Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Seattle weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Seattle, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 101°F on 2021-06-28; its coldest fell to 6°F on 1985-11-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
61°F2005-01-19
22°F2024-01-13
54°F1984-01-04
14°F2024-01-13
February
66°F1986-02-28
20°F1989-02-03
53°F1986-02-25
8°F1989-02-03
March
75°F2004-03-29
32°F1989-03-02
54°F2026-03-20
17°F1989-03-03
April
84°F2016-04-19
44°F2008-04-20
58°F1992-04-27
33°F2008-04-01
May
86°F1983-05-28
48°F2010-05-05
62°F1986-05-26
36°F2002-05-07
June
101°F2021-06-28
54°F2008-06-06
70°F2021-06-27
41°F1999-06-02
July
98°F2009-07-30
60°F2000-07-03
69°F2009-07-29
48°F2002-07-05
August
96°F1990-08-12
61°F1995-08-07
69°F1992-08-13
45°F1980-08-29
September
91°F1988-09-02
54°F2007-09-30
64°F2017-09-08
38°F1983-09-29
October
84°F1987-10-02
43°F1984-10-31
63°F2003-10-17
29°F1984-10-31
November
66°F2016-11-08
25°F1985-11-23
57°F2018-11-02
6°F1985-11-23
December
61°F1980-12-27
21°F1990-12-21
56°F1980-12-26
6°F1990-12-21

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
66°F1986-02-28
20°F1989-02-03
56°F1980-12-26
6°F1990-12-21
Spring (Mar–May)
86°F1983-05-28
32°F1989-03-02
62°F1986-05-26
17°F1989-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
101°F2021-06-28
54°F2008-06-06
70°F2021-06-27
41°F1999-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
91°F1988-09-02
25°F1985-11-23
64°F2017-09-08
6°F1985-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Seattle has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 101°F 2021-06-28
Lowest 20°F 1989-02-03

Low

Highest 70°F 2021-06-27
Lowest 6°F 1985-11-23

Feels-like

Highest 139°F 2021-06-29
Lowest -6°F 1989-02-03

Humidity

Highest 18.0 g/m³ 2021-06-29
Lowest 1.0 g/m³ 1983-12-24

Wind

Highest 31 mph 1995-12-13
Lowest 2 mph 2026-07-08

Gust

Highest 69 mph 1993-01-20
Lowest 5 mph 2026-07-17

Precip

Wettest 3.74 in 1990-11-24
Driest 11-day dry spell 2006-06-23

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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