Seattle gets less rain per year than Miami, Houston, Atlanta, New York, Boston or D.C.

Seattle averages 39.3 inches of precipitation a year, less than Miami (67.4), Houston (51.8), Atlanta (50.4), New York (49.5), Boston (43.6) and Washington, D.C. (41.8), and a little more than Chicago (37.9) and Portland, Ore. (36.9). NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

annual_precip_in	city	group	rain_days
67.41	Miami	Other cities	141
51.84	Houston	Other cities	104.4
50.43	Atlanta	Other cities	116.3
49.52	New York	Other cities	125.4
43.59	Boston	Other cities	128.4
41.82	Washington, D.C.	Other cities	117.7
39.34	Seattle	Seattle	156.2
37.86	Chicago	Other cities	125.8
36.92	Portland, Ore.	Other cities	157