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Typical May weather
Yosemite Valley
California · May
71° days
45° nights
about 4 rainy days · 14 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Sweater
What May feels like
May is when the falls are at their loudest and the Mist Trail earns its name; you will be soaked by the Vernal Fall footbridge. Tioga Road usually opens late in the month, sometimes not at all after a big winter, and the Valley lots fill before nine.
Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
The numbers
| Typical high | 71° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 45° |
| Days with real rain | 4 |
| Total rain | 1.9 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 5:48 am / 8:01 pm |