Tumwater weather in June

In June, Tumwater sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of June to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Tumwater's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tumwater's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 68°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 52°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 1.8 in; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 42 min; 4:22 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

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

Density: 434/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1869

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical June day in Tumwater reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 60°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°F warmer than May and about 6°F cooler than July.

	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
Avg high (°F)	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	71
Avg low (°F)	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	50
2	66	50
3	66	50
4	66	50
5	66	50
6	66	51
7	66	51
8	66	51
9	66	51
10	66	51
11	67	51
12	67	51
13	67	51
14	67	51
15	67	51
16	67	51
17	68	52
18	68	52
19	68	52
20	68	52
21	69	52
22	69	52
23	69	53
24	70	53
25	70	53
26	70	53
27	70	53
28	71	53
29	71	53
30	71	53

How June really feels in Tumwater

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tumwater weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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°	7.6	17.5	2.3	8.7	0.9
Feb	48° / 38°	5.3	14.4	2	10	1.5
Mar	52° / 40°	6.3	17.6	1.1	11.6	2.2
Apr	57° / 43°	4.7	14.9	0.1	13.3	3.5
May	63° / 48°	2.9	10.2	0	14.8	5.5
Jun	68° / 52°	1.8	7.5	0	15.6	6.5
Jul	74° / 55°	0.7	3.1	0	15.3	8.2
Aug	75° / 55°	1.0	4	0	14	8.2
Sep	69° / 52°	2.1	7	0	12.4	7.0
Oct	59° / 47°	5.1	12.7	0	10.6	4.3
Nov	50° / 41°	8.4	17.6	0.6	9.1	1.8
Dec	45° / 37°	8.1	17.1	2.3	8.4	0.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. 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
Clearer (%)	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	37	37	38	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	49
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	56	55	54	54	53	52	52	51	51

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

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Tumwater gets around 1.8 in of rain over 7.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 30% 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
Rain chance (%)	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16

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

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 91% 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
Dry (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	81
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	12	1
23	86	13	1
24	85	14	1
25	84	15	1
26	84	15	1
27	83	16	1
28	82	17	1
29	82	17	1
30	81	18	1

Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 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
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of June to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:05 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
Daylight (h)	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:27	4:27	4:26	4:25	4:25	4:24	4:24	4:24	4:23	4:23	4:23	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:23	4:23	4:23	4:24	4:24	4:25	4:25
Sunset (PM)	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:02	8:03	8:03	8:03	8:04	8:04	8:04	8:04	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:05	8:05	8:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.4	4:27	7:51
2	15.4	4:27	7:52
3	15.4	4:26	7:53
4	15.5	4:25	7:54
5	15.5	4:25	7:55
6	15.5	4:24	7:55
7	15.5	4:24	7:56
8	15.6	4:24	7:57
9	15.6	4:23	7:58
10	15.6	4:23	7:58
11	15.6	4:23	7:59
12	15.6	4:22	8:00
13	15.6	4:22	8:00
14	15.6	4:22	8:01
15	15.7	4:22	8:01
16	15.7	4:22	8:02
17	15.7	4:22	8:02
18	15.7	4:22	8:03
19	15.7	4:22	8:03
20	15.7	4:22	8:03
21	15.7	4:22	8:04
22	15.7	4:22	8:04
23	15.7	4:22	8:04
24	15.7	4:23	8:04
25	15.7	4:23	8:04
26	15.7	4:23	8:05
27	15.7	4:24	8:05
28	15.7	4:24	8:05
29	15.7	4:25	8:05
30	15.7	4:25	8:05

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 5.77 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Tumwater

In seasonPeak

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

Tumwater'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 June a good time to visit Tumwater?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Tumwater for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tumwater in June

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

In June, Tumwater sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 52°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Tumwater in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tumwater 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 Tumwater?

Tumwater sits at 47.0°N, 122.9°W, 174 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Olympia, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Tumwater

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tumwater has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 ft around an average of 180 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,346 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,555 ft.

The land around Tumwater is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (70%) within 10 miles, and trees (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

486 ft

trees 60%

10 miles

2,346 ft

trees 70%

50 miles

6,555 ft

trees 81%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← May Tumwater year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Olympia 2.5 mi · Lacey 4.3 mi · Centralia 21 mi · Lakewood 22 mi · University Place 23 mi · Spanaway 24 mi · Parkland 25 mi · Frederickson 27 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 Tumwater (47.0073°, -122.9093°, elevation 174 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	66	50
2	66	50
3	66	50
4	66	50
5	66	50
6	66	51
7	66	51
8	66	51
9	66	51
10	66	51
11	67	51
12	67	51
13	67	51
14	67	51
15	67	51
16	67	51
17	68	52
18	68	52
19	68	52
20	68	52
21	69	52
22	69	52
23	69	53
24	70	53
25	70	53
26	70	53
27	70	53
28	71	53
29	71	53
30	71	53

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	12	1
23	86	13	1
24	85	14	1
25	84	15	1
26	84	15	1
27	83	16	1
28	82	17	1
29	82	17	1
30	81	18	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	50
2	66	50
3	66	50
4	66	50
5	66	50
6	66	51
7	66	51
8	66	51
9	66	51
10	66	51
11	67	51
12	67	51
13	67	51
14	67	51
15	67	51
16	67	51
17	68	52
18	68	52
19	68	52
20	68	52
21	69	52
22	69	52
23	69	53
24	70	53
25	70	53
26	70	53
27	70	53
28	71	53
29	71	53
30	71	53

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	12	1
23	86	13	1
24	85	14	1
25	84	15	1
26	84	15	1
27	83	16	1
28	82	17	1
29	82	17	1
30	81	18	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	50
2	66	50
3	66	50
4	66	50
5	66	50
6	66	51
7	66	51
8	66	51
9	66	51
10	66	51
11	67	51
12	67	51
13	67	51
14	67	51
15	67	51
16	67	51
17	68	52
18	68	52
19	68	52
20	68	52
21	69	52
22	69	52
23	69	53
24	70	53
25	70	53
26	70	53
27	70	53
28	71	53
29	71	53
30	71	53

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	92	8	0
18	91	9	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	12	1
23	86	13	1
24	85	14	1
25	84	15	1
26	84	15	1
27	83	16	1
28	82	17	1
29	82	17	1
30	81	18	1