Big Bear Lake, CA vs Seattle, WA

Side-by-side comparison of monthly climate normals (NOAA 1991-2020).

Big Bear Lake is cooler than Seattle (48°F vs 53.8°F annual avg) and drier than it (20 in vs 36.5 in per year). Both cities share a Warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).

Big Bear Lake, CA

Annual avg
48°F
Annual precip
20 in
Warmest month
July (79.7°F)
Coldest month
December (23.5°F)
Annual swing
30.4°F
Pleasant months
1 / 12
Warm-summer Mediterranean Csb USDA Zone 7b

Seattle, WA

Annual avg
53.8°F
Annual precip
36.5 in
Warmest month
August (77.4°F)
Coldest month
December (36.2°F)
Annual swing
25.8°F
Pleasant months
4 / 12
Warm-summer Mediterranean Csb USDA Zone 9a

Best months to visit each city

Big Bear Lake

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Seattle

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Big Bear Lake Seattle
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 46.1°F 23.6°F 4.51 in 48.6°F 36.8°F 5.21 in
February 45.7°F 23.7°F 4.39 in 50.7°F 36.8°F 3.71 in
March 51.2°F 27.0°F 2.37 in 54.8°F 39.4°F 3.94 in
April 57.3°F 31.0°F 0.78 in 59.8°F 43.6°F 2.89 in
May 65.8°F 37.2°F 0.42 in 66.5°F 49.3°F 1.98 in
June 75.1°F 43.5°F 0.15 in 71.2°F 54.0°F 1.22 in
July 79.7°F 50.5°F 0.69 in 77.3°F 57.5°F 0.56 in
August 78.7°F 49.5°F 0.82 in 77.4°F 58.1°F 0.83 in
September 73.0°F 44.0°F 0.40 in 71.7°F 53.9°F 1.37 in
October 63.4°F 35.0°F 0.79 in 61.0°F 46.4°F 3.49 in
November 53.5°F 27.8°F 1.35 in 53.0°F 39.9°F 5.80 in
December 46.2°F 23.5°F 3.31 in 47.8°F 36.2°F 5.49 in
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