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Chinon vs Yosemite Valley
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Chinon and Yosemite Valley have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Yosemite Valley is the wetter, with 9 in more rain a year, and Yosemite Valley the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chinon and Yosemite Valley, in everyday terms.
Summers
Yosemite Valley has much hotter summers
Chinon: Warm
Yosemite Valley: Hot
Winters
Chinon has milder winters
Chinon: Chilly
Yosemite Valley: Cold
Rain & snow
Yosemite Valley is wetter
Chinon: Moderate rainfall
Yosemite Valley: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Yosemite Valley is far sunnier
Chinon: Often cloudy
Yosemite Valley: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chinon and Yosemite Valley run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Yosemite Valley is the wetter — about 9 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Yosemite Valley has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Yosemite Valley runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 47 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Yosemite Valley | 48 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 57 | 47 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | — | +1 | +2 | +5 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +8 | +3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 47 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 |
| Yosemite Valley | 48 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 81 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | — | +1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 80 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Yosemite Valley | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 57 | 47 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +10 | +8 | +3 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) Chinon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 37 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 38 |
| Yosemite Valley | 29 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 29 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -3 | — | — | +1 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 37 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 |
| Yosemite Valley | 29 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 51 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 57 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 41 | 38 |
| Yosemite Valley | 57 | 57 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 29 |
| Difference | — | — | +1 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Yosemite Valley | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| Difference | +3.6 | +4.1 | +4 | +0.7 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1 | +1 | +3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Yosemite Valley | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Difference | +3.6 | +4.1 | +4 | +0.7 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Yosemite Valley | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| Difference | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1 | +1 | +3.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yosemite Valley | 14.3 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yosemite Valley | 14.3 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0 | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yosemite Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Chinon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 72 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 71 |
| Yosemite Valley | 55 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 54 |
| Difference | -16 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -20 | -34 | -36 | -40 | -36 | -36 | -27 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 72 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 64 |
| Yosemite Valley | 55 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 30 |
| Difference | -16 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -20 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 59 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 71 |
| Yosemite Valley | 23 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 54 |
| Difference | -36 | -40 | -36 | -36 | -27 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Chinon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 92 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 93 |
| Yosemite Valley | 77 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 50 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 75 |
| Difference | -15 | -7 | -3 | -7 | -15 | -25 | -29 | -32 | -32 | -34 | -28 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 92 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 75 |
| Yosemite Valley | 77 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 50 |
| Difference | -15 | -7 | -3 | -7 | -15 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 71 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 93 |
| Yosemite Valley | 42 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 75 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -32 | -34 | -28 | -18 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Chinon trends → · Yosemite Valley trends →
Methodology & sources
Chinon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Savigny - Veron, a weather station, about 10 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Yosemite Valley
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Yosemite Park HQ, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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