Yosemite Lakes, CA climate
Yosemite Lakes has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 37°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade10° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 94°, and a typical Oct 1 in Yosemite Lakes peaks around 84°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Yosemite Lakes feels like
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Yosemite Lakes weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 37° | 4.2" | 0.2" | 9 | 0 | 43° – 53° |
| February | 60° | 39° | 3.5" | 0.6" | 9 | 0 | 44° – 55° |
| March | 64° | 43° | 3.3" | 1.4" | 8 | 0 | 46° – 61° |
| April | 70° | 45° | 1.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53° – 62° |
| May | 80° | 51° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56° – 74° |
| June | 90° | 58° | 0.2" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67° – 79° |
| July | 97° | 65° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77° – 84° |
| August | 96° | 64° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76° – 83° |
| September | 90° | 58° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| October | 78° | 50° | 1.0" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| November | 65° | 42° | 1.8" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45° – 58° |
| December | 56° | 36° | 3.4" | 0.3" | 7 | 0 | 42° – 49° |
| Year | 75° | 49° | 19.9" | 2.5" | 51 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Yosemite Lakes
Yosemite Lakes gets 20 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 51 days a year.
About 262 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 9 and the first one by December 1. That leaves about 262 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 92% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Yosemite Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Yosemite Lakes, 61% of that work is heating and 39% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Yosemite Lakes compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Yosemite Lakes averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.5°). The shift is larger than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Yosemite Lakes’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. May swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 56° to 74°. December is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Yosemite Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Yosemite Lakes?
December, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 36°.
What is the hottest month in Yosemite Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 97° and a low of 65°. About 118 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Yosemite Lakes get?
About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in March.
When is the first frost in Yosemite Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by December 1, and the last spring frost by March 9.
What is the rainiest month in Yosemite Lakes?
January, with 4.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 20 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Yosemite Lakes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Coarsegold 1 Sw, CA (6 mi, snow) and Friant Government Camp, CA (13 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.