Oceanic
Forks, Washington
Clallam County, Washington · Population 3.4k · 302 ft elevation
Living in Forks
Forks has a oceanic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 120″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Forks is an outdoor hub: about 62% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Forks at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 302 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 120″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,200 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $194k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $878/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.078th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 51%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 62%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,051 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 35°F | 19.1″ | 3.1″ | 86 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 34°F | 11.7″ | 1.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 36°F | 14.3″ | 0.5″ | 151 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 9.4″ | 0.1″ | 203 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 50°F | 2.0″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Aug | 74°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 11.7″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 38°F | 18.1″ | 1.0″ | 99 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 34°F | 17.4″ | 1.9″ | 81 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology