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Aptos, month by month
The best months for Aptos: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekend afternoons (beach parking fills); Dec–Mar for cold, wet redwood trails.16 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days61 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekend afternoons (beach parking fills); Dec–Mar for cold, wet redwood trails.17 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekend afternoons (beach parking fills); Dec–Mar for cold, wet redwood trails.18 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warm, clear, fewer crowds); May–Jun for green redwoods). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.19 °C / 8 °C, 6 rain days66 °F / 46 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Aptos's best window: Sep–Oct (warm, clear, fewer crowds); May–Jun for green redwoods.21 °C / 10 °C, 4 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Aptos's best window: Sep–Oct (warm, clear, fewer crowds); May–Jun for green redwoods.23 °C / 11 °C, 2 rain days73 °F / 52 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekend afternoons (beach parking fills); Dec–Mar for cold, wet redwood trails.24 °C / 12 °C, 1 rain days75 °F / 54 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekend afternoons (beach parking fills); Dec–Mar for cold, wet redwood trails.24 °C / 13 °C, 1 rain days75 °F / 55 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Aptos's best window: Sep–Oct (warm, clear, fewer crowds); May–Jun for green redwoods.25 °C / 12 °C, 2 rain days77 °F / 54 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Aptos's best window: Sep–Oct (warm, clear, fewer crowds); May–Jun for green redwoods.23 °C / 10 °C, 4 rain days73 °F / 50 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warm, clear, fewer crowds); May–Jun for green redwoods). Across United States: Quiet between holidays; Thanksgiving week is the busiest travel period of the year.19 °C / 7 °C, 7 rain days66 °F / 45 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekend afternoons (beach parking fills); Dec–Mar for cold, wet redwood trails.16 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days61 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday