While forty airline miles to the west, in the rain forest valleys, precipitation can average 140 to 167 inches per year. There is no definite time for the beginning and ending of the dry or rainy seasons. The transition is gradual and variable. In lower elevations and near the water, snow rarely exceeds a depth of six to ten inches or remains on the ground more than a few days. However, snowfall and depth on the ground increases dramatically along the slopes and tops of the mountains.
Spring is mostly wet, mild and often windy.
Higher elevations are cooler with possible snow flurries. Temperatures usually range from 35 F to 60 F. Summer is generally fair and warm. Afternoon temperatures in the warmest summer months average from 65 F to 70 F, occasionally reaching 80 F A temperature of 85 F is considered unusually warm. Night time temperatures can drop as low as 45 F. Frequently, during the latter half of the summer and early fall, fog banks and low clouds form over the ocean and move inland at night. Fog sometimes disappears before mid-day.