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Best time to visit Fresno

April is the best time to visit Fresno for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 96/100
The least cloud August 10 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 0 mm
Warmth July 37 °C
Cooler weather December 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 April 96 24 °C 5
2 October 91 27 °C 2
3 November 90 19 °C 4
4 March 87 20 °C 7
5 May 85 29 °C 3
6 February 74 17 °C 8
7 September 71 33 °C 0
8 June 69 34 °C 1
9 December 66 14 °C 7
10 January 66 15 °C 7
11 August 59 36 °C 0
12 July 56 37 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 37 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.9 °C 84 mm 55 %
February 17.0 °C 73 mm 52 %
March 20.2 °C 73 mm 47 %
April 24.0 °C 34 mm 38 %
May 29.1 °C 17 mm 29 %
June 34.1 °C 5 mm 16 %
July 37.1 °C 1 mm 11 %
August 36.5 °C under 1 mm 10 %
September 33.4 °C 2 mm 11 %
October 26.9 °C 21 mm 22 %
November 19.5 °C 36 mm 39 %
December 14.5 °C 70 mm 51 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.