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Devils Tower National Monument visitation by month and year

July is the busiest month at Devils Tower, when the average temperature nearby is 70 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 21 degrees. An average July draws 119,293 visits where an average January draws 3,099. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits rose 14.3 percent from 450,785 in 2019 to 515,303 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Devils Tower030k60k90k120kJanuary: 3,099 visits on average, 21.0°FJanFebruary: 3,237 visits on average, 23.8°FFebMarch: 8,496 visits on average, 34.1°FMarApril: 14,184 visits on average, 42.8°FAprMay: 45,145 visits on average, 52.4°FMayJune: 105,011 visits on average, 62.5°FJunJuly: 119,293 visits on average, 70.0°FJulAugust: 112,601 visits on average, 68.5°FAugSeptember: 68,664 visits on average, 58.4°FSepOctober: 28,511 visits on average, 45.0°FOctNovember: 7,525 visits on average, 32.1°FNovDecember: 3,997 visits on average, 22.4°FDecJanuary: 21.0°F averageFebruary: 23.8°F averageMarch: 34.1°F averageApril: 42.8°F averageMay: 52.4°F averageJune: 62.5°F averageJuly: 70.0°F averageAugust: 68.5°F averageSeptember: 58.4°F averageOctober: 45.0°F averageNovember: 32.1°F averageDecember: 22.4°F average20°F30°F40°F50°F60°F70°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 in12 inJanuary: 0.72 in precipitationFebruary: 0.76 in precipitationMarch: 1.13 in precipitationApril: 1.98 in precipitationMay: 2.93 in precipitationJune: 3.22 in precipitationJuly: 2.14 in precipitationAugust: 1.90 in precipitationSeptember: 1.32 in precipitationOctober: 1.53 in precipitationNovember: 0.78 in precipitationDecember: 0.68 in precipitationJanuary: 8.8 in snowFebruary: 9.3 in snowMarch: 7.3 in snowApril: 5.3 in snowMay: 0.4 in snowJune: 0.0 in snowJuly: 0.0 in snowAugust: 0.0 in snowSeptember: 0.0 in snowOctober: 1.8 in snowNovember: 6.3 in snowDecember: 9.6 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Devils Twr #2, 1 mile from the park's reference point at 3,862 feet, station USC00482466 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, Devils Tower0100k200k300k400k500k198019902000201020201979: 226,0911980: 213,6921981: 285,3101982: 264,3031983: 267,2761984: 219,8551985: 216,7871986: 290,5321987: 328,0121988: 343,1471989: 349,2161990: 428,9481991: 456,7121992: 457,2591993: 426,4571994: 454,7761995: 420,5281996: 436,5911997: 389,1371998: 399,0641999: 395,8922000: 383,4682001: 375,5962002: 404,9342003: 396,2662004: 386,5582005: 369,5752006: 335,7642007: 322,2722008: 336,3032009: 391,0232010: 436,2002011: 395,2032012: 416,9942013: 417,3262014: 440,8752015: 478,8332016: 496,2102017: 499,0312018: 468,2162019: 450,7852020: 423,9972021: 550,7122022: 480,7132023: 511,2052024: 540,8902025: 515,3032025: 515k
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
2025515,303-4.7%
2024540,890+5.8%
2023511,205+6.3%
2022480,713-12.7%
2021550,712+29.9%
2020423,997-5.9%
2019450,785-3.7%
2018468,216-6.2%
2017499,031+0.6%
2016496,210+3.6%

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 USC00482466, 3,862 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.