Located on the beautiful Southern Oregon Coast just six miles north of the California border on US Highway 101, Brookings invites travelers and residents to pause long and enjoy miles of coastal beauty. Small enough to be cozy, large enough to offer metropolitan amenities, Brookings offers something for just about everyone.
Brookings has its own local micro climate that keeps the weather mild all year round, resulting in the area being know as the Home of Winter Flowers and as Oregon˙s Banana Belt. Rainfall averages between 80 and 100 inches a year with an average summer high temperature of 69 degrees and an average yearly low of 42 degrees.
Brookings can be wet in the winter, with most of its rain falling between November and April. Still, expect sunny days in between storms and enjoy the pleasant temperatures that can reach in the 70's even in February. It is extremely rare for snow to fall, even freezing temperatures are a novelty. Winter temperatures usually range between the 50's and 60's cooling down to the mid-40's at night.
Summers are a greater surprise. While inland temperatures hover around the 100° mark, Brookings will be enjoying cool foggy mornings and pleasant afternoons. The rain that fell so freely during the winter stops in June and rarely comes back until September. Temperatures in the upper 60's and low 70's are common.
The original town of Brookings was established by John E. Brookings, cousin to Robert S. Brookings of the Brookings Institute, when he moved his lumber business from the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California in 1913.
