Olympia / Tumwater per diem ratesWashington · FY 2027
Olympia / Tumwater’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran November to August, now June to August. Olympia / Tumwater’s $80 meal rate is the lowest among the 9 Washington areas.
Olympia / Tumwater since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Olympia / Tumwater’s full-year average has grown 20.3%; ranked by that growth, Olympia / Tumwater sits between Visalia (CA) and Detroit (MI). Against FY 2026, Olympia / Tumwater’s full-year average rose 4.3%, between Tarrytown / White Plains / New Rochelle (NY) and Oklahoma City (OK) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Olympia / Tumwater ranked 109th of 293 by full-year average, between Lake Placid (NY) and Louisville (KY). Along the way: up 5.5% in FY 2023, up 9.4% in FY 2024, down 0.1% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to May | $149 | 243 |
| June to August | $176 | 92 |
| September | $149 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $808, three nights at the June cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $727.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 37.9% above the standard rate over the year.
Olympia / Tumwater among the 295
Olympia / Tumwater’s full-year average lodging cap, $156 a night, ranks fourth of the 9 Washington areas, between Vancouver ($161) and Tacoma ($143). Olympia / Tumwater’s Jun–Aug peak lodging cap of $176 ranks 121st among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Colorado Springs (CO) and Newark (NJ). Nationally, Olympia / Tumwater is 120th of 295 on that measure, between Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford (ME, $156) and Kalispell / Whitefish (MT, $156). Washington, area by area.