• View of Half Dome and Washington Column in Yosemite Valley

    Yosemite

    National Park California

Temperatures & Precipitation

Average Temperatures & Precipitation for Yosemite Valley (4,000 feet / 1,220 m)

Month Maximum Minimum Precipitation
(°F / °C) (°F / °C) (inches / cm)
January 48/9 29/-2 6.5/16
February 52/11 30/-1 6.7/17
March 58/14 34/1 5.2/13
April 64/18 38/3 2.8/7.1
May 72/22 45/7 1.7/4.4
June 81/27 51/11 0.7/1.8
July 89/32 57/14 0.4/1.0
August 89/32 56/13 0.1/0.3
September 82/28 51/11 0.7/1.8
October 71/22 42/6 2.1/5.3
November 56/13 33/1 4.6/12
December 47/8 28/-2 5.5/14


 
We don't have climate data for other locations in Yosemite. For Yosemite's higher elevations (e.g., Tuolumne Meadows), subtract about 10 to 20 Fahrenheit degrees (6 to 11 Celsius degrees) from the average temperatures above.

Did You Know?

Sierra Sweet Bay

In Wawona and downstream, the South Fork Merced River provides habitat for a rare plant, the Sierra sweet bay (Myrica hartwegii). This special status shrub is found in only five Sierra Nevada counties. In Yosemite, it occurs exclusively on sand bars and river banks along the South Fork Merced River downstream from Wawona and on Big Creek.