Best time to visit Redwood National Park
May, September and October are the best balance at Redwood: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 67°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. June is busiest, with about 121,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 54°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Klamath, CA USC00044577
- Lat / lon
- 41.58, -124.07
- Elevation
- 28 ft
- From park center
- 21.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 55° | 56° | 57° | 59° | 61° | 64° | 66° | 66° | 67° | 63° | 58° | 54° | 60° |
| Low, °F | 39° | 39° | 40° | 43° | 47° | 47° | 53° | 51° | 50° | 45° | 41° | 38° | 44° |
| Precipitation, in | 13.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 15.3 | 78.9 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:30 | 10:33 | 11:48 | 13:15 | 14:28 | 15:08 | 14:52 | 13:49 | 12:25 | 11:01 | 9:48 | 9:13 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 27 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 79 | 121 | 110 | 95 | 84 | 57 | 33 | 26 | 745 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 39° | 13.4 | 0 | 9:30 | 27,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 56° | 39° | 10.7 | 0 | 10:33 | 27,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| March | 57° | 40° | 10.7 | 0 | 11:48 | 37,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| April | 59° | 43° | 6.6 | 0 | 13:15 | 48,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 61° | 47° | 3.6 | 0 | 14:28 | 79,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 64° | 47° | 1.8 | 0 | 15:08 | 121,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 66° | 53° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:52 | 110,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 66° | 51° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:49 | 95,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Septemberbest | 67° | 50° | 1.3 | 0 | 12:25 | 84,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Octoberbest | 63° | 45° | 5.0 | 0 | 11:01 | 57,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| November | 58° | 41° | 10.1 | 0 | 9:48 | 33,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| December | 54° | 38° | 15.3 | 0 | 9:13 | 26,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 60° | 44° | 78.9 | 0 | 745,000 | |||
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 67°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 38°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 745,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Closures, reservations and alerts: Redwood National Park on nps.gov
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