Best time to visit San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
May, September and October are the best balance at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 64° to 70°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 336,000 visitors. November is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- San Francisco Dwtn, CA USW00023272
- Lat / lon
- 37.77, -122.43
- Elevation
- 150 ft
- From park center
- 2.8 mi
- Second station
- Mt Diablo Junction, CA 2,170 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 58° | 60° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 67° | 66° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 64° | 58° | 64° |
| Low, °F | 47° | 48° | 49° | 50° | 51° | 53° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 51° | 47° | 51° |
| High at 2,170 ft, °F | 54° | 55° | 58° | 62° | 68° | 76° | 83° | 83° | 80° | 72° | 60° | 53° | 67° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | T | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 22.9 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:49 | 10:44 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:11 | 14:46 | 14:32 | 13:37 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:05 | 9:33 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 156 | 137 | 177 | 193 | 211 | 215 | 336 | 288 | 203 | 199 | 133 | 168 | 2,416 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 2,170 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 54° | 4.4 | – | 9:49 | 156,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 60° | 48° | 55° | 4.4 | – | 10:44 | 137,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| March | 62° | 49° | 58° | 3.1 | – | 11:50 | 177,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| April | 63° | 50° | 62° | 1.6 | – | 13:07 | 193,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 64° | 51° | 68° | 0.7 | – | 14:11 | 211,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 67° | 53° | 76° | 0.2 | – | 14:46 | 215,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 66° | 54° | 83° | T | – | 14:32 | 336,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 68° | 56° | 83° | 0.1 | – | 13:37 | 288,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Septemberbest | 70° | 56° | 80° | 0.1 | – | 12:23 | 203,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Octoberbest | 70° | 54° | 72° | 0.9 | – | 11:09 | 199,000 | Busy | Mild |
| November | 64° | 51° | 60° | 2.6 | – | 10:05 | 133,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| December | 58° | 47° | 53° | 4.8 | – | 9:33 | 168,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 64° | 51° | 67° | 22.9 | – | 2,416,000 | |||
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 70°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 47°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,416,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Mt Diablo Junction, CA, sits at 2,170 ft, against 150 ft for San Francisco Dwtn, CA. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park on nps.gov
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