Forks, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FORKS 1 E, WA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Forks has an annual average temperature of 50.4°F with about 119.9 inches of precipitation per year and 7.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 74.0°F), and the coldest is February (average low 34.0°F). January is typically the wettest month (19.10 in) and July the driest (2.05 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Forks
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →55 of 366 (15%) of Forks's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1900s | 3 | |
| 1910s | 17 | |
| 1920s | 29 | |
| 1930s | 21 | |
| 1940s | 27 | |
| 1950s | 25 | |
| 1960s | 51 | |
| 1970s | 40 | |
| 1980s | 47 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 16 | |
| 2010s | 26 | |
| 2020s | 35 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46.9°F | 34.6°F | 40.7°F | 19.10 in | 3.1 in | 23 |
| February | 49.9°F | 34.0°F | 42.0°F | 11.69 in | 1.3 in | 20 |
| March | 53.3°F | 35.6°F | 44.4°F | 14.31 in | 0.5 in | 23 |
| April | 58.7°F | 37.9°F | 48.3°F | 9.43 in | 0.1 in | 20 |
| May | 64.5°F | 42.7°F | 53.6°F | 4.96 in | — | 16 |
| June | 68.0°F | 47.0°F | 57.5°F | 3.69 in | — | 16 |
| July | 73.1°F | 50.2°F | 61.6°F | 2.05 in | — | 10 |
| August | 74.0°F | 50.5°F | 62.3°F | 2.77 in | — | 9 |
| September | 70.1°F | 47.4°F | 58.8°F | 4.77 in | — | 12 |
| October | 60.0°F | 42.4°F | 51.2°F | 11.71 in | — | 19 |
| November | 50.6°F | 37.5°F | 44.0°F | 18.07 in | 1.0 in | 23 |
| December | 45.6°F | 34.0°F | 39.8°F | 17.39 in | 1.9 in | 24 |
Climate twins of Forks
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).