Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in Washington.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in Washington. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 111 places in Washington over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in Washington.
338.0 sunny days · 65.4 degree average high
Located in
Franklin County, Washington
Pasco is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States.
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335.4 sunny days · 65.1 degree average high
Located in
Benton County, Washington
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the State of Washington, along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and the Snake. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities. The population was 73,917 at the 2010 census. April 1, 2013 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the city’s population at 76,410.
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274.4 sunny days · 60.2 degree average high
Located in
King County, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb east of Seattle, its population was 87,281 at the 2015 census estimate, which made it the sixth largest city in the county and the twelfth largest in the state.
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298.4 sunny days · 62.4 degree average high
274.0 sunny days · 62.3 degree average high
336.8 sunny days · 65.2 degree average high
Located in
Benton County, Washington
Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the State of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city’s population was 48,058. April 1, 2013, estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the city’s population at 51,150. Along with the nearby cities of Pasco and Kennewick, Richland is one of the Tri-Cities, Washington, and is home to the Hanford nuclear site.
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338.0 sunny days · 65.0 degree average high
Located in
Benton County, Washington
West Richland is a 22-square-mile city in Benton County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,811 at the 2010 census. The city is generally included in the Tri-Cities along with Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco.
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273.0 sunny days · 60.2 degree average high
Located in
King County, Washington
Mercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States located on an island of the same name in the southern portion of Lake Washington. Mercer Island is in the Seattle Metropolitan Area, with Seattle located to its west and Bellevue located to its east.
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273.0 sunny days · 60.1 degree average high
Located in
Kitsap County, Washington
Bainbridge Island is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, and is coextensive with the eponymous island in Puget Sound. The population was 23,025 at the 2010 census, making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County.
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272.9 sunny days · 59.9 degree average high
Located in
King County, Washington
Seattle ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 100 miles south of the Canada-United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.
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How We Determined The Cities In Washington With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in Washington, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Evergreen State get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in Washington from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Pasco, was anointed the city with the best weather in Washington.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities: Seattle (36.6 inches), Spokane (16.2 inches), and Tacoma (40.3 inches).
