Best time to visit Sequoia National Park
May, June and October are the best balance at Sequoia: mild and dry for the park (average highs 58° to 68°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 200,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 41°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Lodgepole, CA USC00045026
- Lat / lon
- 36.60, -118.73
- Elevation
- 6,735 ft
- From park center
- 12.1 mi
- Second station
- Ash Mtn, CA 1,708 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 39° | 41° | 45° | 50° | 58° | 68° | 76° | 76° | 70° | 59° | 47° | 37° | 56° |
| Low, °F | 17° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 33° | 40° | 46° | 44° | 39° | 31° | 23° | 17° | 30° |
| High at 1,708 ft, °F | 58° | 60° | 64° | 69° | 79° | 90° | 97° | 97° | 91° | 79° | 66° | 57° | 75° |
| Precipitation, in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 43.2 |
| Snow, in | 42.4 | 61.5 | 37.1 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 11.7 | 35.0 | 220.4 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:55 | 10:48 | 11:51 | 13:04 | 14:05 | 14:38 | 14:25 | 13:33 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:10 | 9:41 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 42 | 37 | 49 | 74 | 117 | 124 | 200 | 189 | 146 | 116 | 73 | 56 | 1,223 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 1,708 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 17° | 58° | 8.7 | 42.4 | 9:55 | 42,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 41° | 18° | 60° | 7.9 | 61.5 | 10:48 | 37,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 45° | 22° | 64° | 6.4 | 37.1 | 11:51 | 49,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 50° | 26° | 69° | 3.2 | 22.2 | 13:04 | 74,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Maybest | 58° | 33° | 79° | 2.0 | 6.0 | 14:05 | 117,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 68° | 40° | 90° | 0.7 | 1.1 | 14:38 | 124,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 76° | 46° | 97° | 0.6 | 0 | 14:25 | 200,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 76° | 44° | 97° | 0.1 | 0 | 13:33 | 189,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| September | 70° | 39° | 91° | 0.7 | 0 | 12:22 | 146,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Octoberbest | 59° | 31° | 79° | 2.3 | 3.4 | 11:12 | 116,000 | Busy | Mild |
| November | 47° | 23° | 66° | 3.6 | 11.7 | 10:10 | 73,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 37° | 17° | 57° | 6.9 | 35.0 | 9:41 | 56,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 56° | 30° | 75° | 43.2 | 220.4 | 1,223,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 76°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 17°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,223,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Ash Mtn, CA, sits at 1,708 ft, against 6,735 ft for Lodgepole, CA. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Sequoia National Park on nps.gov
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