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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial visitation by month and year

March is the busiest month at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, when the average temperature nearby is 48 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 38 degrees. March runs about 7.7 times the visits of January. The peak sits well away from the warmest month, which is July. Annual visits fell 14.3 percent, from 3,303,573 in 2019 to 2,832,124 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial0200k400k600kJanuary: 64,662 visits on average, 37.5°FJanFebruary: 124,079 visits on average, 40.0°FFebMarch: 496,332 visits on average, 47.6°FMarApril: 400,010 visits on average, 58.2°FAprMay: 323,694 visits on average, 67.2°FMayJune: 297,019 visits on average, 76.3°FJunJuly: 245,021 visits on average, 81.0°FJulAugust: 224,572 visits on average, 79.4°FAugSeptember: 199,689 visits on average, 72.4°FSepOctober: 269,684 visits on average, 60.8°FOctNovember: 177,649 visits on average, 49.9°FNovDecember: 111,629 visits on average, 41.7°FDecJanuary: 37.5°F averageFebruary: 40.0°F averageMarch: 47.6°F averageApril: 58.2°F averageMay: 67.2°F averageJune: 76.3°F averageJuly: 81.0°F averageAugust: 79.4°F averageSeptember: 72.4°F averageOctober: 60.8°F averageNovember: 49.9°F averageDecember: 41.7°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.86 in precipitationFebruary: 2.62 in precipitationMarch: 3.50 in precipitationApril: 3.21 in precipitationMay: 3.94 in precipitationJune: 4.20 in precipitationJuly: 4.33 in precipitationAugust: 3.25 in precipitationSeptember: 3.93 in precipitationOctober: 3.66 in precipitationNovember: 2.91 in precipitationDecember: 3.41 in precipitationJanuary: 4.9 in snowFebruary: 5.0 in snowMarch: 2.0 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: 0.1 in snowDecember: 1.7 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Washington Reagan AP, 2 miles from the park's reference point at 10 feet, station USW00013743 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, 1998 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial02M4M198019902000201020201998: 4,258,8071999: 3,453,1712000: 2,918,8462001: 2,866,4172002: 2,493,0892003: 2,121,9312004: 3,038,0462005: 2,852,5652006: 2,662,0162007: 2,751,7252008: 2,622,8062009: 2,591,2412010: 2,238,0522011: 2,309,7082012: 2,764,4592013: 2,837,7292014: 2,938,2392015: 3,290,0802016: 4,360,5022017: 3,507,4022018: 3,288,2992019: 3,303,5732020: 1,010,9862021: 2,022,0502022: 3,291,3132023: 3,298,7882024: 3,225,9232025: 2,832,1242025: 2.8M
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
20252,832,124-12.2%
20243,225,923-2.2%
20233,298,788+0.2%
20223,291,313+62.8%
20212,022,050+100.0%
20201,010,986-69.4%
20193,303,573+0.5%
20183,288,299-6.2%
20173,507,402-19.6%
20164,360,502+32.5%

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 USW00013743, 10 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.