Lakewood climate — normals and trends
Lakewood (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,222 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lakewood averages 10 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Lakewood has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 17 July 1941) and the coldest -14.3 °C (on 31 January 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LakewoodWashington
- coords
- 47.17°, -122.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,222mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
13.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.6 °C
17 July 1941
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
31 January 1950
Wettest day
91 mm
25 November 1998
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
20 January 1993
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
20 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
28 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-18.9 °C
31 January 1950
Snowiest day
21.4 cm
18 November 1946
Sunniest day
15.7 h
16 June 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | -110 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 139 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 181 mm | +48 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 26 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 143 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 160 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 262 mm | +80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lakewood?
Lakewood has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,222 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lakewood?
The hottest day measured in Lakewood between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1941, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lakewood?
The coldest day measured in Lakewood between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1950, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lakewood?
Yes. Lakewood gets on average 20.2 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Lakewood warmed?
Yes: Lakewood warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lakewood?
The wettest day measured in Lakewood between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1998, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lakewood?
The windiest day measured in Lakewood between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1993, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lakewood?
The warmest month in Lakewood is August (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lakewood?
Lakewood receives on average 1,222 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lakewood?
Lakewood gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lakewood?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lakewood between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1946, with 21.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lakewood?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lakewood.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lakewood?
In Lakewood, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 28 June 2021, and the lowest was -18.9 °C on 31 January 1950.
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