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Best time to visit Yosemite National Park

The best time to visit Yosemite National Park is June–September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Yosemite National Park, California, United States

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  • Good month
  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January2.2 °C / 36 °F-7.1 °C / 19 °F174 mm / 6.9 inneither best nor good
February2.6 °C / 37 °F-7.1 °C / 19 °F179 mm / 7.1 inneither best nor good
March3.6 °C / 38 °F-5.9 °C / 21 °F179 mm / 7 inneither best nor good
April6.9 °C / 44 °F-4.2 °C / 24 °F85 mm / 3.4 inneither best nor good
May11.3 °C / 52 °F-0.5 °C / 31 °F56 mm / 2.2 inneither best nor good
June18.3 °C / 65 °F5.1 °C / 41 °F29 mm / 1.1 inbest month
July23.1 °C / 74 °F9.5 °C / 49 °F21 mm / 0.8 inbest month
August22.5 °C / 73 °F8.7 °C / 48 °F18 mm / 0.7 inbest month
September19.3 °C / 67 °F5.6 °C / 42 °F21 mm / 0.8 inbest month
October13.4 °C / 56 °F0.3 °C / 33 °F54 mm / 2.1 ingood month
November6.6 °C / 44 °F-4.8 °C / 23 °F89 mm / 3.5 inneither best nor good
December1.8 °C / 35 °F-7.6 °C / 18 °F177 mm / 7 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
June–September
Good
October
Why these months

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 17.1 °C / 63 °F, average daily high 18.3 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 29 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, relative humidity 53%, average daily low 5.1 °C / 41 °F.

  • July · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 21.7 °C / 71 °F, average daily high 23.1 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 5.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, relative humidity 44%, average daily low 9.5 °C / 49 °F.

  • August · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 20.6 °C / 69 °F, average daily high 22.5 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, wet days 4.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, relative humidity 43%, average daily low 8.7 °C / 48 °F.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 16.7 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 19.3 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 4 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, relative humidity 46%, average daily low 5.6 °C / 42 °F.

  • October · good

    In its favour: precipitation 54 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 4.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily high 13.4 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 53%.

    Against: feels like (high) 10.1 °C / 50 °F, average daily low 0.3 °C / 33 °F.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–October
Why these months

  • May · best

    In its favour: average daily high 11.3 °C / 52 °F, precipitation 56 mm / 2.2 in, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, wet days 9 days, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 14.2 h, feels like (high) 9.9 °C / 50 °F, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, average daily low -0.5 °C / 31 °F.

  • June · best

    In its favour: average daily high 18.3 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 29 mm / 1.1 in, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, feels like (high) 17.1 °C / 63 °F, average daily low 5.1 °C / 41 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, daylight per day 14.7 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • July · best

    In its favour: average daily high 23.1 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, wet days 5.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, feels like (high) 21.7 °C / 71 °F, average daily low 9.5 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 14.5 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • August · best

    In its favour: average daily high 22.5 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, wet days 4.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, feels like (high) 20.6 °C / 69 °F, average daily low 8.7 °C / 48 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, daylight per day 13.6 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • September · best

    In its favour: average daily high 19.3 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, wet days 4 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, feels like (high) 16.7 °C / 62 °F, average daily low 5.6 °C / 42 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, daylight per day 12.4 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

  • October · best

    In its favour: average daily high 13.4 °C / 56 °F, precipitation 54 mm / 2.1 in, wet days 4.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, feels like (high) 10.1 °C / 50 °F, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, average daily low 0.3 °C / 33 °F.

Skiing and snow

Wants cold and snowfall; sunshine barely matters.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
November–April
Good
May, October
Why these months

  • January · best

    In its favour: snowfall 107 cm / 42.3 in, average daily high 2.2 °C / 36 °F, days with snow 11.8 days, average daily low -7.1 °C / 19 °F, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph, daylight per day 9.9 h.

  • February · best

    In its favour: snowfall 109 cm / 42.8 in, average daily high 2.6 °C / 37 °F, days with snow 11.5 days, average daily low -7.1 °C / 19 °F, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph, daylight per day 10.8 h.

  • March · best

    In its favour: snowfall 110 cm / 43.3 in, days with snow 14.7 days, average daily high 3.6 °C / 38 °F, average daily low -5.9 °C / 21 °F, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, daylight per day 12 h.

  • April · best

    In its favour: snowfall 47 cm / 18.5 in, days with snow 9.3 days, average daily low -4.2 °C / 24 °F, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, daylight per day 13.2 h.

    Against: average daily high 6.9 °C / 44 °F.

  • May · good

    In its favour: snowfall 20 cm / 8 in, days with snow 6.7 days, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, average daily low -0.5 °C / 31 °F, daylight per day 14.2 h.

    Against: average daily high 11.3 °C / 52 °F.

  • October · good

    In its favour: wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 7 mph, daylight per day 11.2 h.

    Against: average daily high 13.4 °C / 56 °F, snowfall 15 cm / 6.1 in, days with snow 4.9 days, average daily low 0.3 °C / 33 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: snowfall 48 cm / 18.8 in, days with snow 8.4 days, average daily low -4.8 °C / 23 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 10.1 h.

    Against: average daily high 6.6 °C / 44 °F.

  • December · best

    In its favour: snowfall 104 cm / 41.1 in, average daily high 1.8 °C / 35 °F, days with snow 12.2 days, average daily low -7.6 °C / 18 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph, daylight per day 9.6 h.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is June Mountain, 42 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) -1.6 °C-1 °C0.7 °C4.9 °C9.9 °C17.1 °C21.7 °C20.6 °C16.7 °C10.1 °C2.9 °C-1.9 °C
Days with heavy rain 5 days5 days5.3 days2.6 days1.4 days0.6 days0.2 days0.3 days0.4 days1.4 days2.9 days5.2 days
Time rain usually falls 6 pm3 am5 pm4 pm4 pm3 pm2 pm3 pm3 pm4 pm2 am2 pm
Sunshine per day 8.3 h9.1 h10.4 h11.9 h13.3 h13.7 h13.8 h13.2 h11.8 h10.4 h8.9 h7.8 h
Relative humidity 65%66%70%69%65%53%44%43%46%53%60%66%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20253.4 µg/m³4.6 µg/m³4.7 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³6.2 µg/m³6.3 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³7.7 µg/m³11.7 µg/m³3.7 µg/m³3.9 µg/m³3.3 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–20256.6 µg/m³8.7 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³9.9 µg/m³9.1 µg/m³8.9 µg/m³9.5 µg/m³13.3 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³6.1 µg/m³7.4 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Yosemite National Park

    2 km away

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).