The cities with the best weather in Washington are Pasco, Kennewick, Kirkland, Salmon Creek, Hazel Dell, Richland, West Richland, Mercer Island, Bainbridge Island, and Seattle.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In Washington
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| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasco | 67,391 | 338.0 | 65.4 | 7.9 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Kennewick | 76,918 | 335.4 | 65.1 | 8.1 | 2.7 |
| 3 | Kirkland | 84,721 | 274.4 | 60.2 | 39.1 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Salmon Creek | 21,301 | 298.4 | 62.4 | 41.2 | 2.1 |
| 5 | Hazel Dell | 20,155 | 274.0 | 62.3 | 40.6 | 1.7 |
| 6 | Richland | 52,291 | 336.8 | 65.2 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
| 7 | West Richland | 13,048 | 338.0 | 65.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 |
| 8 | Mercer Island | 24,120 | 273.0 | 60.2 | 36.9 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Bainbridge Island | 23,343 | 273.0 | 60.1 | 40.3 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Seattle | 653,017 | 272.9 | 59.9 | 36.6 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Puyallup | 38,720 | 267.2 | 61.4 | 40.4 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Des Moines | 30,715 | 273.0 | 60.3 | 38.0 | 5.9 |
| 13 | Burien | 49,785 | 273.5 | 60.0 | 37.4 | 6.1 |
| 14 | Bryn Mawr-Skyway | 16,473 | 274.0 | 60.0 | 37.1 | 5.6 |
| 15 | Auburn | 74,527 | 272.1 | 60.9 | 40.3 | 4.8 |
| 16 | Redmond | 57,959 | 249.4 | 60.5 | 40.1 | 3.7 |
| 17 | Walla Walla | 31,957 | 319.4 | 64.3 | 17.8 | 10.4 |
| 18 | Grandview | 11,083 | 338.3 | 65.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| 19 | Shoreline | 54,774 | 274.2 | 59.3 | 37.8 | 4.7 |
| 20 | Kenmore | 21,575 | 241.2 | 60.4 | 39.2 | 3.9 |
| 21 | Sunnyside | 16,204 | 336.7 | 65.3 | 7.0 | 8.8 |
| 22 | Bothell | 41,207 | 257.2 | 60.1 | 39.8 | 3.8 |
| 23 | Vashon | 10,189 | 274.4 | 59.8 | 41.7 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Kent | 124,292 | 272.3 | 60.1 | 41.3 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Tacoma | 203,481 | 269.9 | 60.0 | 40.3 | 3.9 |
| 26 | Vancouver | 168,050 | 262.8 | 62.3 | 43.8 | 2.9 |
| 27 | Yakima | 93,261 | 338.8 | 63.0 | 9.0 | 20.2 |
| 28 | North Lynnwood | 18,829 | 271.2 | 57.9 | 36.3 | 3.8 |
| 29 | Kelso | 11,837 | 322.8 | 61.5 | 49.8 | 3.6 |
| 30 | Oak Harbor | 22,331 | 301.0 | 57.7 | 21.2 | 4.4 |
| 31 | Longview | 36,619 | 323.7 | 61.4 | 47.2 | 4.2 |
| 32 | Wenatchee | 32,950 | 336.3 | 62.7 | 9.2 | 24.4 |
| 33 | Moses Lake | 21,579 | 336.0 | 62.2 | 7.8 | 16.6 |
| 34 | Woodinville | 11,373 | 273.0 | 59.3 | 41.7 | 3.6 |
| 35 | Artondale | 13,376 | 233.5 | 60.1 | 41.7 | 1.9 |
| 36 | Renton | 97,234 | 263.7 | 60.1 | 40.0 | 5.4 |
| 37 | Camano | 15,500 | 297.2 | 56.5 | 24.9 | 3.8 |
| 38 | Bellevue | 134,630 | 267.3 | 59.9 | 41.3 | 4.9 |
| 39 | SeaTac | 27,859 | 273.0 | 59.7 | 37.7 | 6.4 |
| 40 | Five Corners | 19,662 | 260.5 | 62.3 | 44.4 | 2.5 |
| 41 | Battle Ground | 18,576 | 291.7 | 61.7 | 51.8 | 1.8 |
| 42 | Anacortes | 16,048 | 283.1 | 57.6 | 28.6 | 3.1 |
| 43 | Silver Firs | 22,153 | 283.1 | 58.6 | 44.2 | 3.4 |
| 44 | Washougal | 14,777 | 291.7 | 62.0 | 57.8 | 3.9 |
| 45 | East Wenatchee | 13,473 | 325.8 | 61.0 | 9.2 | 24.6 |
| 46 | Lakewood | 59,122 | 262.5 | 60.0 | 40.7 | 2.8 |
| 47 | Everett | 105,685 | 264.4 | 58.4 | 36.5 | 3.8 |
| 48 | Edmonds | 40,689 | 257.3 | 59.4 | 37.5 | 4.3 |
