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Washington weather in December

One place stands in for Washington here — these are Seattle's numbers, not a statewide average.

Based on 1 weather station, in Seattle. One station — Seattle speaks for Puget Sound, not for the Cascades, the rainforest coast, or the dry half of the state east of the mountains.

Seattle & Puget Sound

Highs near 47°, nights around 37°, and 5.7 in of rain in a typical December.

Place Highs / lows Wet days Snow The short version
Seattle 47° / 37° 12 1.7 in Short daylight, long dinners, string lights doing heavy lifting.

Each place above has its own page for the full story — what the month feels like, what to pack, and whether the timing is right.

Where to go in December, across the whole country ›