Brookings, Oregon climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Brookings's normal year runs from 43°F December nights to 66°F August afternoons, with 77.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.2°C, December lows of 6°C, August highs of 19°C, 1,971 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBrookings
- Station IDUSC00351058
- Location42.05°N 124.29°W
- Elevation82 ft (25 m)
- Population6,493
On October 23, the normal high in Brookings is 61°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Brookings.
- Jan 54° 44°
- Feb 55° 43°
- Mar 55° 43°
- Apr 58° 45°
- May 62° 48°
- Jun 65° 51°
- Jul 67° 53°
- Aug 66° 54°
- Sep 67° 52°
- Oct 63° 49°
- Nov 57° 46°
- Dec 53° 43°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Brookings each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 66°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 43°F. The most precipitation falls in December (14.10 in), the least in July (0.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 44°F | 48.6°F | 12.57 | – | <1 | 1 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 55°F | 43°F | 48.9°F | 9.91 | – | <1 | 1 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 55°F | 43°F | 49.4°F | 9.89 | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 45°F | 51.4°F | 7.09 | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 62°F | 48°F | 54.9°F | 3.37 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 65°F | 51°F | 58.1°F | 2.06 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 67°F | 53°F | 60.0°F | 0.39 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 66°F | 54°F | 60.1°F | 0.67 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 67°F | 52°F | 59.6°F | 1.46 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 49°F | 56.0°F | 4.98 | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 57°F | 46°F | 51.6°F | 11.12 | – | <1 | 1 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 53°F | 43°F | 47.9°F | 14.10 | – | <1 | 2 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 48°F | 53.9°F | 77.61 | – | 1 | 5 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 6°C | 9.2°C | 319 mm |
| February | 13°C | 6°C | 9.4°C | 252 mm |
| March | 13°C | 6°C | 9.7°C | 251 mm |
| April | 14°C | 7°C | 10.8°C | 180 mm |
| May | 17°C | 9°C | 12.7°C | 86 mm |
| June | 18°C | 11°C | 14.5°C | 52 mm |
| July | 19°C | 12°C | 15.6°C | 10 mm |
| August | 19°C | 12°C | 15.6°C | 17 mm |
| September | 19°C | 11°C | 15.3°C | 37 mm |
| October | 17°C | 10°C | 13.3°C | 126 mm |
| November | 14°C | 8°C | 10.9°C | 282 mm |
| December | 12°C | 6°C | 8.8°C | 358 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00351058; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Brookings?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in July, August and September.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00351058.
When is the last frost in Brookings?
In Brookings, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 31 in half of years and after March 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 27 in half of years and before November 26 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 61% of years here (NOAA).
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 311 year in 10 after March 21; 9 in 10 after December 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 271 year in 10 before November 26; 9 in 10 before February 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 349 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 3 in half of springs and before December 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brookings in zone 9b in ZIP code 97415, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00351058; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Brookings?
In a normal year in Brookings, 1 day a year reaches 90°F and 5 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in Brookings's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1913) is 102°F, on July 23, 1988; the lowest is 18°F, on December 8, 1972.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 123.90 in; the snowiest season is 1949–50, with 6.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00351058; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record BROO3thr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Brookings?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Brookings, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 1.7 |
| February | 65% | 2.5 |
| March | 66% | 3.6 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 77% | 6.3 |
| June | 81% | 7.0 |
| July | 87% | 7.3 |
| August | 85% | 6.2 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 75% | 3.2 |
| November | 65% | 1.9 |
| December | 60% | 1.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Brookings need?
A normal year in Brookings brings 4,080 heating degree days, 24% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 28 cooling degree days, 97% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,796 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 507 | 0 |
| February | 449 | 0 |
| March | 484 | 0 |
| April | 407 | 0 |
| May | 315 | 1 |
| June | 209 | 2 |
| July | 159 | 4 |
| August | 158 | 6 |
| September | 172 | 10 |
| October | 285 | 5 |
| November | 404 | 0 |
| December | 532 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,080 | 28 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00351058. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Brookings's climate compare?
Brookings is warmer than 83 of the other 104 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 88. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.9°F is warmer than 57%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Brookings is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Brookings share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Harbor, OR2,154 people · 2 mi E
- Fort Dick, CA1,349 people · 14 mi SE
- Smith River, CA1,270 people · 11 mi SE
- Gasquet, CA392 people · 22 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Brookings's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Brookings. This page uses Brookings; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings (2 mi SE) USC00351055 | 2 mi SE | 50 ft | 54.3°F | 42°F | 69°F | 78.0 | – | January 31 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Brookings's climate
What is the coldest month in Brookings?
December, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 43°F. The warmest is August (66°F by day, 54°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Brookings?
December, with 14.10 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Brookings in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Brookings in zone 9b in ZIP code 97415, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Brookings?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 31; in one year in ten it comes after March 21. Waiting until March 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Crescent City, CA19 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- Gold Beach, OR25 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Cave Junction, OR34 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Klamath, CA34 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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