Best time to visit Muir Woods National Monument
May, June and October are the best balance at Muir Woods National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 74° to 80°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. July is busiest, with about 108,000 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
- 4.6 mi
- Second station
- Mt Diablo Junction, CA 2,170 ft
- 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° |
| High at 2,170 ft, °F | 54° | 55° | 58° | 62° | 68° | 76° | 83° | 83° | 80° | 72° | 60° | 53° | 67° |
| 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 | 10:44 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:12 | 14:46 | 14:33 | 13:37 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:04 | 9:33 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 40 | 39 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 89 | 108 | 92 | 70 | 47 | 50 | 45 | 786 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 2,170 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 42° | 54° | 8.8 | 0 | 9:48 | 40,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 61° | 43° | 55° | 8.7 | 0 | 10:44 | 39,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| March | 65° | 44° | 58° | 6.0 | 0 | 11:50 | 60,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 69° | 46° | 62° | 2.6 | 0 | 13:07 | 71,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 74° | 50° | 68° | 1.4 | 0 | 14:12 | 74,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 80° | 52° | 76° | 0.4 | 0 | 14:46 | 89,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 83° | 53° | 83° | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 108,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 54° | 83° | 0.1 | 0 | 13:37 | 92,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 82° | 53° | 80° | 0.1 | 0 | 12:23 | 70,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 76° | 50° | 72° | 2.0 | 0 | 11:09 | 47,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| November | 64° | 45° | 60° | 4.6 | 0 | 10:04 | 50,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| December | 56° | 42° | 53° | 9.8 | 0 | 9:33 | 45,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 71° | 48° | 67° | 44.4 | 0 | 786,000 | |||
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 786,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Mt Diablo Junction, CA, sits at 2,170 ft, against 145 ft for Kentfield, CA. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
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