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Booker T. Washington National Monument visitation by month and year

June is the busiest month at Booker T. Washington, when the average temperature nearby is 72 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 37 degrees. June runs about 3.4 times the visits of January. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 11.9 percent, from 24,640 in 2019 to 21,698 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Booker T. Washington08001.6k2.4k3.2kJanuary: 900 visits on average, 36.7°FJanFebruary: 994 visits on average, 39.0°FFebMarch: 1,926 visits on average, 46.2°FMarApril: 2,121 visits on average, 55.6°FAprMay: 2,630 visits on average, 63.9°FMayJune: 3,043 visits on average, 71.8°FJunJuly: 2,450 visits on average, 75.7°FJulAugust: 2,558 visits on average, 74.1°FAugSeptember: 1,684 visits on average, 67.3°FSepOctober: 1,844 visits on average, 56.7°FOctNovember: 1,550 visits on average, 46.3°FNovDecember: 1,094 visits on average, 39.5°FDecJanuary: 36.7°F averageFebruary: 39.0°F averageMarch: 46.2°F averageApril: 55.6°F averageMay: 63.9°F averageJune: 71.8°F averageJuly: 75.7°F averageAugust: 74.1°F averageSeptember: 67.3°F averageOctober: 56.7°F averageNovember: 46.3°F averageDecember: 39.5°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 3.88 in precipitationFebruary: 3.11 in precipitationMarch: 3.99 in precipitationApril: 4.07 in precipitationMay: 4.49 in precipitationJune: 4.86 in precipitationJuly: 4.49 in precipitationAugust: 4.10 in precipitationSeptember: 5.00 in precipitationOctober: 3.40 in precipitationNovember: 3.66 in precipitationDecember: 4.13 in precipitationJanuary: 3.6 in snowFebruary: 4.9 in snowMarch: 2.5 in snowApril: 0.2 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: 1.4 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Rocky Mt, 13 miles from the park's reference point at 1,315 feet, station USC00447338 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, Booker T. Washington05k10k15k20k25k30k198019902000201020201979: 25,5071980: 21,5751981: 19,8741982: 20,4611983: 23,0071984: 24,9721985: 19,6441986: 20,8591987: 20,5881988: 20,0701989: 17,5711990: 25,0601991: 20,8871992: 25,9831993: 25,8941994: 26,2101995: 25,7041996: 20,1341997: 19,1721998: 19,2261999: 22,6232000: 21,4352001: 22,6922002: 19,1882003: 17,9062004: 18,5132005: 16,3572006: 18,3392007: 19,4102008: 19,9902009: 21,2162010: 21,6652011: 24,0302012: 24,3612013: 22,1032014: 26,1272015: 27,2052016: 23,4402017: 25,4792018: 22,7322019: 24,6402020: 22,4822021: 18,9632022: 20,3962023: 28,7132024: 24,2092025: 21,6982025: 22k
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
202521,698-10.4%
202424,209-15.7%
202328,713+40.8%
202220,396+7.6%
202118,963-15.7%
202022,482-8.8%
201924,640+8.4%
201822,732-10.8%
201725,479+8.7%
201623,440-13.8%

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 USC00447338, 1,315 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.