Is Tacoma safe? United States travel risk
Is Tacoma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tacoma scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Tacoma scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tacoma: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 47.2431° N, 122.4531° W place Tacoma within Washington at an elevation of 74 meters. Heading to Washington: 3,748.7 km E.
Washington
47.2431° N, 122.4531° W
74 m
America/Los_Angeles
220,482
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (26 °C avg high); Wettest: November (201 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 6° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 191 | 139 | 142 | 105 | 78 | 61 | 14 | 24 | 61 | 156 | 201 | 189 |
Normals: Seattle (43.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Tacoma happened in September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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