Lake City, SD vs Seattle, WA

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

Lake City is cooler than Seattle (43.5°F vs 53.8°F annual avg) and drier than it (25 in vs 36.5 in per year). Lake City has a Hot-summer humid continental climate; Seattle a Warm-summer Mediterranean climate.

Lake City, SD

Annual avg
43.5°F
Annual precip
25 in
Warmest month
July (81.8°F)
Coldest month
January (2.6°F)
Annual swing
59.9°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Hot-summer humid continental Dfa USDA Zone 5b

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

Lake City

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Seattle

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Lake City Seattle
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 21.6°F 2.6°F 0.55 in 48.6°F 36.8°F 5.21 in
February 25.6°F 5.2°F 0.63 in 50.7°F 36.8°F 3.71 in
March 37.8°F 17.6°F 0.98 in 54.8°F 39.4°F 3.94 in
April 53.0°F 31.9°F 2.06 in 59.8°F 43.6°F 2.89 in
May 66.9°F 45.9°F 3.15 in 66.5°F 49.3°F 1.98 in
June 76.4°F 57.7°F 4.27 in 71.2°F 54.0°F 1.22 in
July 81.8°F 62.2°F 4.41 in 77.3°F 57.5°F 0.56 in
August 80.5°F 60.2°F 2.62 in 77.4°F 58.1°F 0.83 in
September 71.7°F 51.0°F 2.50 in 71.7°F 53.9°F 1.37 in
October 56.8°F 37.3°F 2.21 in 61.0°F 46.4°F 3.49 in
November 40.1°F 23.0°F 0.85 in 53.0°F 39.9°F 5.80 in
December 27.2°F 9.6°F 0.76 in 47.8°F 36.2°F 5.49 in
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