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Joshua Tree National Park in June

Joshua Tree National Park · crowd + weather almanac

June crowd level moderate
about 165,000 visits in a typical June
The 9th-busiest month of the year · median of 2016–2025 official NPS counts

June is the 9th-busiest month of the year at Joshua Tree National Park: about 165,000 recreation visits in a typical June (6% of the year's traffic, and 41% of what the peak month, March, sees). Crowds are middling — noticeably lighter than peak season. Weather-wise, June days at the Twentynine Palms, CA station typically top out around 99°F with nights near 71°F, and about 0.0 inches of precipitation falls over the month.

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Typical (median) monthly recreation visits at Joshua Tree National Park, 2016–2025. June highlighted. Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics.

June weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high99°F
Typical overnight low71°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)0.00 in
Measured atTwentynine Palms, CA (USC00049099), 0.1 mi from the park reference point, elev. 1,975 ft

Every month at Joshua Tree

MonthTypical visitsCrowdsHigh / LowPrecip
January259,925busy63°F / 42°F0.5 in
February287,039busy67°F / 44°F0.6 in
March404,626busiest stretch74°F / 49°F0.3 in
April351,253busiest stretch81°F / 54°F0.1 in
May239,057moderate90°F / 63°F0.1 in
June165,391moderate99°F / 71°F0.0 in
July139,315quiet104°F / 77°F0.4 in
August142,177moderate103°F / 76°F0.7 in
September157,241moderate96°F / 69°F0.3 in
October221,930moderate85°F / 58°F0.1 in
November304,711busy72°F / 47°F0.2 in
December314,587busy62°F / 40°F0.6 in

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