According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.34 square miles (161.46 km2), of which 49.72 square miles (128.77 km2) is land and 12.62 square miles (32.69 km2) is water.[1]
Tacoma straddles the neighboring Commencement Bay with several smaller cities surrounding it. Large areas of Tacoma have views of Mount Rainier. In the event of a major eruption of Mount Rainier, portions of Tacoma are at risk from lahars.
The city is located several miles north of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, formerly known separately as Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Tacoma has a Mediterranean Oceanic climate (Köppen Csb).Surrounding cities
| [hide]Climate data for Tacoma, Washington | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
68 (20) |
77 (25) |
82 (28) |
92 (33) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
93 (34) |
89 (32) |
82 (28) |
71 (22) |
68 (20) |
94 (34) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 48 (9) |
51 (11) |
56 (13) |
60 (16) |
66 (19) |
72 (22) |
77 (25) |
77 (25) |
71 (22) |
61 (16) |
53 (12) |
47 (8) |
61.6 (16.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 37 (3) |
37 (3) |
40 (4) |
43 (6) |
48 (9) |
53 (12) |
56 (13) |
56 (13) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
36 (2) |
45.3 (7.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 17 (−8) |
11 (−12) |
15 (−9) |
29 (−2) |
34 (1) |
37 (3) |
47 (8) |
41 (5) |
34 (1) |
26 (−3) |
5 (−15) |
6 (−14) |
5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.93 (150.6) |
4.00 (101.6) |
4.06 (103.1) |
3.00 (76.2) |
2.11 (53.6) |
1.57 (39.9) |
0.68 (17.3) |
0.82 (20.8) |
1.29 (32.8) |
3.70 (94) |
6.68 (169.7) |
5.52 (140.2) |
39.36 (999.7) |
| Source #1: NOAA[35] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: The Weather Channel[36] | |||||||||||||
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