Best time to visit Cabrillo National Monument
May, September and October are the best balance at Cabrillo National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 69° to 77°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. July is busiest, with about 85,000 visitors. October is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- North Island Nas, CA USW00093112
- Lat / lon
- 32.70, -117.20
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- From park center
- 3.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 66° | 66° | 67° | 68° | 69° | 71° | 74° | 77° | 77° | 75° | 71° | 66° | 71° |
| Low, °F | 49° | 51° | 53° | 55° | 59° | 62° | 65° | 67° | 65° | 60° | 54° | 49° | 57° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | T | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:13 | 10:58 | 11:53 | 12:56 | 13:49 | 14:17 | 14:06 | 13:21 | 12:20 | 11:19 | 10:26 | 10:01 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 71 | 65 | 81 | 69 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 69 | 58 | 40 | 55 | 69 | 808 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 49° | 1.7 | 0 | 10:13 | 71,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 66° | 51° | 1.9 | 0 | 10:58 | 65,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 67° | 53° | 1.4 | 0 | 11:53 | 81,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 68° | 55° | 0.6 | 0 | 12:56 | 69,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 69° | 59° | 0.5 | 0 | 13:49 | 69,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 71° | 62° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:17 | 78,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 74° | 65° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:06 | 85,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 77° | 67° | T | 0 | 13:21 | 69,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Septemberbest | 77° | 65° | 0.2 | 0 | 12:20 | 58,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Octoberbest | 75° | 60° | 0.6 | 0 | 11:19 | 40,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| November | 71° | 54° | 0.8 | 0 | 10:26 | 55,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| December | 66° | 49° | 1.5 | 0 | 10:01 | 69,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 71° | 57° | 9.3 | 0 | 808,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 77°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 49°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 808,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Closures, reservations and alerts: Cabrillo National Monument on nps.gov
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