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Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park visitation by month and year

October is the busiest month at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania, when the average temperature nearby is 58 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 38 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 76,039 against 49,434. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 15.5 percent, from 906,800 in 2019 to 765,991 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania020k40k60k80kJanuary: 53,083 visits on average, 35.5°FJanFebruary: 49,434 visits on average, 38.1°FFebMarch: 64,748 visits on average, 45.3°FMarApril: 71,864 visits on average, 56.1°FAprMay: 69,715 visits on average, 64.6°FMayJune: 62,945 visits on average, 73.6°FJunJuly: 75,810 visits on average, 78.1°FJulAugust: 70,903 visits on average, 76.3°FAugSeptember: 61,377 visits on average, 69.6°FSepOctober: 76,039 visits on average, 58.1°FOctNovember: 72,868 visits on average, 47.1°FNovDecember: 55,639 visits on average, 39.2°FDecJanuary: 35.5°F averageFebruary: 38.1°F averageMarch: 45.3°F averageApril: 56.1°F averageMay: 64.6°F averageJune: 73.6°F averageJuly: 78.1°F averageAugust: 76.3°F averageSeptember: 69.6°F averageOctober: 58.1°F averageNovember: 47.1°F averageDecember: 39.2°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.72 in precipitationFebruary: 2.50 in precipitationMarch: 3.96 in precipitationApril: 3.37 in precipitationMay: 4.19 in precipitationJune: 3.88 in precipitationJuly: 4.82 in precipitationAugust: 2.99 in precipitationSeptember: 4.54 in precipitationOctober: 3.72 in precipitationNovember: 3.52 in precipitationDecember: 3.19 in precipitationJanuary: 3.7 in snowFebruary: 5.2 in snowMarch: 0.1 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: 2.3 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Fredericksburg Sewage, 1 mile from the park's reference point at 60 feet, station USC00443204 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, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania0250k500k750k1M198019902000201020201979: 1,010,7171980: 995,4341981: 1,000,4561982: 961,4551983: 244,3281984: 232,6261985: 240,9321986: 252,9431987: 381,5041988: 404,4221989: 448,9851990: 449,0041991: 471,3111992: 472,6231993: 472,2391994: 493,6431995: 465,0821996: 477,9911997: 464,7731998: 449,7981999: 480,8202000: 489,8332001: 465,3232002: 464,8902003: 443,6342004: 443,0302005: 534,6362006: 499,3242007: 469,9202008: 473,8412009: 906,1752010: 899,9362011: 908,8362012: 982,3242013: 880,2512014: 873,3282015: 891,9172016: 969,8952017: 919,3112018: 926,4642019: 906,8002020: 838,8352021: 736,4162022: 756,2962023: 844,8902024: 818,5332025: 765,9912025: 766k
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
2025765,991-6.4%
2024818,533-3.1%
2023844,890+11.7%
2022756,296+2.7%
2021736,416-12.2%
2020838,835-7.5%
2019906,800-2.1%
2018926,464+0.8%
2017919,311-5.2%
2016969,895+8.7%

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 USC00443204, 60 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.