Mammoth Lakes weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Mammoth Lakes is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with August and September close behind. Mammoth Lakes averages about 3,564 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,564
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 572 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 2,168 m
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When is the best time to visit Mammoth Lakes?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mammoth Lakes is June, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 100 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mammoth Lakes?
Mammoth Lakes is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,564 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate June (99) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #29 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 52% of the annual 572 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 100 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 91 mm | 4 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 78 mm | 5 |
| April | 15 | 10° / 50°F | -2° / 28°F | 50 mm | 7 |
| May | 71 | 17° / 63°F | 3° / 37°F | 31 mm | 8 |
| June | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 8° / 46°F | 8 mm | 10 |
| July | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 12° / 54°F | 11 mm | 10 |
| August | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 7 mm | 10 |
| September | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 8° / 46°F | 7 mm | 8 |
| October | 70 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 34 mm | 5 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 51 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 104 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fresno United States · 122 km · best in May · 3,516 h sun/yr
- Reno United States · 223 km · best in Aug · 3,499 h sun/yr
- Sacramento United States · 268 km · best in Jun · 3,401 h sun/yr
- Monterey United States · 290 km · best in Aug · 3,366 h sun/yr
- San Luis Obispo United States · 311 km · best in Jun · 3,588 h sun/yr
- San Francisco United States · 311 km · best in Sep · 2,879 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bishop United States · 51 km · 3,563 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Merced United States · 152 km · 3,486 h sun/yr · best in May
- Stockton United States · 213 km · 3,452 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Truckee United States · 220 km · 3,395 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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