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Climate - Forks (Washington_state)


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

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Forks, where it's located


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Climate chart - Forks
The climate of Forks is sub-oceanic, with quite mild, very rainy winters and mild, quite sunny summers.
The town is located in northwestern Washington state, 18 km (11 miles) away from the ocean, and west of the Olympic Mountains. We are in a particularly humid and rainy area. In the contiguous United States, there are no other lowland areas that are so rainy: you have to go to Alaska or Hawaii.
Although the temperatures are not usually very low, wind, humidity and rain exacerbate the feeling of cold. In spring, the temperature rises slowly, and in May, there are still very cool, rainy days. In late spring and summer, fog can form at night and in the early morning. In summer, however, there are many nice days.
Occasionally in winter, sometimes even as early as November, there may be cold spells, in which the temperature can drop down to -7/-8 °C (18/19 °F) or even below.
Given the generally mild climate, snowfalls are rare, however, a more abundant snowfall than usual can occasionally occur. In a year, 20 cm (8 in) of snow fall.
In summer, it rarely gets hot. On the hottest days of the year, the temperature can reach 32/33 °C, but it may not even reach 30 °C (86 °F) for a whole month. However, in August 1981, it reached 39 °C (102 °F), while during the exceptional heat wave of late June 2021, it reached 43 °C (110 °F).
The average temperature of the coldest month (December) is of 4.3 °C (39.8 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 16.8 °C (62.3 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Forks - Average temperatures (1991-2020)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January184.9354740.7
February1105.5345041.9
March2126.9365344.4
April3159.1385948.3
May61812436553.6
June82014.2476857.5
July102316.5507361.6
August102316.8517462.2
September92114.9477058.8
October61610.7426051.2
November3106.7385144.1
December184.3344639.8
Year5.115.310.241.259.650.5

Precipitation amounts to 3,045 millimeters (119.9 inches) per year: it is therefore very abundant. It ranges from 50 mm (2 in) in the driest month (July) to 485 mm (19.1 in) in the wettest (January). Here is the average precipitation.
Forks - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January48519.123
February29511.620
March36514.423
April2409.420
May1254.916
June953.716
July50210
August702.89
September1204.712
October29511.619
November46018.123
December44017.324
Year3045119.9215

At the Quillayute airport, there are on average around 1,530 sunshine hours per year. We are probably in the dullest lowland area of the United States. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
La Push - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January255
February380
March3.5115
April5145
May5.5170
June5.5170
July7210
August6.5195
September6175
October3.5115
November255
December1.550
Year4.21530

On the Pacific coast (see La Push), the sea temperature ranges between 9 °C (48 °F) and 14.5 °C (58 °F). So, it is cold all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
La Push - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January948
February948
March9.549
April1050
May11.553
June1356
July14.558
August14.558
September14.558
October1355
November1152
December1050
Year11.653

Forks

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The best time to visit Forks is summer, especially in July and August, since it is the mildest, driest and sunniest period of the year. June and September are also acceptable months.

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