Rural Retreat, VA vs Seattle, WA

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

Rural Retreat is about the same temperature as Seattle (52.6°F vs 53.8°F annual avg) and wetter than it (41.7 in vs 36.5 in per year). Rural Retreat has a Humid subtropical climate; Seattle a Warm-summer Mediterranean climate.

Rural Retreat, VA

Annual avg
52.6°F
Annual precip
41.7 in
Warmest month
July (82.8°F)
Coldest month
January (23.5°F)
Annual swing
38.8°F
Pleasant months
2 / 12
Humid subtropical Cfa 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

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Rural Retreat Seattle
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 42.2°F 23.5°F 3.16 in 48.6°F 36.8°F 5.21 in
February 45.9°F 25.6°F 2.88 in 50.7°F 36.8°F 3.71 in
March 54.0°F 31.2°F 3.60 in 54.8°F 39.4°F 3.94 in
April 64.5°F 39.2°F 3.75 in 59.8°F 43.6°F 2.89 in
May 72.5°F 48.5°F 4.30 in 66.5°F 49.3°F 1.98 in
June 79.3°F 56.7°F 4.06 in 71.2°F 54.0°F 1.22 in
July 82.8°F 60.6°F 4.22 in 77.3°F 57.5°F 0.56 in
August 81.8°F 59.5°F 3.63 in 77.4°F 58.1°F 0.83 in
September 76.5°F 52.8°F 3.36 in 71.7°F 53.9°F 1.37 in
October 66.6°F 40.7°F 2.92 in 61.0°F 46.4°F 3.49 in
November 55.5°F 31.0°F 2.62 in 53.0°F 39.9°F 5.80 in
December 45.8°F 26.6°F 3.18 in 47.8°F 36.2°F 5.49 in
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