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Best Time for Southern Oregon: Ashland, Crater Lake & Umpqua
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Preferred months for this journey: July, August, September. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.
💡 Good to know
- The supported road season. Use only roads, viewpoints and trails shown open by NPS and Umpqua National Forest on the travel date; the full Rim Drive is weather-dependent and is not a route promise.
- This multi-area road journey is not generated from October through June. Snow controls Crater Lake road and trail access well beyond the lower-elevation travel season, so those months need a separately researched winter or shoulder-season product.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3.4°C | 4.0°C | 126 mm | 9.2 h | ❄ |
| February | −3.3°C | 5.2°C | 98 mm | 10.3 h | ❄ |
| March | −1.6°C | 7.8°C | 113 mm | 11.6 h | ❄ |
| April | −0.0°C | 10.9°C | 76 mm | 13.2 h | ❄ |
| May | 3.8°C | 16.1°C | 54 mm | 14.5 h | |
| June | 6.8°C | 20.8°C | 29 mm | 15.2 h | |
| July | 10.4°C | 27.7°C | 8 mm | 14.9 h | |
| August | 10.0°C | 27.6°C | 9 mm | 13.8 h | |
| September | 6.8°C | 23.3°C | 26 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 2.4°C | 15.7°C | 64 mm | 10.8 h | ❄ |
| November | −1.3°C | 7.9°C | 122 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| December | −3.7°C | 3.4°C | 174 mm | 8.8 h | ❄ |