Weather in Olympic

Olympic National Park weather is heavily influenced by the Pacific Ocean and the mountains. Olympic may be the most diverse of national park ecosystems, and it has a corresponding wide range of climate conditions. About twelve feet of rain falls each year on the western areas, supporting the temperate rain forest in Hoh, Quinault, and elsewhere. The east side of the mountains are under what is called a rain shadow, with only 25 inches of annual rainfall and much drier conditions overall.

The statistics below are taken from the town of Forks, on the park’s west side near the Pacific Ocean. It is a fairly accurate representation of the conditions found in Hoh, Sol Duc, and the coastal areas, although Hoh and Sol Duc do receive sometimes heavy snows in the winter. The rain shadow areas have similar temperatures but much lower precipitation.

Current Weather in the Olympic Region

Averages and Records at Olympic

Month	Avg High	Avg Low	Record High	Record Low	Avg Precip
January	44	34	67	4	18.27
February	49	35	75	9	13.15
March	52	35	77	12	13.54
April	57	38	85	22	9.21
May	62	43	96	25	5.78
June	66	47	98	33	3.91
July	70	50	101	35	2.47
August	72	50	102	36	2.59
September	69	47	100	27	4.03
October	59	42	88	23	11.80
November	49	37	73	8	18.63
December	44	34	65	4	16.78

All temperatures are reported in Fahrenheit. All precipitation is reported in inches.