Lacey weather in July

In July, Lacey sees average daytime highs of 74°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 0.7 in of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 72°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lacey's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lacey's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 74°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 56°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 0.7 in; 3.5 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 18 min; 4:37 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Lacey is city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.

Density: 1,078/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1966

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← June Lacey year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 72°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical July day in Lacey reaches about 74°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°F warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76
Avg low (°F)	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	55
2	72	55
3	72	55
4	72	55
5	72	55
6	72	55
7	73	55
8	73	55
9	73	55
10	73	55
11	73	56
12	73	56
13	74	56
14	74	56
15	74	56
16	74	56
17	74	56
18	75	56
19	75	56
20	75	56
21	75	56
22	75	56
23	75	56
24	76	57
25	76	57
26	76	57
27	76	57
28	76	57
29	76	57
30	76	57
31	76	57

Lacey weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	45° / 38°	7.2	17.6	2.6	8.7	0.9
Feb	48° / 38°	5.1	14.1	2.2	10	1.5
Mar	52° / 40°	6.0	17.4	1.3	11.6	2.2
Apr	57° / 43°	4.6	14.8	0.1	13.3	3.4
May	63° / 48°	2.9	10.7	0	14.8	5.4
Jun	68° / 52°	1.8	7.7	0	15.6	6.5
Jul	74° / 56°	0.7	3.5	0	15.3	8.2
Aug	75° / 56°	1.0	4	0	14	8.2
Sep	69° / 53°	2.1	7.3	0	12.4	7.0
Oct	59° / 47°	4.9	12.7	0	10.6	4.3
Nov	50° / 41°	8.0	17.6	0.6	9.1	1.8
Dec	45° / 38°	7.6	16.8	2.5	8.4	0.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	70	71	71	72	73	73	73	72
Cloudier (%)	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	30	29	29	28	27	27	27	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lacey gets around 0.7 in of rain over 3.5 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	15
5	15
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	9
31	9

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	76	75	74	73	74	73	72	71	70	68	67	65	63	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	55	53	53	52	52	52	51	52	51	51
Comfortable (%)	22	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	31	32	33	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	22	2
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	74	25	1
6	73	26	1
7	72	27	1
8	71	28	1
9	70	29	1
10	68	31	1
11	67	32	1
12	65	33	2
13	63	35	2
14	62	36	2
15	61	37	2
16	59	38	3
17	58	39	3
18	58	39	3
19	56	40	4
20	56	40	4
21	55	41	4
22	55	41	4
23	53	42	5
24	53	42	5
25	52	43	5
26	52	43	5
27	52	43	5
28	51	44	5
29	52	44	4
30	51	45	4
31	51	45	4

Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:25 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8
Sunrise (AM)	4:25	4:26	4:26	4:27	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:48	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53
Sunset (PM)	8:04	8:04	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.7	4:25	8:04
2	15.6	4:26	8:04
3	15.6	4:26	8:04
4	15.6	4:27	8:04
5	15.6	4:27	8:03
6	15.6	4:28	8:03
7	15.6	4:29	8:03
8	15.5	4:30	8:02
9	15.5	4:30	8:02
10	15.5	4:31	8:01
11	15.5	4:32	8:01
12	15.5	4:33	8:00
13	15.4	4:34	7:59
14	15.4	4:35	7:59
15	15.4	4:36	7:58
16	15.3	4:37	7:57
17	15.3	4:38	7:56
18	15.3	4:39	7:56
19	15.3	4:40	7:55
20	15.2	4:41	7:54
21	15.2	4:42	7:53
22	15.2	4:43	7:52
23	15.1	4:44	7:51
24	15.1	4:45	7:50
25	15.0	4:46	7:49
26	15.0	4:47	7:48
27	15.0	4:48	7:46
28	14.9	4:50	7:45
29	14.9	4:51	7:44
30	14.8	4:52	7:43
31	14.8	4:53	7:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Lacey

In seasonPeak

None of Lacey's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lacey's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Lacey?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Lacey for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lacey in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Lacey sees daytime highs around 74°F and nights near 56°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lacey in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lacey peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lacey?

Lacey sits at 47.0°N, 122.8°W, 203 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Olympia, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Lacey

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Lacey.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lacey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 200 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12,067 ft.

The land around Lacey is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) within 10 miles, and trees (80%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

256 ft

trees 63%

10 miles

1,293 ft

trees 62%

50 miles

12,067 ft

trees 80%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← June Lacey year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Olympia 3.7 mi · Tumwater 4.3 mi · Lakewood 17 mi · Spanaway 19 mi · University Place 19 mi · Parkland 20 mi · Frederickson 22 mi · Centralia 23 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lacey (47.0343°, -122.8232°, elevation 203 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	55
2	72	55
3	72	55
4	72	55
5	72	55
6	72	55
7	73	55
8	73	55
9	73	55
10	73	55
11	73	56
12	73	56
13	74	56
14	74	56
15	74	56
16	74	56
17	74	56
18	75	56
19	75	56
20	75	56
21	75	56
22	75	56
23	75	56
24	76	57
25	76	57
26	76	57
27	76	57
28	76	57
29	76	57
30	76	57
31	76	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	15
5	15
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	9
31	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	22	2
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	74	25	1
6	73	26	1
7	72	27	1
8	71	28	1
9	70	29	1
10	68	31	1
11	67	32	1
12	65	33	2
13	63	35	2
14	62	36	2
15	61	37	2
16	59	38	3
17	58	39	3
18	58	39	3
19	56	40	4
20	56	40	4
21	55	41	4
22	55	41	4
23	53	42	5
24	53	42	5
25	52	43	5
26	52	43	5
27	52	43	5
28	51	44	5
29	52	44	4
30	51	45	4
31	51	45	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	55
2	72	55
3	72	55
4	72	55
5	72	55
6	72	55
7	73	55
8	73	55
9	73	55
10	73	55
11	73	56
12	73	56
13	74	56
14	74	56
15	74	56
16	74	56
17	74	56
18	75	56
19	75	56
20	75	56
21	75	56
22	75	56
23	75	56
24	76	57
25	76	57
26	76	57
27	76	57
28	76	57
29	76	57
30	76	57
31	76	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	15
5	15
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	9
31	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	22	2
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	74	25	1
6	73	26	1
7	72	27	1
8	71	28	1
9	70	29	1
10	68	31	1
11	67	32	1
12	65	33	2
13	63	35	2
14	62	36	2
15	61	37	2
16	59	38	3
17	58	39	3
18	58	39	3
19	56	40	4
20	56	40	4
21	55	41	4
22	55	41	4
23	53	42	5
24	53	42	5
25	52	43	5
26	52	43	5
27	52	43	5
28	51	44	5
29	52	44	4
30	51	45	4
31	51	45	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	55
2	72	55
3	72	55
4	72	55
5	72	55
6	72	55
7	73	55
8	73	55
9	73	55
10	73	55
11	73	56
12	73	56
13	74	56
14	74	56
15	74	56
16	74	56
17	74	56
18	75	56
19	75	56
20	75	56
21	75	56
22	75	56
23	75	56
24	76	57
25	76	57
26	76	57
27	76	57
28	76	57
29	76	57
30	76	57
31	76	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	64	36
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	16
4	15
5	15
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	10
24	9
25	9
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	8
30	9
31	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	22	2
2	75	23	2
3	74	24	2
4	73	25	2
5	74	25	1
6	73	26	1
7	72	27	1
8	71	28	1
9	70	29	1
10	68	31	1
11	67	32	1
12	65	33	2
13	63	35	2
14	62	36	2
15	61	37	2
16	59	38	3
17	58	39	3
18	58	39	3
19	56	40	4
20	56	40	4
21	55	41	4
22	55	41	4
23	53	42	5
24	53	42	5
25	52	43	5
26	52	43	5
27	52	43	5
28	51	44	5
29	52	44	4
30	51	45	4
31	51	45	4