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Chiricahua National Monument visitation by month and year

March is the busiest month at Chiricahua, when the average temperature nearby is 52 degrees. August is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 73 degrees. March runs about 5.3 times the visits of August. The peak sits well away from the warmest month, which is July. Annual visits rose 16.1 percent from 60,655 in 2019 to 70,406 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Chiricahua03.0k6.0k9.0k12kJanuary: 5,078 visits on average, 43.1°FJanFebruary: 6,456 visits on average, 46.6°FFebMarch: 11,418 visits on average, 51.5°FMarApril: 8,681 visits on average, 57.2°FAprMay: 5,730 visits on average, 65.7°FMayJune: 2,838 visits on average, 74.2°FJunJuly: 2,473 visits on average, 75.1°FJulAugust: 2,136 visits on average, 73.4°FAugSeptember: 3,250 visits on average, 70.2°FSepOctober: 5,151 visits on average, 61.8°FOctNovember: 5,154 visits on average, 52.0°FNovDecember: 5,468 visits on average, 43.1°FDecJanuary: 43.1°F averageFebruary: 46.6°F averageMarch: 51.5°F averageApril: 57.2°F averageMay: 65.7°F averageJune: 74.2°F averageJuly: 75.1°F averageAugust: 73.4°F averageSeptember: 70.2°F averageOctober: 61.8°F averageNovember: 52.0°F averageDecember: 43.1°F average40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 1.32 in precipitationFebruary: 1.28 in precipitationMarch: 1.19 in precipitationApril: 0.27 in precipitationMay: 0.30 in precipitationJune: 0.86 in precipitationJuly: 3.81 in precipitationAugust: 4.56 in precipitationSeptember: 1.59 in precipitationOctober: 0.99 in precipitationNovember: 1.04 in precipitationDecember: 1.50 in precipitationJanuary: 1.3 in snowFebruary: 0.5 in snowMarch: 0.2 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: 0.1 in snowNovember: 0.4 in snowDecember: 1.2 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Chiricahua NM, 1 mile from the park's reference point at 5,300 feet, station USC00021664 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, Chiricahua050k100k198019902000201020201979: 49,4841980: 49,2321981: 51,8641982: 55,0581983: 51,7371984: 59,8181985: 61,6801986: 61,4721987: 61,8951988: 63,7761989: 70,3421990: 78,1911991: 83,6871992: 104,8161993: 127,8401994: 88,5441995: 94,1711996: 92,8421997: 80,7101998: 73,7461999: 102,5412000: 85,5622001: 75,8242002: 67,0402003: 44,9762004: 37,5862005: 60,2242006: 61,5792007: 58,4342008: 56,5572009: 60,8512010: 55,4362011: 37,0372012: 41,1592013: 40,6462014: 45,1252015: 56,9602016: 51,2772017: 63,1322018: 60,5772019: 60,6552020: 44,7942021: 53,4132022: 61,3772023: 62,5822024: 71,3902025: 70,4062025: 70k
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
202570,406-1.4%
202471,390+14.1%
202362,582+2.0%
202261,377+14.9%
202153,413+19.2%
202044,794-26.1%
201960,655+0.1%
201860,577-4.0%
201763,132+23.1%
201651,277-10.0%

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 USC00021664, 5,300 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.