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Typical April weather

Yosemite Valley

California · April

Waterfalls building, high country still locked under snow.

63° days
38° nights

about 5 rainy days · 13 hours of daylight

What to pack

What April feels like

April is when the melt starts and the falls get loud, while the trails above the Valley rim stay snowbound and the passes stay shut. Dogwoods bloom along the Merced toward the end of the month — the signal regulars watch for.

Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. about 6 nights dip below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high63°
Typical low38°
Days with real rain5
Total rain3.2 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:22 am / 7:33 pm

How April compares

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