Puyallup, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MCMILLIN RSVR, WA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Puyallup has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 45.1 inches of precipitation per year and 5.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 76.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 32.9°F). November is typically the wettest month (7.06 in) and August the driest (0.90 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
25.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,229
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Puyallup'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.

1940s
66
1950s
45
1960s
54
1970s
28
1980s
52
1990s
39
2000s
33
2010s
29
2020s
20

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 46.1°F 33.3°F 39.7°F 6.12 in 1.5 in 20
February 48.0°F 33.1°F 40.6°F 4.33 in 0.5 in 15
March 52.4°F 35.7°F 44.0°F 4.80 in 0.6 in 20
April 57.3°F 38.7°F 48.0°F 3.90 in 16
May 64.3°F 44.5°F 54.4°F 2.97 in 13
June 69.0°F 49.0°F 59.0°F 2.28 in 11
July 75.7°F 52.4°F 64.0°F 0.92 in 5
August 76.5°F 52.6°F 64.5°F 0.90 in 5
September 69.6°F 48.2°F 58.9°F 1.78 in 8
October 59.1°F 41.7°F 50.4°F 4.08 in 15
November 50.3°F 36.1°F 43.2°F 7.06 in 1.5 in 19
December 45.0°F 32.9°F 39.0°F 5.99 in 1.5 in 20

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