Big Meadows Campground

Eldorado National Forest, California

Nights by month

Night lows from 2016 to 2025: a typical night, and the cold one that comes 1 night in 10.

The mildest nights are in July, typically 51°F. The coldest are in March, when 1 night in 10 drops to 17°F. Frost is common in January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December.

Typical nightCold night (1 in 10)
  1. Jan25°F 17°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 91% · rain or snow 42% of days
  2. Feb25°F 13°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 91% · rain or snow 40% of days
  3. Mar25°F 17°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 89% · rain or snow 50% of days
  4. Apr30°F 22°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 65% · rain or snow 33% of days
  5. May34°F 27°FBag comfortable to 30°F · frost 37% · rain or snow 28% of days
  6. Jun44°F 35°FBag comfortable to 35°F · frost 6% · rain or snow 12% of days
  7. Jul51°F 44°FBag comfortable to 45°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 1% of days
  8. Aug50°F 45°FBag comfortable to 45°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 9% of days
  9. Sep46°F 39°FBag comfortable to 40°F · frost 2% · rain or snow 16% of days
  10. Oct37°F 29°FBag comfortable to 30°F · frost 22% · rain or snow 18% of days
  11. Nov (this month)30°F 21°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 64% · rain or snow 31% of days
  12. Dec27°F 19°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 85% · rain or snow 37% of days

| = 32°F

History: ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo, corrected to the site's elevation. Bag rating: the comfort rating that keeps you warm in a tent on 9 of 10 nights that month.

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