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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park visitation by month and year

May is the busiest month at George Rogers Clark, when the average temperature nearby is 66 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 31 degrees. An average May draws 28,534 visits where an average January draws 2,523. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 19.1 percent, from 140,130 in 2019 to 113,397 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, George Rogers Clark08.0k16k24k32kJanuary: 2,523 visits on average, 30.6°FJanFebruary: 3,133 visits on average, 34.4°FFebMarch: 5,790 visits on average, 44.0°FMarApril: 13,995 visits on average, 55.6°FAprMay: 28,534 visits on average, 66.0°FMayJune: 12,031 visits on average, 74.6°FJunJuly: 25,077 visits on average, 77.5°FJulAugust: 14,724 visits on average, 76.0°FAugSeptember: 9,324 visits on average, 69.4°FSepOctober: 7,879 visits on average, 57.6°FOctNovember: 4,951 visits on average, 45.1°FNovDecember: 5,025 visits on average, 35.3°FDecJanuary: 30.6°F averageFebruary: 34.4°F averageMarch: 44.0°F averageApril: 55.6°F averageMay: 66.0°F averageJune: 74.6°F averageJuly: 77.5°F averageAugust: 76.0°F averageSeptember: 69.4°F averageOctober: 57.6°F averageNovember: 45.1°F averageDecember: 35.3°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.98 in precipitationFebruary: 2.53 in precipitationMarch: 3.57 in precipitationApril: 4.88 in precipitationMay: 5.53 in precipitationJune: 4.82 in precipitationJuly: 4.61 in precipitationAugust: 3.31 in precipitationSeptember: 3.63 in precipitationOctober: 3.57 in precipitationNovember: 3.98 in precipitationDecember: 3.35 in precipitationJanuary: 2.7 in snowFebruary: 2.1 in snowMarch: 0.5 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: 0.2 in snowDecember: 3.0 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Vincennes 5 NE, 5 miles from the park's reference point at 452 feet, station USC00129113 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, George Rogers Clark050k100k150k200k198019902000201020201979: 78,7481980: 80,5681981: 94,9931982: 107,7251983: 111,0831984: 112,7471985: 121,5551986: 120,9031987: 119,7241988: 113,7831989: 118,0851990: 119,7511991: 128,1201992: 136,1251993: 143,4711994: 165,3221995: 131,3371996: 135,1321997: 194,2921998: 143,0921999: 146,4132000: 134,2412001: 129,1612002: 128,2072003: 124,4292004: 133,5282005: 128,1342006: 128,5792007: 114,5602008: 113,6882009: 103,2842010: 118,9122011: 145,5962012: 125,9722013: 128,5312014: 125,2182015: 135,8562016: 126,0952017: 117,2682018: 121,1872019: 140,1302020: 56,1082021: 116,0882022: 123,2292023: 145,5972024: 166,6212025: 113,3972025: 113k
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
2025113,397-31.9%
2024166,621+14.4%
2023145,597+18.2%
2022123,229+6.2%
2021116,088+106.9%
202056,108-60.0%
2019140,130+15.6%
2018121,187+3.3%
2017117,268-7.0%
2016126,095-7.2%

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 USC00129113, 452 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.