Traverse City, MI vs Seattle, WA

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

Traverse City is cooler than Seattle (46.9°F vs 53.8°F annual avg) and drier than it (29.1 in vs 36.5 in per year). Traverse City has a Warm-summer humid continental climate; Seattle a Warm-summer Mediterranean climate.

Traverse City, MI

Annual avg
46.9°F
Annual precip
29.1 in
Warmest month
July (81.3°F)
Coldest month
February (16.3°F)
Annual swing
47.2°F
Pleasant months
3 / 12
Warm-summer humid continental Dfb USDA Zone 7a

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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Seattle

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Month-by-month comparison

Month Traverse City Seattle
High Low Precip High Low Precip
January 29.3°F 17.0°F 1.67 in 48.6°F 36.8°F 5.21 in
February 31.4°F 16.3°F 1.02 in 50.7°F 36.8°F 3.71 in
March 41.2°F 23.2°F 1.55 in 54.8°F 39.4°F 3.94 in
April 53.9°F 32.8°F 2.79 in 59.8°F 43.6°F 2.89 in
May 67.2°F 43.4°F 2.84 in 66.5°F 49.3°F 1.98 in
June 77.1°F 54.1°F 2.57 in 71.2°F 54.0°F 1.22 in
July 81.3°F 59.4°F 2.71 in 77.3°F 57.5°F 0.56 in
August 79.6°F 58.7°F 2.98 in 77.4°F 58.1°F 0.83 in
September 72.1°F 51.6°F 3.37 in 71.7°F 53.9°F 1.37 in
October 58.7°F 41.1°F 3.60 in 61.0°F 46.4°F 3.49 in
November 45.5°F 31.9°F 2.23 in 53.0°F 39.9°F 5.80 in
December 34.6°F 23.5°F 1.79 in 47.8°F 36.2°F 5.49 in
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