North & Central America · City travel

Best time to visit Seattle

Late Jun–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.0°C, with 1.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Seattle season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 13.6)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 20.6)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 26.4)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 30.8)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 24.5)Early Mar: Fair (season score 34.7)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 39.7)Late Mar: Okay (season score 48.1)Early Apr: Good (season score 57.4)Mid Apr: Good (season score 63.8)Late Apr: Great (season score 74.4)Early May: Great (season score 81.3)Mid May: Great (season score 78.8)Late May: Great (season score 80.6)Early Jun: Great (season score 82.3)Mid Jun: Great (season score 85.5)Late Jun: Best (season score 87.3)Early Jul: Best (season score 95.8)Mid Jul: Best (season score 99.4)Late Jul: Best (season score 97.9)Early Aug: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Aug: Best (season score 95.1)Late Aug: Best (season score 94.9)Early Sep: Best (season score 97.3)Mid Sep: Best (season score 88.0)Late Sep: Best (season score 92.1)Early Oct: Great (season score 83.1)Mid Oct: Great (season score 74.0)Late Oct: Good (season score 63.8)Early Nov: Okay (season score 50.5)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 30.2)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 21.6)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 21.6)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 0.4)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 3.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid8.8°C4.878.4%
FebruaryOff-season9.8°C4.274.0%
MarchFair12.2°C4.277.1%
AprilGood15.1°C3.672.4%
MayGreat18.7°C2.569.1%
JuneGreat21.7°C1.964.5%
JulyBest25.2°C0.644.4%
AugustBest25.2°C0.847.2%
SeptemberBest21.7°C1.852.2%
OctoberGreat16.0°C3.466.3%
NovemberFair11.4°C4.976.2%
DecemberAvoid8.6°C4.877.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SEATTLE BOEING FLD(7 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.