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Cape Krusenstern National Monument visitation by month and year

November is the busiest month at Cape Krusenstern, when the average temperature nearby is 11 degrees. April is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 15 degrees. November runs about 3.5 times the visits of April. The peak sits well away from the warmest month, which is July. Annual visits fell 79.3 percent, from 16,226 in 2019 to 3,357 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Cape Krusenstern06001.2k1.8k2.4kJanuary: 879 visits on average, -1.2°FJanFebruary: 708 visits on average, 1.3°FFebMarch: 593 visits on average, 0.9°FMarApril: 603 visits on average, 14.8°FAprMay: 674 visits on average, 32.1°FMayJune: 1,209 visits on average, 43.9°FJunJuly: 1,342 visits on average, 50.9°FJulAugust: 1,404 visits on average, 49.1°FAugSeptember: 1,301 visits on average, 40.6°FSepOctober: 1,456 visits on average, 25.6°FOctNovember: 2,102 visits on average, 11.4°FNovDecember: 1,425 visits on average, 2.9°FDecJanuary: -1.2°F averageFebruary: 1.3°F averageMarch: 0.9°F averageApril: 14.8°F averageMay: 32.1°F averageJune: 43.9°F averageJuly: 50.9°F averageAugust: 49.1°F averageSeptember: 40.6°F averageOctober: 25.6°F averageNovember: 11.4°F averageDecember: 2.9°F average-10°F0°F10°F20°F30°F40°F50°F60°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in1.0 in2.0 in3.0 inJanuary: 0.28 in precipitationFebruary: 0.44 in precipitationMarch: 0.18 in precipitationApril: 0.56 in precipitationMay: 0.57 in precipitationJune: 0.79 in precipitationJuly: 1.41 in precipitationAugust: 2.33 in precipitationSeptember: 1.52 in precipitationOctober: 0.93 in precipitationNovember: 0.51 in precipitationDecember: 0.17 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Kivalina AP, 35 miles from the park's reference point at 10 feet, station USW00026642 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain from the same station, which publishes no snowfall normal.

Annual visits, 1982 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Cape Krusenstern05k10k15k20k25k198019902000201020201982: 10,2051983: 10,3751984: 9,8251985: 10,4351986: 9,3751987: 6,1101988: 5,1401989: 2,8801990: 2,9391991: 2,9421992: 3,3891993: 3,3681994: 3,4011995: 3,4011996: 3,4011997: 3,4011998: 2,9601999: 3,9472000: 2,0262001: 4,0602002: 3,2662003: 3,5872004: 4,3302005: 4,6642006: 2,5982007: 7452008: 1,5752009: 1,8102010: 2,5212011: 8,6682012: 24,9502013: 18,2252014: 02015: 02016: 15,0002017: 15,0002018: 15,0872019: 16,2262020: 11,3692021: 12,1622022: 17,4032023: 17,8202024: 17,7362025: 3,3572025: 3k
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
20253,357-81.1%
202417,736-0.5%
202317,820+2.4%
202217,403+43.1%
202112,162+7.0%
202011,369-29.9%
201916,226+7.5%
201815,087+0.6%
201715,0000.0%
201615,000

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 USW00026642, 10 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.