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Why visit Tieton
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 6 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Boxx Gallery and Mighty Tieton.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88°F; December lows average 26°F.
Weather in Tieton
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Tieton
Tieton () is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,389 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Tieton, Washington (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Boxx Gallery
Museum
Boxx Gallery offers both artists & collectors an opportunity to meet, mesh and make relationships. Boxx exists as an income stream for...
616 Maple Street, Tieton
Sa 11:00-15:00
Mighty Tieton
Museum
An incubator for artisan businesses located in central Washington.
PO BOX 369, Tieton
601 Studios Building
Museum
Working artist working studios for Janice Laverne Baker, Brian Holtzinger, Kate Hotler, and Nancy Newberry. Art gallery display of...
601 Elm Street, Tieton
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes6
Nikki's Cafe
Cafe
617 Elm Street, Tieton
Mo-We 07:00-15:00; Th-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 08:00-15:00
Don Mateo
Restaurant · Salvadoran, Mexican
704 Wisconsin Avenue, Tieton
Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-16:00
Schools, colleges and libraries7
History
Tieton was officially incorporated on June 5, 1942. The city's name is derived from the Tieton River, meaning "roaring water".
The city's economy was primarily agricultural and its largest employers were cool warehouses for fruit that was grown in the Yakima Valley. In 2007, a Seattle lawyer and the founding president of the art publishing house Marquand Books began to finance a revitalization plan, named "Mighty Tieton", to bring new industries to the area. Among the initiatives was the creation of a mosaics studio that began to produce new artwork that would be displayed in Tieton.
From the History section of Tieton, Washington on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Tieton
18 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 27°F | 1.2 in |
| Feb | 48°F | 30°F | 0.9 in |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 0.7 in |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 0.6 in |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 0.8 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 54°F | 0.6 in |
| Jul | 88°F | 60°F | 0.2 in |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 0.2 in |
| Sep | 79°F | 51°F | 0.3 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 0.7 in |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 0.9 in |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 1.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Yakima #2 (12 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Yakima County has had 28 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for fires.
- 2026-08-03: Wildfires (Fire)
- 2026-07-26: Signal Peak Fire (Fire)
- 2026-07-26: Ransier Fire (Fire)
- 2026-04-07: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2025-12-12: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2024-07-26: Retreat Fire (Fire)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Naches 3 mi northeast, about 6 min by car
- Gleed 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Summitview 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
- Yakima 12 mi southeast, about 20 min by car
- Terrace Heights 17 mi southeast, about 27 min by car
- Ellensburg 23 mi northeast, about 37 min by car
- Kittitas 25 mi northeast, about 40 min by car
- Cle Elum 35 mi north, about 57 min by car
- Granger 36 mi southeast, about 59 min by car
- Desert Aire 39 mi east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Potluck (8167936623), Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Cider (8167965006), Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0
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