
What Are the Different Geographical Characteristics of Seattle City
Seattle is situated on a series of hills in a lowland area on Puget Sound's eastern shore between the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Mountains to the east. With a total area of 83.9 square miles, Seattle lies in the geographical co-ordinates of 47.37 North latitude and 122.20 West longitude.
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The different geographical characteristics of the city of Seattle include the following:
- The total area of Seattle is approximately 83.9 miles
- Seattle city is around 450 feet above the sea level.
- The annual average temperature in the city of Seattle is around 52.4กใ F
- The average annual precipitation in Seattle is 36.6 inches
- There are Westerly air currents from the ocean.
- There are shielding effects seen from the Cascade Range leading to an overall mild and moderately moist climate.
- Seattle experiences warm winters and cool summers.
- The extremes of temperature are rarely seen in Seattle. Even if they are there, they are of a very short duration.

