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Governors Island National Monument visitation by month and year

July is the busiest month at Governors Island, when the average temperature nearby is 78 degrees. December is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 39 degrees. An average July draws 19,393 visits where an average December draws 12. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 91.2 percent, from 590,993 in 2019 to 52,200 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Governors Island05.0k10k15k20kJanuary: 18 visits on average, 33.7°FJanFebruary: 53 visits on average, 35.9°FFebMarch: 179 visits on average, 42.8°FMarApril: 414 visits on average, 53.7°FAprMay: 3,993 visits on average, 63.2°FMayJune: 7,226 visits on average, 72.0°FJunJuly: 19,393 visits on average, 77.5°FJulAugust: 15,970 visits on average, 76.1°FAugSeptember: 16,823 visits on average, 69.2°FSepOctober: 13,089 visits on average, 57.9°FOctNovember: 742 visits on average, 48.0°FNovDecember: 12 visits on average, 39.1°FDecJanuary: 33.7°F averageFebruary: 35.9°F averageMarch: 42.8°F averageApril: 53.7°F averageMay: 63.2°F averageJune: 72.0°F averageJuly: 77.5°F averageAugust: 76.1°F averageSeptember: 69.2°F averageOctober: 57.9°F averageNovember: 48.0°F averageDecember: 39.1°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 in12 inJanuary: 3.64 in precipitationFebruary: 3.19 in precipitationMarch: 4.29 in precipitationApril: 4.09 in precipitationMay: 3.96 in precipitationJune: 4.54 in precipitationJuly: 4.60 in precipitationAugust: 4.56 in precipitationSeptember: 4.31 in precipitationOctober: 4.38 in precipitationNovember: 3.58 in precipitationDecember: 4.38 in precipitationJanuary: 8.8 in snowFebruary: 10.1 in snowMarch: 5.0 in snowApril: 0.4 in snowMay: 0.0 in snowJune: 0.0 in snowJuly: 0.0 in snowAugust: 0.0 in snowSeptember: 0.0 in snowOctober: 0.1 in snowNovember: 0.5 in snowDecember: 4.9 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, 7 miles from the park's reference point at 130 feet, station USW00094728 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, 2004 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Governors Island0250k500k198019902000201020202004: 11,3122005: 11,5592006: 43,1352007: 69,0142008: 205,0102009: 325,8402010: 409,2072011: 402,1742012: 348,2492013: 355,5532014: 698,2272015: 438,6132016: 522,8592017: 625,6532018: 589,7982019: 590,9932020: 102,9152021: 191,2572022: 44,3452023: 38,6702024: 63,0862025: 52,2002025: 52k
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
202552,200-17.3%
202463,086+63.1%
202338,670-12.8%
202244,345-76.8%
2021191,257+85.8%
2020102,915-82.6%
2019590,993+0.2%
2018589,798-5.7%
2017625,653+19.7%
2016522,859+19.2%

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 USW00094728, 130 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.