diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/event.py b/homeassistant/helpers/event.py
index 613b6fb3227..b553b855be1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/event.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/event.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import functools as ft
 import logging
+from random import randint
 import time
 from typing import Any, Union, cast
 
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ _ENTITIES_LISTENER = "entities"
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+RANDOM_MICROSECOND_MIN = 50000
+RANDOM_MICROSECOND_MAX = 500000
+
 _P = ParamSpec("_P")
 
 
@@ -1506,13 +1510,17 @@ def async_track_utc_time_change(
     matching_seconds = dt_util.parse_time_expression(second, 0, 59)
     matching_minutes = dt_util.parse_time_expression(minute, 0, 59)
     matching_hours = dt_util.parse_time_expression(hour, 0, 23)
+    # Avoid aligning all time trackers to the same second
+    # since it can create a thundering herd problem
+    # https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/82231
+    microsecond = randint(RANDOM_MICROSECOND_MIN, RANDOM_MICROSECOND_MAX)
 
     def calculate_next(now: datetime) -> datetime:
         """Calculate and set the next time the trigger should fire."""
         localized_now = dt_util.as_local(now) if local else now
         return dt_util.find_next_time_expression_time(
             localized_now, matching_seconds, matching_minutes, matching_hours
-        )
+        ).replace(microsecond=microsecond)
 
     time_listener: CALLBACK_TYPE | None = None
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py b/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py
index 768b8040729..f25691ae504 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Coroutine, Generator
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import logging
+from random import randint
 from time import monotonic
 from typing import Any, Generic, TypeVar
 import urllib.error
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ class DataUpdateCoordinator(Generic[_T]):
         # when it was already checked during setup.
         self.data: _T = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
+        # Pick a random microsecond to stagger the refreshes
+        # and avoid a thundering herd.
+        self._microsecond = randint(
+            event.RANDOM_MICROSECOND_MIN, event.RANDOM_MICROSECOND_MAX
+        )
+
         self._listeners: dict[CALLBACK_TYPE, tuple[CALLBACK_TYPE, object | None]] = {}
         self._job = HassJob(self._handle_refresh_interval)
         self._unsub_refresh: CALLBACK_TYPE | None = None
@@ -138,11 +145,17 @@ class DataUpdateCoordinator(Generic[_T]):
         # We _floor_ utcnow to create a schedule on a rounded second,
         # minimizing the time between the point and the real activation.
         # That way we obtain a constant update frequency,
-        # as long as the update process takes less than a second
+        # as long as the update process takes less than 500ms
+        #
+        # We do not align everything to happen at microsecond 0
+        # since it increases the risk of a thundering herd
+        # when multiple coordinators are scheduled to update at the same time.
+        #
+        # https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/82231
         self._unsub_refresh = event.async_track_point_in_utc_time(
             self.hass,
             self._job,
-            utcnow().replace(microsecond=0) + self.update_interval,
+            utcnow().replace(microsecond=self._microsecond) + self.update_interval,
         )
 
     async def _handle_refresh_interval(self, _now: datetime) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index 14f3cdd47c2..140f4060d00 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -388,6 +388,14 @@ def async_fire_time_changed(
         utc_datetime = date_util.utcnow()
     else:
         utc_datetime = date_util.as_utc(datetime_)
+
+    if utc_datetime.microsecond < 500000:
+        # Allow up to 500000 microseconds to be added to the time
+        # to handle update_coordinator's and
+        # async_track_time_interval's
+        # staggering to avoid thundering herd.
+        utc_datetime = utc_datetime.replace(microsecond=500000)
+
     timestamp = date_util.utc_to_timestamp(utc_datetime)
 
     for task in list(hass.loop._scheduled):