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Yosemite National Park Climate & Weather
Yosemite Climate Overview
Conisder the climate history below when planning your visit. That's the best way to know what to expect.
Weather naturally is unpredictable, past trends don't always run true. While packing for your visit to Yosemite, consult these national weather service links for a more accurate prediction, for your travel window.
Yosemite National Weather Service links
West Coast Satellite
Yosemite Weather Forecast
Central California Radar
California Weather Warnings
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Yosemite's Climate
Month by month this is what to expect in Yosemite Valley, a mountain oasis guarded from the wind by towering granite cliffs. The higher altitudes tend to be 10 to 20 degrees (F), cooler.
The Tioga Rd (Hwy 120 through the park) and the Glacier Point Rd are closed from late November, until late May or June due to expected winter conditions. Yosemite Valley remains open year-round, closing only for the occassional heavy spring flood, or wildfire.
Monthly Climate Averages for Yosemite Valley
| Month | Precipitation | Maximum | Minimum | |||
| inches | cm | F | C | F | C | |
| January | 6.2 | 15.7 | 49 | 9 | 26 | -3 |
| February | 6.1 | 15.5 | 55 | 13 | 28 | -2 |
| March | 5.2 | 13.2 | 59 | 15 | 31 | -0.5 |
| April | 3.0 | 7.6 | 65 | 18 | 35 | 2 |
| May | 1.3 | 3.3 | 73 | 12 | 42 | 5.5 |
| June | 0.7 | 1.8 | 82 | 28 | 48 | 9 |
| July | 0.4 | 1.0 | 90 | 32 | 54 | 12 |
| August | 0.8 | 0.8 | 90 | 32 | 53 | 11.5 |
| September | 0.9 | 2.3 | 87 | 30.5 | 47 | 8 |
| October | 2.1 | 5.3 | 74 | 23 | 39 | 4 |
| November | 5.5 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 31 | -0.5 |
| December | 5.6 | 14.2 | 48 | 9 | 26 | 3 |
| Temperature info at 4,000 ft /1,220 m. Subtract 10-20 f / 6-12 c for temperature at 8,000 ft / 2,440 m. |
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Thanks for the climate information you’ve been posted! Having a vacation on the place like this is quite delicate for some people in terms of their health condition. On the other hand, it was said that nature is a hazardous location, and things can easily turn lethal. In particular, there have been numerous deaths in national parks. More people have passed away this year than in any recent year. Probably the most unsafe national park this year has thus much been Yosemite, which has taken the humans of 14 visitors. Check this out: Deadly year in national parks as Yosemite claims 14 lives. This is for you to be aware on what might happen if you are planning to spend some vacation at this place.