North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Yosemite

Mid May–Late Jun, Early Sep–Late Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.4°C, with 0.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Yosemite
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Yosemite season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 22.3)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 23.9)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 13.1)Early Feb: Fair (season score 29.1)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 30.5)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 20.0)Early Mar: Fair (season score 31.4)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 52.9)Late Mar: Okay (season score 50.2)Early Apr: Okay (season score 55.9)Mid Apr: Good (season score 67.2)Late Apr: Great (season score 85.2)Early May: Great (season score 83.1)Mid May: Best (season score 86.8)Late May: Best (season score 92.0)Early Jun: Best (season score 93.7)Mid Jun: Best (season score 99.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 90.6)Early Jul: Great (season score 81.7)Mid Jul: Good (season score 71.1)Late Jul: Good (season score 69.6)Early Aug: Great (season score 81.5)Mid Aug: Great (season score 76.3)Late Aug: Great (season score 84.8)Early Sep: Best (season score 90.2)Mid Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Late Sep: Best (season score 97.6)Early Oct: Best (season score 97.7)Mid Oct: Best (season score 99.1)Late Oct: Best (season score 88.4)Early Nov: Good (season score 71.1)Mid Nov: Good (season score 69.2)Late Nov: Okay (season score 49.3)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 28.2)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 11.1)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)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
JanuaryOff-season9.0°C2.553.8%
FebruaryOff-season10.9°C2.954.7%
MarchOkay13.9°C2.855.0%
AprilGood17.4°C2.048.6%
MayBest22.0°C1.440.6%
JuneBest27.8°C0.526.0%
JulyGreat32.5°C0.221.0%
AugustGreat32.1°C0.317.3%
SeptemberBest28.3°C0.721.0%
OctoberBest21.9°C0.928.6%
NovemberGood13.9°C1.844.2%
DecemberAvoid8.4°C2.654.5%

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: YOSEMITE PARK HQ(0 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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