How Crowded Is Yosemite National Park in July?

July runs about 1.7× Yosemite National Park's average month, which makes it a very busy month here — roughly 14% of the park's yearly visitors come in July.

In a typical July the park sees about 594,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Yosemite; January, the quietest, runs only about 0.4× the average — a 5-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 51/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated May at 58/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical July weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 89°F and an overnight low around 57°F, with about 0.3" of precipitation.

That average of about 73°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 42% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.4 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 4,278,413 recreation visits, up 3.8% from 4,121,807 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 12.3%, so July may feel a touch quieter than it once did.