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Fort Davis National Historic Site visitation by month and year

March is the busiest month at Fort Davis, when the average temperature nearby is 56 degrees. September is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 71 degrees. March runs about 3.7 times the visits of September. The warmest month is June, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 31.6 percent, from 51,995 in 2019 to 35,580 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Fort Davis03.0k6.0k9.0kJanuary: 2,297 visits on average, 46.3°FJanFebruary: 2,616 visits on average, 50.4°FFebMarch: 8,183 visits on average, 56.3°FMarApril: 4,669 visits on average, 63.4°FAprMay: 3,407 visits on average, 71.0°FMayJune: 3,198 visits on average, 77.6°FJunJuly: 3,493 visits on average, 77.2°FJulAugust: 2,220 visits on average, 75.9°FAugSeptember: 2,205 visits on average, 71.0°FSepOctober: 3,192 visits on average, 63.6°FOctNovember: 3,743 visits on average, 53.5°FNovDecember: 3,155 visits on average, 47.2°FDecJanuary: 46.3°F averageFebruary: 50.4°F averageMarch: 56.3°F averageApril: 63.4°F averageMay: 71.0°F averageJune: 77.6°F averageJuly: 77.2°F averageAugust: 75.9°F averageSeptember: 71.0°F averageOctober: 63.6°F averageNovember: 53.5°F averageDecember: 47.2°F average40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in1.0 in2.0 in3.0 inJanuary: 0.53 in precipitationFebruary: 0.41 in precipitationMarch: 0.40 in precipitationApril: 0.54 in precipitationMay: 1.19 in precipitationJune: 2.28 in precipitationJuly: 2.99 in precipitationAugust: 2.65 in precipitationSeptember: 2.08 in precipitationOctober: 1.28 in precipitationNovember: 0.57 in precipitationDecember: 0.59 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Ft Davis, 1 mile from the park's reference point at 4,864 feet, station USC00413262 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, 1979 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Fort Davis020k40k60k198019902000201020201979: 72,4651980: 63,4651981: 71,1791982: 74,9881983: 71,3341984: 69,0041985: 68,4101986: 63,9181987: 52,2371988: 54,7031989: 55,0261990: 56,5471991: 66,7111992: 73,0371993: 71,2491994: 69,1291995: 61,0321996: 64,5601997: 62,1911998: 64,8461999: 60,4192000: 54,9882001: 56,9462002: 56,4542003: 54,2042004: 54,0072005: 51,8582006: 49,0912007: 51,4352008: 49,2902009: 50,9682010: 43,2802011: 35,1302012: 38,1362013: 43,2772014: 49,8422015: 55,9552016: 61,8232017: 60,9102018: 49,5322019: 51,9952020: 35,9202021: 48,1632022: 45,4012023: 40,1892024: 42,5532025: 35,5802025: 36k
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
202535,580-16.4%
202442,553+5.9%
202340,189-11.5%
202245,401-5.7%
202148,163+34.1%
202035,920-30.9%
201951,995+5.0%
201849,532-18.7%
201760,910-1.5%
201661,823+10.5%

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 USC00413262, 4,864 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.