Best time to visit Golden Gate National Recreation Area
May, June and October are the best balance at Golden Gate National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 74° to 80°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. August is busiest, with about 1,720,000 visitors. February is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Kentfield, CA USC00044500
- Lat / lon
- 37.96, -122.54
- Elevation
- 145 ft
- From park center
- 7.8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 57° | 61° | 65° | 69° | 74° | 80° | 83° | 83° | 82° | 76° | 64° | 56° | 71° |
| Low, °F | 42° | 43° | 44° | 46° | 50° | 52° | 53° | 54° | 53° | 50° | 45° | 42° | 48° |
| Precipitation, in | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 44.4 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:48 | 10:43 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:12 | 14:47 | 14:33 | 13:38 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:04 | 9:33 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1,004 | 965 | 1,200 | 1,353 | 1,498 | 1,573 | 1,717 | 1,720 | 1,495 | 1,307 | 1,089 | 1,042 | 15,963 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 42° | 8.8 | 0 | 9:48 | 1,004,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 61° | 43° | 8.7 | 0 | 10:43 | 965,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 65° | 44° | 6.0 | 0 | 11:50 | 1,200,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 69° | 46° | 2.6 | 0 | 13:07 | 1,353,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 74° | 50° | 1.4 | 0 | 14:12 | 1,498,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 80° | 52° | 0.4 | 0 | 14:47 | 1,573,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 83° | 53° | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 1,717,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 54° | 0.1 | 0 | 13:38 | 1,720,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 82° | 53° | 0.1 | 0 | 12:23 | 1,495,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 76° | 50° | 2.0 | 0 | 11:09 | 1,307,000 | Busy | Mild |
| November | 64° | 45° | 4.6 | 0 | 10:04 | 1,089,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| December | 56° | 42° | 9.8 | 0 | 9:33 | 1,042,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 71° | 48° | 44.4 | 0 | 15,963,000 | |||
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 83°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 42°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 15,963,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Closures, reservations and alerts: Golden Gate National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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