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César E. Chávez National Monument visitation by month and year

April is the busiest month at César E. Chávez, when the average temperature nearby is 49 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 42 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 2,024 against 1,046. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits rose 91.0 percent from 16,490 in 2019 to 31,497 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, César E. Chávez06001.2k1.8k2.4kJanuary: 1,046 visits on average, 41.8°FJanFebruary: 1,401 visits on average, 42.0°FFebMarch: 1,364 visits on average, 45.4°FMarApril: 2,024 visits on average, 48.8°FAprMay: 1,953 visits on average, 56.6°FMayJune: 1,818 visits on average, 65.5°FJunJuly: 1,641 visits on average, 72.0°FJulAugust: 1,432 visits on average, 71.3°FAugSeptember: 1,689 visits on average, 65.6°FSepOctober: 1,360 visits on average, 56.6°FOctNovember: 1,382 visits on average, 47.5°FNovDecember: 1,069 visits on average, 40.8°FDecJanuary: 41.8°F averageFebruary: 42.0°F averageMarch: 45.4°F averageApril: 48.8°F averageMay: 56.6°F averageJune: 65.5°F averageJuly: 72.0°F averageAugust: 71.3°F averageSeptember: 65.6°F averageOctober: 56.6°F averageNovember: 47.5°F averageDecember: 40.8°F average40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 inJanuary: 2.42 in precipitationFebruary: 3.01 in precipitationMarch: 2.03 in precipitationApril: 0.78 in precipitationMay: 0.39 in precipitationJune: 0.11 in precipitationJuly: 0.26 in precipitationAugust: 0.09 in precipitationSeptember: 0.15 in precipitationOctober: 0.46 in precipitationNovember: 0.92 in precipitationDecember: 2.11 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Tehachapi 4 SE, 12 miles from the park's reference point at 4,220 feet, station USC00048829 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, 2013 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, César E. Chávez05k10k15k20k25k30k198019902000201020202013: 8,1572014: 8,8542015: 10,6482016: 17,2162017: 15,4722018: 12,7692019: 16,4902020: 5,6682021: 9,1642022: 11,5852023: 12,0072024: 26,6412025: 31,4972025: 31k
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
202531,497+18.2%
202426,641+121.9%
202312,007+3.6%
202211,585+26.4%
20219,164+61.7%
20205,668-65.6%
201916,490+29.1%
201812,769-17.5%
201715,472-10.1%
201617,216+61.7%

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 USC00048829, 4,220 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.