When to go · Yucca Valley
Yucca Valley in May
Great month. Inside Yucca Valley's best window: Oct–May (cooler desert days, park open).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Yucca Valley's best window: Oct–May (cooler desert days, park open).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Yucca Valley in this guide.
Weather in May
- Yucca ValleyHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 1 day
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Memorial Day big impact
Last Monday of May · United States
Start of summer; roads and beaches full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Yucca Valley, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 35 °C (95 °F)95 °F (35 °C)
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
May: 1 (better)
Jan: 2
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Yucca Valley's best window: Oct–May (cooler desert days, park open).
January: Inside Yucca Valley's best window: Oct–May (cooler desert days, park open).
Yucca Valley: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen