450°F 202011%0%
Aug 1078°F58°F89°F 200153°F 200711%0%
Aug 1178°F58°F86°F 202151°F 200712%0%
Aug 1278°F58°F91°F 202549°F 200612%0%
Aug 1378°F57°F90°F 200247°F 202012%0%
Aug 1477°F57°F91°F 201050°F 200012%0%
Aug 1577°F57°F93°F 202350°F 200912%0%
Aug 1677°F57°F94°F 202050°F 200012%0%
Aug 1777°F57°F90°F 201250°F 200012%0%
Aug 1877°F57°F89°F 202251°F 201813%0%
Aug 1977°F57°F91°F 201650°F 202313%0%
Aug 2077°F57°F90°F 201648°F 201013%0%
Aug 2176°F57°F87°F 201850°F 201014%0%
Aug 2276°F57°F88°F 201850°F 202114%0%
Aug 2376°F56°F88°F 202548°F 202014%0%
Aug 2476°F56°F88°F 202548°F 202115%0%
Aug 2576°F56°F88°F 202548°F 202115%0%
Aug 2676°F56°F90°F 201650°F 201716%0%
Aug 2775°F56°F87°F 202550°F 202016%0%
Aug 2875°F56°F87°F 200247°F 201017%0%
Aug 2975°F56°F83°F 200751°F 200017%0%
Aug 3075°F56°F86°F 202247°F 202017%0%
Aug 3175°F55°F84°F 202248°F 200818%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tacoma, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00458278 (Tacoma #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094274, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.