Days:
- June 15: 91° / 64°
- June 19: 82° / 56°
- June 24: 87° / 58°
- June 26: 65° / 55° (0.09″ rain, but before the evening match)
- July 1: 64° / 52°
- July 6: 85° / 57°
World Cup weather averages:
- Average high: 79.0°F
- Average low: 57.0°F
- Average daily mean temperature: 68.0°F
- Total rainfall: 0.09 inches
- Rainy match days: 1 out of 6, with the rain ending before kickoff—so all six matches have been played in dry weather.
“It rains allllllll the time in Seattle, right?” About that…
Seattle has given World Cup fans a little bit of everything!
We started with real summer heat. The first match day hit 91°, and a few days later, we were still well into the 80s. So, for fans arriving from out of town, Seattle probably felt less like the cool, cloudy city they may have expected — and more like a full-on summer destination.
But then, true to form, we also mixed in some classic June weather. One match day only reached the mid-60s, another topped out in the lower 60s, and on June 26, we even picked up a little rain.
The key part, though? The rain didn’t fall during the match. It came earlier in the day, before fans headed into Lumen Field/Seattle Stadium. So even on the one rainy World Cup day, the match itself was played dry.
When you average it all together, Seattle’s World Cup days have come in with highs around 79 degrees, lows near 57, and only nine-hundredths of an inch of rain total.
The highs ranged from 64° to 91°—a 27-degree spread. That’s a pretty good snapshot of a Seattle summer, where one match can feel almost hot, and the next requires a light jacket.
The big picture is this: Seattle has shown visitors both sides of its summer personality — a couple of warm, sunny days, a couple of cooler marine-influenced days, and just enough morning rain to remind everyone where they are. But for the matches themselves, the weather has actually been pretty cooperative.
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