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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument visitation by month and year

July is the busiest month at Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers, when the average temperature nearby is 74 degrees. December is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 35 degrees. An average July draws 848 visits where an average December draws 100. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 68.7 percent, from 14,106 in 2019 to 4,412 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers0300600900January: 129 visits on average, 30.2°FJanFebruary: 190 visits on average, 33.5°FFebMarch: 298 visits on average, 42.7°FMarApril: 446 visits on average, 54.1°FAprMay: 465 visits on average, 63.5°FMayJune: 688 visits on average, 71.4°FJunJuly: 848 visits on average, 74.1°FJulAugust: 668 visits on average, 72.5°FAugSeptember: 563 visits on average, 66.6°FSepOctober: 270 visits on average, 55.9°FOctNovember: 146 visits on average, 44.6°FNovDecember: 100 visits on average, 34.9°FDecJanuary: 30.2°F averageFebruary: 33.5°F averageMarch: 42.7°F averageApril: 54.1°F averageMay: 63.5°F averageJune: 71.4°F averageJuly: 74.1°F averageAugust: 72.5°F averageSeptember: 66.6°F averageOctober: 55.9°F averageNovember: 44.6°F averageDecember: 34.9°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 inJanuary: 3.39 in precipitationFebruary: 2.66 in precipitationMarch: 3.74 in precipitationApril: 4.56 in precipitationMay: 4.82 in precipitationJune: 4.72 in precipitationJuly: 3.98 in precipitationAugust: 3.25 in precipitationSeptember: 2.72 in precipitationOctober: 3.10 in precipitationNovember: 3.07 in precipitationDecember: 3.25 in precipitationJanuary: 7.3 in snowFebruary: 5.3 in snowMarch: 2.6 in snowApril: 0.5 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: 0.7 in snowDecember: 3.8 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Xenia 6 SSE, 7 miles from the park's reference point at 997 feet, station USC00339361 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, 2015 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers05k10k15k20k25k30k198019902000201020202015: 3,9932016: 10,2112017: 12,4052018: 31,4482019: 14,1062020: 2,4612021: 8,1102022: 3,5182023: 3,3022024: 4,7162025: 4,4122025: 4k
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
20254,412-6.4%
20244,716+42.8%
20233,302-6.1%
20223,518-56.6%
20218,110+229.5%
20202,461-82.6%
201914,106-55.1%
201831,448+153.5%
201712,405+21.5%
201610,211+155.7%

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 USC00339361, 997 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.