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Typical October weather

Yosemite Valley

California · October

Cottonwoods gold, nights cold, and the first storms arriving.

71° days
41° nights

about 3 rainy days · 11 hours of daylight

What to pack

What October feels like

October brings the black oaks and cottonwoods on the Valley floor into color, along with the first weather systems of the season. Tioga Road can close on a few hours' notice after a storm, so if the high country is on your list, carry a backup plan.

Real rain shows up about 3 days all month; the rest stay dry.

The numbers

Typical high71°
Typical low41°
Days with real rain3
Total rain1.6 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:07 am / 6:20 pm

How October compares

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