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Modesto, CA vs Tacoma, WA weather comparison

Modesto

CA

Modesto endures about 88 more days above 90 °F each year.

Modesto sees rain or snow on roughly 85 fewer days each year. Modesto enjoys about 125 more sunny days a year than Tacoma.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Modesto, CA and Tacoma, WA
ModestoMetricTacoma
275 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies149 days
12 inPrecipitationper year46 in
54 daysWet daysrain or snow per year138 days
0 inSnowfallper year4 in
90 daysHot daysabove 90 °F1 days
12 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F27 days
57%Humidityaverage relative79%
63 °FAverage temperatureyear round53 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

ModestoTacoma

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 56 °FModesto, Feb: 62 °FModesto, Mar: 68 °FModesto, Apr: 74 °FModesto, May: 82 °FModesto, Jun: 90 °FModesto, Jul: 95 °FModesto, Aug: 93 °FModesto, Sep: 89 °FModesto, Oct: 79 °FModesto, Nov: 66 °FModesto, Dec: 56 °FTacoma, Jan: 48 °FTacoma, Feb: 50 °FTacoma, Mar: 54 °FTacoma, Apr: 59 °FTacoma, May: 66 °FTacoma, Jun: 71 °FTacoma, Jul: 76 °FTacoma, Aug: 77 °FTacoma, Sep: 71 °FTacoma, Oct: 60 °FTacoma, Nov: 52 °FTacoma, Dec: 47 °F

Daily lows

405060JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 39 °FModesto, Feb: 42 °FModesto, Mar: 45 °FModesto, Apr: 49 °FModesto, May: 54 °FModesto, Jun: 59 °FModesto, Jul: 63 °FModesto, Aug: 62 °FModesto, Sep: 59 °FModesto, Oct: 52 °FModesto, Nov: 43 °FModesto, Dec: 39 °FTacoma, Jan: 37 °FTacoma, Feb: 37 °FTacoma, Mar: 40 °FTacoma, Apr: 43 °FTacoma, May: 49 °FTacoma, Jun: 53 °FTacoma, Jul: 56 °FTacoma, Aug: 56 °FTacoma, Sep: 53 °FTacoma, Oct: 46 °FTacoma, Nov: 40 °FTacoma, Dec: 37 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Modesto high566268748290959389796656
Tacoma high485054596671767771605247
Modesto low394245495459636259524339
Tacoma low373740434953565653464037

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

ModestoTacoma
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 2.4 inModesto, Feb: 2.2 inModesto, Mar: 1.9 inModesto, Apr: 1.0 inModesto, May: 0.5 inModesto, Jun: 0.1 inModesto, Jul: 0.0 inModesto, Aug: 0.0 inModesto, Sep: 0.1 inModesto, Oct: 0.6 inModesto, Nov: 1.2 inModesto, Dec: 2.3 inTacoma, Jan: 6.5 inTacoma, Feb: 4.5 inTacoma, Mar: 5.2 inTacoma, Apr: 3.9 inTacoma, May: 2.4 inTacoma, Jun: 1.6 inTacoma, Jul: 0.6 inTacoma, Aug: 0.9 inTacoma, Sep: 2.0 inTacoma, Oct: 4.4 inTacoma, Nov: 7.2 inTacoma, Dec: 6.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Modesto2.42.21.91.00.50.10.00.00.10.61.22.3
Tacoma6.54.55.23.92.41.60.60.92.04.47.26.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ModestoTacoma
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 15 daysModesto, Feb: 15 daysModesto, Mar: 18 daysModesto, Apr: 21 daysModesto, May: 25 daysModesto, Jun: 28 daysModesto, Jul: 30 daysModesto, Aug: 30 daysModesto, Sep: 29 daysModesto, Oct: 27 daysModesto, Nov: 20 daysModesto, Dec: 17 daysTacoma, Jan: 7 daysTacoma, Feb: 9 daysTacoma, Mar: 9 daysTacoma, Apr: 11 daysTacoma, May: 12 daysTacoma, Jun: 15 daysTacoma, Jul: 22 daysTacoma, Aug: 22 daysTacoma, Sep: 18 daysTacoma, Oct: 12 daysTacoma, Nov: 8 daysTacoma, Dec: 6 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Modesto151518212528303029272017
Tacoma7991112152222181286

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).