When to go · Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay, month by month
The best months for Bodega Bay: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug fog and inland-heat crowds; Dec–Feb for rain.14 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug fog and inland-heat crowds; Dec–Feb for rain.15 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers). Across United States: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.16 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain days61 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.17 °C / 7 °C, 6 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Bodega Bay's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers.18 °C / 8 °C, 4 rain days64 °F / 46 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Bodega Bay's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers.20 °C / 9 °C, 2 rain days68 °F / 48 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug fog and inland-heat crowds; Dec–Feb for rain.21 °C / 10 °C, 1 rain days70 °F / 50 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug fog and inland-heat crowds; Dec–Feb for rain.22 °C / 11 °C, 1 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Bodega Bay's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers.22 °C / 10 °C, 2 rain days72 °F / 50 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Bodega Bay's best window: Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers.21 °C / 9 °C, 4 rain days70 °F / 48 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Sep–Oct (warmest, clearest); May–Jun for wildflowers). Across United States: Quiet between holidays; Thanksgiving week is the busiest travel period of the year.17 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 45 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug fog and inland-heat crowds; Dec–Feb for rain.14 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday