Seattle is 3.5°C (6.3°F) warmer by day, Seattle has 2.5°C (4.5°F) warmer nights, Seattle gets 570 mm (22.4 in) more rain a year.
Seattle is at its warmest in July and coolest in December, while Toronto peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Seattle is the warmer of the two in 10 of 12 months.
Seattle is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,255 mm (49.4 in) of rain a year against 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Seattle and June, July and August in Toronto.
| Seattle | Metric | Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.5°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 18°C |
| 2°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | -0.5°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| December | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,255 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 685 mm |
| November | ☔Wettest month | July |
| July | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 83% | 💧Average humidity | 78% |
| 0.7 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 4.1 m/s |
Overnight, Seattle typically falls to around 2°C (35.6°F) while Toronto settles near -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Seattle is hottest in July and coldest in December, whereas Toronto peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Seattle sees the most rain in November and the least in July; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Seattle feels the more humid of the two, averaging 83% relative humidity against 78%.
For Toronto, 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 | Seattle | Toronto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -4.3 | 3.9 | 12.1 | -13.9 | -3.7❄️ | 6.5 |
| February | -4 | 4.8 | 13.6 | -13.4 | -3.3 | 6.8 |
| March | -1.2 | 8 | 17.2 | -10.3 | 0.8 | 12 |
| April | 1 | 11.5 | 22.1 | -3.1 | 6.7 | 16.4 |
| May | 3.7 | 14.8 | 26 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 22.6 |
| June | 6.7 | 17.5 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 26.5 |
| July | 9.5 | 19.9 | 30.3 | 13 | 20.7🔥 | 28.5 |
| August | 9.8 | 20🔥 | 30.2 | 13.3 | 20.6 | 28 |
| September | 6.9 | 17.5 | 28.1 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 25.7 |
| October | 2 | 12.3 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 20.3 |
| November | -2 | 6.8 | 15.5 | -3.3 | 5.4 | 14 |
| December | -4.5 | 3.7❄️ | 12 | -9.2 | -0.3 | 8.6 |
| Annual Avg | 2 | 11.7 | 21.5 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 18 |
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 Seattle and Toronto 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 Seattle and Toronto — 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 18°C (64.4°F) in Toronto — roughly 3.5°C (6.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Seattle, with average lows of 2°C (35.6°F) versus -0.5°C (31.1°F).
Seattle is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 30.3°C (86.5°F), while Toronto peaks in July at around 28.5°C (83.2°F). That makes Seattle the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Toronto gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -13.9°C (7°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 685 mm (27 in) in Toronto. Seattle is wettest in November and driest in July; Toronto is wettest in July and driest in February.
Seattle is the more humid of the two, averaging 83% relative humidity over the year against 78% in Toronto.
The most comfortable months in Seattle are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Toronto 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 10 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in February, about 8.1°C (14.6°F), and narrowest in June, about 0.3°C (0.5°F).
Toronto has the bigger seasonal swing, about 24.4°C (43.9°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, pick Toronto if you prefer drier conditions and go for Toronto if you want lower humidity. 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 Seattle and Toronto, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
