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Arkansas Post National Memorial visitation by month and year

July is the busiest month at Arkansas Post, when the average temperature nearby is 82 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 48 degrees. July runs about 3.2 times the visits of February. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 3.0 percent, from 28,519 in 2019 to 27,674 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Arkansas Post01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0kJanuary: 1,343 visits on average, 43.3°FJanFebruary: 1,168 visits on average, 47.7°FFebMarch: 2,252 visits on average, 55.5°FMarApril: 2,728 visits on average, 63.8°FAprMay: 3,344 visits on average, 71.7°FMayJune: 3,428 visits on average, 78.8°FJunJuly: 3,729 visits on average, 81.6°FJulAugust: 2,461 visits on average, 80.8°FAugSeptember: 1,302 visits on average, 75.1°FSepOctober: 1,324 visits on average, 64.6°FOctNovember: 1,179 visits on average, 53.5°FNovDecember: 1,290 visits on average, 45.7°FDecJanuary: 43.3°F averageFebruary: 47.7°F averageMarch: 55.5°F averageApril: 63.8°F averageMay: 71.7°F averageJune: 78.8°F averageJuly: 81.6°F averageAugust: 80.8°F averageSeptember: 75.1°F averageOctober: 64.6°F averageNovember: 53.5°F averageDecember: 45.7°F average40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 4.75 in precipitationFebruary: 5.16 in precipitationMarch: 5.48 in precipitationApril: 5.82 in precipitationMay: 5.04 in precipitationJune: 3.30 in precipitationJuly: 3.03 in precipitationAugust: 3.36 in precipitationSeptember: 2.63 in precipitationOctober: 4.48 in precipitationNovember: 4.42 in precipitationDecember: 5.98 in precipitationJanuary: 0.7 in snowFebruary: 0.3 in snowMarch: 0.4 in snowApril: 0.0 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: 0.1 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Arkansas Post, 3 miles from the park's reference point at 194 feet, station USC00030240 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, Arkansas Post020k40k60k80k198019902000201020201979: 61,5071980: 63,0021981: 53,5381982: 58,3491983: 55,4431984: 58,2971985: 55,1131986: 60,2581987: 60,5931988: 68,6231989: 69,0231990: 78,4681991: 81,3881992: 51,5941993: 51,6041994: 46,6551995: 40,3611996: 47,9191997: 50,4221998: 51,8581999: 49,0872000: 43,9032001: 43,5022002: 48,1262003: 37,9052004: 38,1832005: 37,7402006: 36,6652007: 37,2302008: 43,1372009: 32,1602010: 34,7122011: 37,1272012: 39,7032013: 36,4202014: 30,8602015: 38,7022016: 34,4052017: 36,0792018: 30,1262019: 28,5192020: 29,6532021: 26,0432022: 22,7912023: 25,0322024: 26,2032025: 27,6742025: 28k
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
202527,674+5.6%
202426,203+4.7%
202325,032+9.8%
202222,791-12.5%
202126,043-12.2%
202029,653+4.0%
201928,519-5.3%
201830,126-16.5%
201736,079+4.9%
201634,405-11.1%

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 USC00030240, 194 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.