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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site visitation by month and year

April is the busiest month at Ford's Theatre, when the average temperature nearby is 57 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 36 degrees. April runs about 5.4 times the visits of January. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 31.2 percent, from 572,373 in 2019 to 393,662 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Ford's Theatre020k40k60kJanuary: 8,527 visits on average, 36.2°FJanFebruary: 14,325 visits on average, 38.6°FFebMarch: 39,440 visits on average, 46.2°FMarApril: 46,267 visits on average, 57.0°FAprMay: 45,142 visits on average, 66.7°FMayJune: 34,395 visits on average, 75.7°FJunJuly: 33,258 visits on average, 80.3°FJulAugust: 18,632 visits on average, 78.6°FAugSeptember: 14,795 visits on average, 71.6°FSepOctober: 24,329 visits on average, 59.4°FOctNovember: 22,049 visits on average, 48.6°FNovDecember: 31,792 visits on average, 40.6°FDecJanuary: 36.2°F averageFebruary: 38.6°F averageMarch: 46.2°F averageApril: 57.0°F averageMay: 66.7°F averageJune: 75.7°F averageJuly: 80.3°F averageAugust: 78.6°F averageSeptember: 71.6°F averageOctober: 59.4°F averageNovember: 48.6°F averageDecember: 40.6°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 3.03 in precipitationFebruary: 2.77 in precipitationMarch: 3.96 in precipitationApril: 3.44 in precipitationMay: 4.32 in precipitationJune: 4.56 in precipitationJuly: 4.62 in precipitationAugust: 3.67 in precipitationSeptember: 4.12 in precipitationOctober: 4.23 in precipitationNovember: 3.20 in precipitationDecember: 3.67 in precipitationJanuary: 4.7 in snowFebruary: 2.3 in snowMarch: 1.4 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: 0.0 in snowNovember: 0.0 in snowDecember: 1.3 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Natl Arboretum Dc, 3 miles from the park's reference point at 50 feet, station USC00186350 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, Ford's Theatre0250k500k750k1M1.3M198019902000201020201979: 518,3451980: 647,6221981: 650,9031982: 619,6691983: 704,4401984: 765,7391985: 769,7801986: 786,1531987: 827,7751988: 883,4481989: 781,6971990: 940,3721991: 853,4691992: 854,7891993: 942,1061994: 996,3791995: 1,025,9891996: 995,4161997: 1,054,4821998: 1,220,3911999: 1,159,4352000: 1,164,1762001: 1,224,5402002: 545,3362003: 429,7632004: 826,0082005: 856,0792006: 857,6002007: 732,5212008: 335,8652009: 658,2712010: 662,2982011: 642,7862012: 701,5422013: 665,8762014: 655,4412015: 681,5372016: 650,7792017: 744,2662018: 533,4102019: 572,3732020: 56,0582021: 101,1462022: 319,5962023: 393,2142024: 457,1322025: 393,6622025: 394k
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
2025393,662-13.9%
2024457,132+16.3%
2023393,214+23.0%
2022319,596+216.0%
2021101,146+80.4%
202056,058-90.2%
2019572,373+7.3%
2018533,410-28.3%
2017744,266+14.4%
2016650,779-4.5%

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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 USC00186350, 50 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.