Best time to visit Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
May and October are the best balance at Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 78° to 79°F), with crowds from quiet to busy. July is busiest, with about 144,000 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
- Whiskeytown Rsvr, CA USC00049621
- Lat / lon
- 40.61, -122.53
- Elevation
- 1,295 ft
- From park center
- 4.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 54° | 58° | 63° | 70° | 79° | 89° | 99° | 98° | 92° | 78° | 62° | 54° | 75° |
| Low, °F | 39° | 41° | 43° | 47° | 55° | 62° | 67° | 65° | 61° | 52° | 44° | 39° | 51° |
| Precipitation, in | 10.7 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 62.9 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:34 | 10:35 | 11:49 | 13:14 | 14:25 | 15:04 | 14:48 | 13:47 | 12:25 | 11:03 | 9:52 | 9:17 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 58 | 47 | 44 | 55 | 96 | 130 | 144 | 98 | 64 | 41 | 36 | 19 | 832 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 39° | 10.7 | – | 9:34 | 58,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 58° | 41° | 11.6 | – | 10:35 | 47,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| March | 63° | 43° | 9.9 | – | 11:49 | 44,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| April | 70° | 47° | 5.0 | – | 13:14 | 55,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 79° | 55° | 3.1 | – | 14:25 | 96,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 89° | 62° | 1.3 | – | 15:04 | 130,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 99° | 67° | 0.1 | – | 14:48 | 144,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 98° | 65° | 0.1 | – | 13:47 | 98,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 92° | 61° | 0.5 | – | 12:25 | 64,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| Octoberbest | 78° | 52° | 2.8 | – | 11:03 | 41,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| November | 62° | 44° | 6.3 | – | 9:52 | 36,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| December | 54° | 39° | 11.5 | – | 9:17 | 19,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 75° | 51° | 62.9 | – | 832,000 | |||
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 99°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 39°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 832,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Closures, reservations and alerts: Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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