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Denver, CO vs Seattle, WA weather comparison

Denver

CO

Denver endures about 40 more days above 90 °F each year.

Denver picks up around 43 more inches of snow each winter. Seattle has around 128 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Denver, CO and Seattle, WA
DenverMetricSeattle
270 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies147 days
15 inPrecipitationper year37 in
84 daysWet daysrain or snow per year157 days
49 inSnowfallper year6 in
42 daysHot daysabove 90 °F3 days
155 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F28 days
53%Humidityaverage relative78%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round54 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

DenverSeattle

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 47 °FDenver, Feb: 47 °FDenver, Mar: 56 °FDenver, Apr: 62 °FDenver, May: 72 °FDenver, Jun: 84 °FDenver, Jul: 90 °FDenver, Aug: 88 °FDenver, Sep: 80 °FDenver, Oct: 67 °FDenver, Nov: 55 °FDenver, Dec: 46 °FSeattle, Jan: 48 °FSeattle, Feb: 50 °FSeattle, Mar: 55 °FSeattle, Apr: 59 °FSeattle, May: 66 °FSeattle, Jun: 71 °FSeattle, Jul: 77 °FSeattle, Aug: 77 °FSeattle, Sep: 72 °FSeattle, Oct: 61 °FSeattle, Nov: 53 °FSeattle, Dec: 47 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 18 °FDenver, Feb: 19 °FDenver, Mar: 27 °FDenver, Apr: 34 °FDenver, May: 43 °FDenver, Jun: 53 °FDenver, Jul: 59 °FDenver, Aug: 57 °FDenver, Sep: 48 °FDenver, Oct: 36 °FDenver, Nov: 26 °FDenver, Dec: 18 °FSeattle, Jan: 37 °FSeattle, Feb: 37 °FSeattle, Mar: 39 °FSeattle, Apr: 43 °FSeattle, May: 49 °FSeattle, Jun: 53 °FSeattle, Jul: 57 °FSeattle, Aug: 58 °FSeattle, Sep: 54 °FSeattle, Oct: 47 °FSeattle, Nov: 40 °FSeattle, Dec: 37 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver high474756627284908880675546
Seattle high485055596671777772615347
Denver low181927344353595748362618
Seattle low373739434953575854474037

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

DenverSeattle
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 0.7 inDenver, Feb: 0.7 inDenver, Mar: 1.4 inDenver, Apr: 2.1 inDenver, May: 2.5 inDenver, Jun: 1.6 inDenver, Jul: 1.2 inDenver, Aug: 1.2 inDenver, Sep: 1.1 inDenver, Oct: 1.2 inDenver, Nov: 0.9 inDenver, Dec: 0.6 inSeattle, Jan: 4.9 inSeattle, Feb: 3.4 inSeattle, Mar: 3.9 inSeattle, Apr: 3.2 inSeattle, May: 2.1 inSeattle, Jun: 1.7 inSeattle, Jul: 0.7 inSeattle, Aug: 0.9 inSeattle, Sep: 1.9 inSeattle, Oct: 3.7 inSeattle, Nov: 5.4 inSeattle, Dec: 5.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver0.70.71.42.12.51.61.21.21.11.20.90.6
Seattle4.93.43.93.22.11.70.70.91.93.75.45.0

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

DenverSeattle
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 23 daysDenver, Feb: 20 daysDenver, Mar: 21 daysDenver, Apr: 18 daysDenver, May: 20 daysDenver, Jun: 24 daysDenver, Jul: 25 daysDenver, Aug: 24 daysDenver, Sep: 24 daysDenver, Oct: 24 daysDenver, Nov: 23 daysDenver, Dec: 24 daysSeattle, Jan: 7 daysSeattle, Feb: 10 daysSeattle, Mar: 9 daysSeattle, Apr: 10 daysSeattle, May: 12 daysSeattle, Jun: 13 daysSeattle, Jul: 20 daysSeattle, Aug: 21 daysSeattle, Sep: 18 daysSeattle, Oct: 12 daysSeattle, Nov: 8 daysSeattle, Dec: 7 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver232021182024252424242324
Seattle71091012132021181287

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).