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| Back to Washington, United States. Do you have any pictures of this city? ![]() Planning a vacation? Current weather forecast for Des Moines, WA Elevation: 100 feet County: King Land area: 6.3 square miles Zip code: 98198 Median resident age: 37.0 years New: Des Moines, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Races in Des Moines:
New: Political contributions by individuals in Des Moines, WA Ancestries: German (15.9%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.8%), Norwegian (5.9%), United States (5.0%), French (3.9%). |
![]() For population 25 years and over in Des Moines
For population 15 years and over in Des Moines city
12.3% Foreign born (6.3% Asia, 3.1% Latin America). |
![]() Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Federal Way, WA (5.8 miles, pop. 83,259). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (16.1 miles, pop. 563,374). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (959.4 miles, pop. 3,694,820). Nearest cities: Normandy Park, WA (3.5 miles), SeaTac, WA (3.7 miles), Lakeland North, WA (5.1 miles), Burien, WA (5.5 miles), Federal Way, WA (5.8 miles), Kent, WA (6.3 miles), Tukwila, WA (6.5 miles), Riverton-Boulevard Park, WA (7.9 miles). Single-family new house construction building permits:
Area codes: 253, 206 Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Retail trade (10.8%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.7%). |
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 40.9 | 43.3 | 46.4 | 50.5 | 56.1 | 61.0 | 65.5 | 65.8 | 61.2 | 52.8 | 45.2 | 40.7 |
| High temperature (°F) | 46.1 | 49.8 | 53.7 | 58.8 | 65.0 | 70.1 | 75.7 | 76.0 | 70.7 | 60.1 | 50.8 | 45.7 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 35.6 | 36.9 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 47.1 | 51.7 | 55.3 | 55.6 | 51.7 | 45.4 | 39.6 | 35.7 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 21 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 92 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 81 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 67 | 80 | 85 |
| Sunshine (%) | 24 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 24 | 21 |
| Days clear of clouds | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Cloudy days | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Snowfall (in) | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
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