Lakewood, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TACOMA NARROWS AP, WA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lakewood has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 42 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 75.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 36.2°F). November is typically the wettest month (7.18 in) and July the driest (0.68 in).
Best time to visit Lakewood
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →176 of 366 (48.1%) of Lakewood's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1990s | 7 | |
| 2000s | 133 | |
| 2010s | 119 | |
| 2020s | 107 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46.3°F | 36.4°F | 41.4°F | 6.06 in | — | 21 |
| February | 48.4°F | 36.5°F | 42.5°F | 4.11 in | — | 17 |
| March | 53.1°F | 38.5°F | 45.8°F | 4.63 in | — | 20 |
| April | 57.5°F | 41.4°F | 49.4°F | 3.39 in | — | 16 |
| May | 64.5°F | 46.5°F | 55.5°F | 2.08 in | — | 12 |
| June | 69.7°F | 50.7°F | 60.2°F | 1.36 in | — | 10 |
| July | 75.5°F | 54.0°F | 64.7°F | 0.68 in | — | 4 |
| August | 75.6°F | 54.3°F | 65.0°F | 0.86 in | — | 5 |
| September | 69.6°F | 51.4°F | 60.5°F | 1.54 in | — | 9 |
| October | 58.6°F | 45.7°F | 52.2°F | 4.32 in | — | 16 |
| November | 50.5°F | 39.8°F | 45.1°F | 7.18 in | — | 19 |
| December | 45.5°F | 36.2°F | 40.9°F | 5.81 in | — | 20 |
Climate twins of Lakewood
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