What is Seattle Weather really like?

What is Seattle Weather like?
Seattle weather can be very wet. It doesn’t always rain here, but Seattle weather has a reputation for rain that would make one think so. Positioned with the Puget Sound on one side of it and the Cascade Mountains on the other, we have a classic text book case for excessive rainfall: moisture laden winds hit the high altitude mountains and drop a deluge of rainfall in the process. The normal annual precipitation for Seattle is 37.19 inches. That’s actually less rain than what some major cities on the east coast get, but our rainy spells typically lasts longer, with fine drizzles and windy sprinkles that go on and on. On days when it’s not raining, Seattle weather is very often at least cloudy. That”s the price the city pays for being so close to the ocean.
On the up side, along with the cloudiness comes mild temperatures. Seattle weather is neither scorching in summer nor extremely cold in the winter. We do have some hot days in the summer, but moderating effects from the ocean keep the temperatures usually below 90 degrees. In July and August Seattle weather is usually at its best. Sunny days entice crowds to the rocky beaches. Likewise, in winter we have very few cold weather related problems. We don’t get snowed in from blizzards or suffer from a sub zero wind chill factor. Those who like snow can take a mere hour’s drive to the mountains to find it. The same clouds that make for rainy Seattle weather can drop a nice amount of snow in the mountains close by.