Best time to visit Point Reyes National Seashore
May, June and October are the best balance at Point Reyes National Seashore: mild and dry for the park (average highs 58° to 62°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 237,000 visitors. March is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Bodega 6 WSW, CA USW00093245
- Lat / lon
- 38.32, -123.07
- Elevation
- 63 ft
- From park center
- 19.3 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 56° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 61° | 62° | 63° | 66° | 62° | 59° | 55° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 45° | 45° | 46° | 46° | 48° | 49° | 51° | 52° | 51° | 49° | 47° | 44° | 48° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 28.9 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:47 | 10:43 | 11:50 | 13:08 | 14:12 | 14:47 | 14:34 | 13:38 | 12:23 | 11:08 | 10:04 | 9:32 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 179 | 184 | 157 | 172 | 179 | 213 | 237 | 229 | 233 | 201 | 197 | 175 | 2,356 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | 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 | 56° | 45° | 5.3 | – | 9:47 | 179,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 56° | 45° | 6.0 | – | 10:43 | 184,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 57° | 46° | 3.9 | – | 11:50 | 157,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 57° | 46° | 2.2 | – | 13:08 | 172,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 58° | 48° | 1.2 | – | 14:12 | 179,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 61° | 49° | 0.5 | – | 14:47 | 213,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 62° | 51° | 0.1 | – | 14:34 | 237,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 63° | 52° | 0.1 | – | 13:38 | 229,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| September | 66° | 51° | 0.2 | – | 12:23 | 233,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Octoberbest | 62° | 49° | 1.8 | – | 11:08 | 201,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| November | 59° | 47° | 2.9 | – | 10:04 | 197,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| December | 55° | 44° | 4.6 | – | 9:32 | 175,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 59° | 48° | 28.9 | – | 2,356,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest September, average high 66°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 44°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,356,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Closures, reservations and alerts: Point Reyes National Seashore on nps.gov
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