Seattle has a reputation for rain. The 2026 FIFA World Cup tested that reputation across six match days at Lumen Field, and the results were more summer destination than gray Pacific Northwest city.
According to Yahoo Sports, all six matches were played in dry conditions. The city recorded a total of just 0.09 inches of rain across the entire run of World Cup match days, and the one day that did see any precipitation, June 26, had the rain fall earlier in the day before fans arrived at the stadium.
The temperature range told its own story. The first match day, June 15, hit a high of 91 degrees. By July 1, the high had dropped to 64 degrees. That 27-degree spread across the six dates reflected what a Seattle summer can actually look like, swinging between genuine heat and cool marine air within the span of a few weeks.
When averaged across all six days, the high temperature came in at 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit, with an average low of 57.0 degrees and a daily mean of 68.0 degrees.
The full list of daily highs ran from the opening match at 91 degrees down through 87, 85, 82, 65, and 64 degrees. The cooler days required a light jacket. The warmer ones felt more like Southern California than the soggy city many visiting fans may have anticipated.
The final match day, July 6, came in at a high of 85 degrees, sending the World Cup in Seattle out on a warm note. Six matches, zero games played in the rain.
