So Entrance Yosemite National Park, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
So Entrance Yosemite National Park's normal year runs from 26°F December nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 37.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.1°C, December lows of −3°C, July highs of 27°C, 945 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSo Entrance Yosemite National Park
- Station IDUSC00048380
- Location37.51°N 119.63°W
- Elevation5,047 ft (1,538 m)
On October 23, the normal high in So Entrance Yosemite National Park is 62°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for So Entrance Yosemite National Park.
- Jan 45° 27°
- Feb 46° 27°
- Mar 50° 28°
- Apr 55° 31°
- May 63° 37°
- Jun 73° 44°
- Jul 80° 51°
- Aug 80° 49°
- Sep 75° 45°
- Oct 64° 37°
- Nov 53° 30°
- Dec 44° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at So Entrance Yosemite National Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in January (7.57 in), the least in August (0.11 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 27°F | 35.8°F | 7.57 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 46°F | 27°F | 36.2°F | 6.68 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 50°F | 28°F | 39.0°F | 5.18 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 31°F | 42.8°F | 3.42 | 6 | <1 | 19 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 63°F | 37°F | 50.3°F | 1.92 | 5 | <1 | 8 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 73°F | 44°F | 58.5°F | 0.53 | 1 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 80°F | 51°F | 65.4°F | 0.16 | 1 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 80°F | 49°F | 64.6°F | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 75°F | 45°F | 59.7°F | 0.47 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 37°F | 50.6°F | 2.22 | 4 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 53°F | 30°F | 41.5°F | 3.29 | 6 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 26°F | 35.1°F | 5.64 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 36°F | 48.3°F | 37.19 | 62 | 3 | 159 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C | 192 mm |
| February | 8°C | −3°C | 2.3°C | 170 mm |
| March | 10°C | −2°C | 3.9°C | 132 mm |
| April | 13°C | −1°C | 6.0°C | 87 mm |
| May | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 49 mm |
| June | 23°C | 7°C | 14.7°C | 13 mm |
| July | 27°C | 10°C | 18.6°C | 4 mm |
| August | 27°C | 10°C | 18.1°C | 3 mm |
| September | 24°C | 7°C | 15.4°C | 12 mm |
| October | 18°C | 3°C | 10.3°C | 56 mm |
| November | 11°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 84 mm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 1.7°C | 143 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00048380; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (1).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00048380.
When is the last frost at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
In So Entrance Yosemite National Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 24 in half of years and after June 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 24 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 241 year in 10 after June 11; 9 in 10 after May 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 137 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 173 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts So Entrance Yosemite National Park in zone 8a in ZIP code 93623, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00048380; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
In a normal year in So Entrance Yosemite National Park, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 159 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 62 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 159a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 62a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1941) is 102°F, on August 28, 1944; the lowest is −5°F, on December 20, 1967.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1963, with 65.39 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 276.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00048380; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00048380. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at So Entrance Yosemite National Park, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.6 |
| February | 73% | 3.4 |
| March | 75% | 4.7 |
| April | 78% | 6.0 |
| May | 84% | 7.2 |
| June | 93% | 8.4 |
| July | 94% | 8.2 |
| August | 96% | 7.5 |
| September | 94% | 6.1 |
| October | 89% | 4.5 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 73% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does So Entrance Yosemite National Park record?
A normal year at So Entrance Yosemite National Park brings 6,225 heating degree days, 16% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 152 cooling degree days, 83% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,747 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 904 | 0 |
| February | 806 | 0 |
| March | 808 | 0 |
| April | 668 | 0 |
| May | 458 | 2 |
| June | 210 | 15 |
| July | 55 | 67 |
| August | 64 | 52 |
| September | 175 | 16 |
| October | 447 | 1 |
| November | 705 | 0 |
| December | 927 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,225 | 152 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00048380. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at So Entrance Yosemite National Park been warmer than normal?
Over 37 complete years from 1946 to 2016, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.1°F per century (+0.12°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does So Entrance Yosemite National Park's climate compare?
So Entrance Yosemite National Park is warmer than 12 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 179. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.3°F is warmer than 33%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, So Entrance Yosemite National Park is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near So Entrance Yosemite National Park share this climate record?
6 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Ahwahnee, CA1,532 people · 11 mi SW
- Mariposa, CA1,202 people · 19 mi W
- Nipinnawasee, CA482 people · 9 mi SW
- Bootjack, CA435 people · 14 mi W
- Wawona, CA127 people · 2 mi N
- Fish Camp, CA0 people · 2 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about So Entrance Yosemite National Park's climate
What is the coldest month at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
December, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 51°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
January, with 7.57 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.11 in.
What plant hardiness zone is So Entrance Yosemite National Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts So Entrance Yosemite National Park in zone 8a in ZIP code 93623, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at So Entrance Yosemite National Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 24; in one year in ten it comes after June 11. Waiting until June 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Yosemite Park Headquarters, CA17 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Yosemite Village (12 mi W), CA20 miles from this station, 49.5°F a year
- North Fork Ranger Station, CA21 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station, CA30 miles from this station, 38.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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