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I suppose you could say that the snow's a bit shit. Or you could say that sometimes it gets down below -20C and riding through over foot of snow between December and March isn't uncommon. Worse than that though is the grey slush that builds up at the side of the road and freezes over at night and you have little choice but to ride there because the traffic is forced down to one lane and will go at all lengths to drive bumper to bumper. Even having brakes isn't much good because there's a fairly high likelihood that your rims will ice up.
After that, the Seattle rain seems pretty measly.
Of course it doesn't rain as much in Summer but then when the humidex is running at 50C then I reckon some Seattle rain would be a welcome relief. All in all, I reckon Seattle's an easier place to ride, even if it is a bit damp at times.