| 49 | University Place | 31,991 | 270.1 | 59.5 | 41.0 | 2.7 |
| 50 | Mukilteo | 20,818 | 259.5 | 58.5 | 34.1 | 3.8 |
| 51 | Ellensburg | 18,637 | 335.9 | 60.3 | 8.5 | 21.9 |
| 52 | Port Angeles | 19,200 | 282.6 | 56.0 | 28.7 | 4.0 |
| 53 | Monroe | 17,734 | 274.8 | 60.5 | 48.8 | 6.3 |
| 54 | Orchards | 21,299 | 265.4 | 61.9 | 50.0 | 2.6 |
| 55 | Bremerton | 39,017 | 262.7 | 60.0 | 51.4 | 3.1 |
| 56 | Cottage Lake | 23,703 | 266.1 | 59.7 | 46.0 | 3.4 |
| 57 | Silverdale | 20,053 | 248.4 | 60.0 | 44.5 | 2.3 |
| 58 | Fort Lewis | 13,163 | 257.2 | 59.9 | 40.3 | 2.7 |
| 59 | Parkland | 36,318 | 267.2 | 60.0 | 41.5 | 4.2 |
| 60 | Mill Creek | 19,028 | 241.2 | 59.0 | 39.1 | 3.7 |
| 61 | Lakeland North | 12,380 | 271.2 | 59.6 | 41.7 | 4.8 |
| 62 | Lynnwood | 36,491 | 257.3 | 58.5 | 37.7 | 3.9 |
| 63 | Frederickson | 19,949 | 270.1 | 59.9 | 42.6 | 4.1 |
| 64 | Tukwila | 19,757 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 65 | White Center | 14,728 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 66 | Lakeland South | 13,460 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 67 | Lake Forest Park | 13,059 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 68 | Klahanie | 11,586 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 69 | East Renton Highlands | 11,092 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 70 | Newcastle | 10,994 | 268.6 | 59.8 | 42.7 | 6.7 |
| 71 | Federal Way | 92,859 | 257.8 | 59.9 | 40.8 | 4.7 |
| 72 | Mountlake Terrace | 20,521 | 217.3 | 58.8 | 38.4 | 3.9 |
| 73 | Camas | 20,890 | 236.6 | 62.1 | 53.7 | 2.5 |
| 74 | Covington | 18,689 | 274.4 | 59.8 | 46.8 | 5.2 |
| 75 | Fairwood CDP (King County) | 20,032 | 271.2 | 59.5 | 44.4 | 5.3 |
| 76 | Port Orchard | 13,004 | 264.6 | 59.5 | 50.6 | 3.3 |
| 77 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill | 21,510 | 271.2 | 58.8 | 47.0 | 4.5 |
| 78 | South Hill | 55,592 | 268.5 | 59.8 | 42.9 | 4.3 |
| 79 | Spokane Valley | 92,286 | 309.0 | 59.0 | 17.0 | 41.1 |
| 80 | Aberdeen | 16,429 | 263.7 | 57.9 | 84.3 | 0.8 |
| 81 | Graham | 24,976 | 305.4 | 59.2 | 46.2 | 4.3 |
| 82 | Issaquah | 33,682 | 272.8 | 59.5 | 49.8 | 5.3 |
| 83 | Mount Vernon | 32,957 | 270.4 | 58.5 | 39.9 | 5.4 |
| 84 | Spokane | 210,695 | 314.1 | 58.7 | 16.2 | 44.9 |
| 85 | Bonney Lake | 18,516 | 267.2 | 59.7 | 45.1 | 4.5 |
| 86 | Lake Stevens | 29,774 | 257.7 | 58.7 | 43.4 | 3.9 |
| 87 | Spanaway | 29,214 | 257.2 | 59.9 | 42.7 | 4.3 |
| 88 | Pullman | 31,502 | 305.6 | 58.4 | 19.6 | 36.2 |
| 89 | Marysville | 63,760 | 248.9 | 59.4 | 40.0 | 4.7 |
| 90 | Cheney | 11,171 | 312.0 | 57.1 | 17.4 | 44.5 |
| 91 | Bellingham | 82,944 | 269.5 | 57.9 | 41.7 | 6.5 |
| 92 | Sedro-Woolley | 10,673 | 283.1 | 58.9 | 46.9 | 6.0 |
| 93 | Centralia | 16,683 | 257.3 | 61.5 | 47.1 | 5.7 |
| 94 | Sammamish | 50,163 | 245.3 | 59.5 | 46.9 | 5.0 |
| 95 | Ferndale | 12,355 | 261.7 | 57.7 | 37.5 | 8.2 |
| 96 | Maple Valley | 24,682 | 274.4 | 59.5 | 51.5 | 6.7 |
| 97 | Elk Plain | 14,252 | 261.5 | 59.9 | 43.6 | 9.0 |
| 98 | Lake Tapps | 12,710 | 261.5 | 59.9 | 43.6 | 9.0 |
| 99 | Prairie Ridge | 12,495 | 261.5 | 59.9 | 43.6 | 9.0 |
| 100 | Enumclaw | 11,494 | 270.1 | 59.4 | 48.2 | 5.1 |
Source: NOAA climate data. 111 Washington cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Cities With The Best Weather In Washington For 2026
If you’re looking for the Washington cities with the most sunny days, the least rain and snow, and highs closest to a perfect 70 degrees, this is an accurate list.
The cities with the best weather in Washington are Pasco, Kennewick, Kirkland, Salmon Creek, Hazel Dell, Richland, West Richland, Mercer Island, Bainbridge Island, and Seattle.
