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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park visitation by month and year

April is the busiest month at Appomattox Court House, when the average temperature nearby is 56 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 36 degrees. April runs about 5.9 times the visits of January. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 24.3 percent, from 102,397 in 2019 to 77,496 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Appomattox Court House04.0k8.0k12k16kJanuary: 2,046 visits on average, 35.9°FJanFebruary: 2,452 visits on average, 39.0°FFebMarch: 6,149 visits on average, 45.8°FMarApril: 12,130 visits on average, 56.1°FAprMay: 11,127 visits on average, 64.1°FMayJune: 11,474 visits on average, 72.5°FJunJuly: 11,369 visits on average, 76.4°FJulAugust: 7,913 visits on average, 74.7°FAugSeptember: 7,361 visits on average, 68.3°FSepOctober: 7,258 visits on average, 57.6°FOctNovember: 4,194 visits on average, 46.8°FNovDecember: 2,398 visits on average, 39.4°FDecJanuary: 35.9°F averageFebruary: 39.0°F averageMarch: 45.8°F averageApril: 56.1°F averageMay: 64.1°F averageJune: 72.5°F averageJuly: 76.4°F averageAugust: 74.7°F averageSeptember: 68.3°F averageOctober: 57.6°F averageNovember: 46.8°F averageDecember: 39.4°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 3.54 in precipitationFebruary: 2.79 in precipitationMarch: 3.95 in precipitationApril: 3.56 in precipitationMay: 4.65 in precipitationJune: 3.80 in precipitationJuly: 4.08 in precipitationAugust: 3.55 in precipitationSeptember: 4.64 in precipitationOctober: 3.91 in precipitationNovember: 3.63 in precipitationDecember: 4.10 in precipitationJanuary: 3.2 in snowFebruary: 3.2 in snowMarch: 2.8 in snowApril: 0.1 in snowMay: 0.0 in snowJune: 0.0 in snowJuly: 0.0 in snowAugust: 0.0 in snowSeptember: 0.0 in snowOctober: 0.0 in snowNovember: 0.0 in snowDecember: 2.0 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Appomattox, 4 miles from the park's reference point at 850 feet, station USC00440243 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain and snow from the same station, also 1991 to 2020 averages.

Annual visits, 1979 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Appomattox Court House0100k200k300k400k198019902000201020201979: 208,4111980: 218,7241981: 244,9681982: 240,4051983: 246,2771984: 318,0271985: 277,6131986: 323,7841987: 336,0751988: 312,6931989: 377,4401990: 402,9471991: 321,6681992: 311,9211993: 211,5571994: 273,7681995: 223,2881996: 205,9381997: 204,8621998: 201,8741999: 198,6652000: 196,3632001: 190,4222002: 177,2192003: 155,0312004: 152,4532005: 136,8272006: 145,8042007: 149,2552008: 178,7482009: 185,4432010: 216,2202011: 258,9172012: 320,6682013: 317,6602014: 278,7762015: 412,6402016: 303,1392017: 113,9602018: 103,0442019: 102,3972020: 57,5132021: 92,6502022: 83,4832023: 91,9632024: 83,7692025: 77,4962025: 77k
Recreation visits per calendar year. A year with a missing month is left blank rather than estimated.

The last ten years

YearRecreation visitsChange on prior year
202577,496-7.5%
202483,769-8.9%
202391,963+10.2%
202283,483-9.9%
202192,650+61.1%
202057,513-43.8%
2019102,397-0.6%
2018103,044-9.6%
2017113,960-62.4%
2016303,139-26.5%

Visitation at other parks

Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, monthly recreation visits, as compiled for Publicopia Labs. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals are the 1991 to 2020 monthly averages published by NOAA NCEI for station USC00440243, 850 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.