Best time to visit Mojave National Preserve
May, October and November are the best balance at Mojave National Preserve: mild and dry for the park (average highs 62° to 77°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. April is busiest, with about 88,000 visitors. September is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Mitchell Caverns, CA USC00045721
- Lat / lon
- 34.94, -115.55
- Elevation
- 4,350 ft
- From park center
- 10.6 mi
- Second station
- Baker, CA 962 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 54° | 55° | 62° | 68° | 77° | 87° | 92° | 91° | 85° | 74° | 62° | 53° | 72° |
| Low, °F | 40° | 41° | 45° | 50° | 58° | 69° | 73° | 72° | 68° | 57° | 47° | 40° | 55° |
| High at 962 ft, °F | 63° | 69° | 77° | 84° | 93° | 104° | 110° | 108° | 101° | 87° | 72° | 62° | 86° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| Snow, in | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:02 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:18 | 13:28 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:16 | 9:48 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 73 | 60 | 63 | 88 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 33 | 56 | 80 | 59 | 725 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 962 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 40° | 63° | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10:02 | 73,000 | Very busy | Cool |
| February | 55° | 41° | 69° | 1.8 | 0.1 | 10:52 | 60,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 62° | 45° | 77° | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11:52 | 63,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 68° | 50° | 84° | 0.6 | 0 | 13:01 | 88,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 77° | 58° | 93° | 0.2 | 0 | 13:59 | 61,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 87° | 69° | 104° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:30 | 56,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 92° | 73° | 110° | 1.1 | 0 | 14:18 | 55,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 72° | 108° | 0.6 | 0 | 13:28 | 42,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 85° | 68° | 101° | 0.7 | 0 | 12:21 | 33,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 74° | 57° | 87° | 0.6 | 0 | 11:14 | 56,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 62° | 47° | 72° | 0.5 | 0 | 10:16 | 80,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| December | 53° | 40° | 62° | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9:48 | 59,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 72° | 55° | 86° | 10.6 | 0.8 | 725,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 92°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 40°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 725,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State California
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Baker, CA, sits at 962 ft, against 4,350 ft for Mitchell Caverns, CA. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Mojave National Preserve on nps.gov
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