North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Napa Valley

Late Apr–Early May, Early Jun–Mid Jun, Early Jul–Late Aug, Mid Sep, Mid Oct–Late Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.0°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Napa Valley
Photo: Oleg Alexandrov (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Napa Valley season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 29.3)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 33.1)Late Jan: Fair (season score 36.3)Early Feb: Fair (season score 40.0)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 36.7)Late Feb: Fair (season score 37.6)Early Mar: Okay (season score 45.0)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 53.6)Late Mar: Okay (season score 53.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 61.5)Mid Apr: Good (season score 65.2)Late Apr: Great (season score 72.7)Early May: Great (season score 74.6)Mid May: Good (season score 70.9)Late May: Good (season score 70.6)Early Jun: Great (season score 74.2)Mid Jun: Great (season score 76.8)Late Jun: Good (season score 67.5)Early Jul: Great (season score 79.3)Mid Jul: Great (season score 77.9)Late Jul: Great (season score 77.8)Early Aug: Great (season score 78.3)Mid Aug: Great (season score 74.6)Late Aug: Great (season score 78.6)Early Sep: Good (season score 59.3)Mid Sep: Great (season score 72.8)Late Sep: Good (season score 71.3)Early Oct: Good (season score 71.3)Mid Oct: Great (season score 78.5)Late Oct: Great (season score 72.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 66.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 58.8)Late Nov: Okay (season score 52.4)Early Dec: Fair (season score 38.4)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 27.6)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 20.7)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair15.0°C3.058.0%
FebruaryFair17.3°C3.154.6%
MarchOkay19.6°C2.852.3%
AprilGood22.3°C1.644.8%
MayGreat25.0°C1.036.2%
JuneGreat28.0°C0.226.3%
JulyGreat28.4°C0.023.0%
AugustGreat28.7°C0.123.5%
SeptemberGood29.1°C0.224.9%
OctoberGreat25.6°C0.932.7%
NovemberGood18.8°C2.148.2%
DecemberFair14.7°C3.258.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: NAPA STATE HOSPITAL(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.