Guadalupe Mountains National Park visitation by month and year
March is the busiest month at Guadalupe Mountains, when the average temperature nearby is 52 degrees. August is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 73 degrees. March runs about 3.5 times the visits of August. The warmest month is June, a little off the peak. Annual visits rose 9.3 percent from 188,833 in 2019 to 206,423 in 2025.
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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation
Annual visits, 1979 to 2025
The last ten years
| Year | Recreation visits | Change on prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 206,423 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 226,134 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 227,340 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 219,987 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 243,291 | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 151,256 | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 188,833 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 172,347 | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 225,257 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 181,839 | +7.3% |
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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 USC00417044, 5,591 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.