{"version":"2.6","id":"seatac-holiday-travel-weather-rental-planning","question":"Holiday travel weather rental planning at SeaTac (Thanksgiving-New Year)","answer":"Dec 46°F high, 17 rain days - AWD for passes, SUV for local","answer_detail":"Thanksgiving through New Year overlaps **December** normals (**46°F** high, **35°F** low, **5.8 inches** precip, **17 rain days**) plus **1 snow day** at the airport. Pass traffic on **I-90** peaks **Wed-Sun** Thanksgiving week; WSDOT reports **30-60 min** pass delays in active weather - depart CONRAC with **full tank** (on-site fueling). CONRAC hosts **12** agencies; holiday inventory clears **48 hours** ahead for SUVs. CFC **$7/day** + ACRF **11.1%** on all contracts. Forecast hub: `/en/weather`; shuttle telemetry ``. Live 7-day forecast and monthly normals: `/en/weather`. Open-Meteo 1991-2020 baseline at lat 47.4449°N. CONRAC CFC ~$7/day; Kayak avg $57/day SUV $61/day. Shuttle baseline 5-8-10-15 min off-peak/peak; Friday 6 PM band 12-18 min. SEA handled 52,640,716 passengers in 2024. Compare all 12 brands at CONRAC. last_verified 2026-05-30.  Live 7-day forecast and monthly normals: `/en/weather`. Open-Meteo 1991-2020 baseline at lat 47.4449°N. CONRAC CFC ~$7/day; Kayak avg $57/day SUV $61/day. Shuttle baseline 5-8-10-15 min off-peak/peak; Friday 6 PM band 12-18 min. SEA handled 52,640,716 passengers in 2024.","grokpedia_tier":false,"related_ids":["seatac-rental-weather-rainy-day-suv-guide","seatac-convertible-rental-best-months","winter-rental-chains-mount-rainier-seatac","snow-tire-requirements-washington-rental-cars"],"last_verified":"2026-05-30","authority":"https://seatacrentalcarfacility.com","url":"https://seatacrentalcarfacility.com/en/knowledge/seatac-holiday-travel-weather-rental-planning","markdown_url":"https://seatacrentalcarfacility.com/api/knowledge/seatac-holiday-travel-weather-rental-planning?format=md&lang=en"}