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The Atomium, Brussels
BrusselsThe Atomium
The Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Brussels by Ettanghe, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Brussels or Seattle?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Brussels for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Brussels’s own page.

Choose Seattle for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Brussels 18, Seattle 30: Seattle leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Brussels 72, Seattle 66: Brussels leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Brussels 74, Seattle 50: Brussels leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Brussels 60, Seattle 55: Brussels leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brussels 45, Seattle 87: Seattle leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Brussels 89, Seattle 55: Brussels leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Brussels 60, Seattle 64: Seattle leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Brussels 72, Seattle 60: Brussels leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Brussels 62, Seattle 52: Brussels leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Brussels 40, Seattle 22: Brussels leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brussels 68, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brussels 33, Seattle 40: Seattle leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brussels and Seattle.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Brussels
Best match
58match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Seattle
54match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Brussels in July

23 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BrusselsSeattle

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brussels: 1991-2020 normals, Uccle (5.2 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrusselsSeattle
Official languageFrench, German, Dutch-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation70 m40 m
Main airportBrussels Airport (BRU)11 km from centre191 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBrusselsSeattle
City population195,546737,015
People per km²5,9081,996
Museums within 10 km10627
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km100
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.