Seattle is 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day, Seattle has 4.2°C (7.6°F) warmer nights, Seattle gets 104 mm (4.1 in) more rain a year.
Munich is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Seattle peaks in July and bottoms out in December. Month for month, Seattle is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Seattle is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,255 mm (49.4 in) of rain a year against 1,151 mm (45.3 in) in Munich. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Munich and June, July and August in Seattle.
| Munich | Metric | Seattle |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 20.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 21.5°C |
| -2.2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 2°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | December |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,151 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,255 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | November |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | July |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 84% | 💧Average humidity | 83% |
| 1.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 0.7 m/s |
Overnight, Munich typically falls to around -2.2°C (28°F) while Seattle settles near 2°C (35.6°F).
Munich is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Seattle peaks in July and is coolest in December.
Munich sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Seattle is wettest in November and driest in July.
Munich feels the more humid of the two, averaging 84% relative humidity against 83%.
For Seattle, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Munich | Seattle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -12.6 | -2❄️ | 8.7 | -4.3 | 3.9 | 12.1 |
| February | -11.4 | 0.1 | 11.6 | -4 | 4.8 | 13.6 |
| March | -7.1 | 5.1 | 17.3 | -1.2 | 8 | 17.2 |
| April | -3.3 | 9 | 21.3 | 1 | 11.5 | 22.1 |
| May | 1.8 | 13.4 | 25 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 26 |
| June | 5.9 | 17.2 | 28.6 | 6.7 | 17.5 | 28.3 |
| July | 8.2 | 19.3🔥 | 30.4 | 9.5 | 19.9 | 30.3 |
| August | 7.9 | 19 | 30.1 | 9.8 | 20🔥 | 30.2 |
| September | 3.7 | 14.7 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 17.5 | 28.1 |
| October | -1.2 | 10.5 | 22.2 | 2 | 12.3 | 22.5 |
| November | -6.5 | 4.6 | 15.8 | -2 | 6.8 | 15.5 |
| December | -11.4 | -0.9 | 9.6 | -4.5 | 3.7❄️ | 12 |
| Annual Avg | -2.2 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 2 | 11.7 | 21.5 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Munich and Seattle feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Munich and Seattle — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Seattle is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 21.5°C (70.7°F) against 20.5°C (68.9°F) in Munich — roughly 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Seattle, with average lows of 2°C (35.6°F) versus -2.2°C (28°F).
Munich is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 30.4°C (86.7°F), while Seattle peaks in July at around 30.3°C (86.5°F). That makes Munich the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Munich gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -12.6°C (9.2°F), compared with -4.5°C (23.8°F) at the low point of the year in Seattle.
Seattle is the wetter city, collecting about 1,255 mm (49.4 in) of rain a year versus 1,151 mm (45.3 in) in Munich. Munich is wettest in July and driest in February; Seattle is wettest in November and driest in July.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 84% in Munich and 83% in Seattle across the year.
The most comfortable months in Munich are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Seattle is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Seattle is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 5.9°C (10.6°F), and narrowest in June, about 0.3°C (0.5°F).
Munich has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.3°C (38.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 16.3°C (29.3°F) in Seattle — so Seattle has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Seattle for warmer weather and pick Munich if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Munich and Seattle, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
