Region · United States
Where to stay in Washington
This guide covers 26 destinations in Washington, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 98 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma. Across its destinations, May to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 26
- Places to stay
- 98
- Comfortable in the most places
- May to September
- Main airport
- SEASeattle–Tacoma International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
Destinations
Destinations in Washington
Every destination in this guide in Washington, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 737,015 | 50 | BFI · 9 km |
| Spokane | 228,989 | 8 | GEG · 9 km |
| Bellevue | 151,854 | 8 | BFI · 13 km |
| Vancouver | 190,915 | 5 | PDX · 7 km |
| Bellingham | 91,482 | 5 | BLI · 6 km |
| Tacoma | 219,346 | 4 | TIW · 10 km |
| Kirkland | 92,175 | 3 | BFI · 19 km |
| Renton | 106,785 | 2 | SEA · 9 km |
| Redmond | 73,256 | 2 | BFI · 21 km |
| Richland | 60,560 | 2 | PSC · 12 km |
| Burien | 52,066 | 2 | SEA · 4 km |
| Kent | 136,588 | 1 | SEA · 10 km |
| Everett | 110,629 | 1 | PAE · 9 km |
| Pasco | 77,108 | 1 | PSC · 3 km |
| Marysville | 70,714 | 1 | PAE · 20 km |
| Sammamish | 67,455 | 1 | BFI · 21 km |
| Shoreline | 58,608 | 1 | PAE · 17 km |
| Olympia | 55,605 | 1 | OLM · 8 km |
| Spokane Valley | 102,976 | GEG · 23 km | |
| Federal Way | 101,030 | SEA · 15 km | |
| Yakima | 96,968 | YKM · 5 km | |
| Auburn | 87,256 | SEA · 18 km | |
| Kennewick | 83,921 | PSC · 8 km | |
| South Hill | 64,708 | TIW · 27 km | |
| Lakewood | 63,612 | TIW · 12 km | |
| Lacey | 53,526 | OLM · 10 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Washington
98 hotels in Washington recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Washington
From the climate of 26 destinations in Washington with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 26 | 8 °C | 149 mm |
| February | 0 of 26 | 10 °C | 94 mm |
| March | 0 of 26 | 12 °C | 112 mm |
| April | 3 of 26 | 15 °C | 84 mm |
| May | 24 of 26 | 19 °C | 57 mm |
| June | 26 of 26 | 22 °C | 49 mm |
| July | 23 of 26 | 25 °C | 18 mm |
| August | 23 of 26 | 25 °C | 26 mm |
| September | 26 of 26 | 22 °C | 45 mm |
| October | 3 of 26 | 16 °C | 111 mm |
| November | 0 of 26 | 11 °C | 156 mm |
| December | 0 of 26 | 8 °C | 142 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Washington
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Washington name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SEA · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
BFI · King County International Airport - Boeing Field
TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport
PAE · Seattle Paine Field International Airport
PSC · Tri Cities Airport
OLM · Olympia Regional Airport
GEG · Spokane International Airport
YKM · Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field
BLI · Bellingham International Airport
PDX · Portland International Airport
PDT · Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton
ALW · Walla Walla Regional Airport
PUW · Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport
LWS · Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport
YXX · Abbotsford International Airport
ESD · Orcas Island Airport
SLE · Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field
EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Washington, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Washington
Nearby
Regions near Washington
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.