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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site visitation by month and year

August is the busiest month at Herbert Hoover, when the average temperature nearby is 71 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 25 degrees. August runs about 2.9 times the visits of February. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 15.1 percent, from 125,688 in 2019 to 106,672 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Herbert Hoover04.0k8.0k12k16kJanuary: 5,310 visits on average, 20.5°FJanFebruary: 5,054 visits on average, 24.9°FFebMarch: 7,485 visits on average, 37.2°FMarApril: 7,607 visits on average, 49.4°FAprMay: 10,106 visits on average, 60.6°FMayJune: 11,586 visits on average, 70.0°FJunJuly: 12,908 visits on average, 73.5°FJulAugust: 14,816 visits on average, 71.3°FAugSeptember: 11,131 visits on average, 64.0°FSepOctober: 8,387 visits on average, 51.6°FOctNovember: 7,415 visits on average, 37.5°FNovDecember: 5,812 visits on average, 26.0°FDecJanuary: 20.5°F averageFebruary: 24.9°F averageMarch: 37.2°F averageApril: 49.4°F averageMay: 60.6°F averageJune: 70.0°F averageJuly: 73.5°F averageAugust: 71.3°F averageSeptember: 64.0°F averageOctober: 51.6°F averageNovember: 37.5°F averageDecember: 26.0°F average20°F30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 inJanuary: 1.14 in precipitationFebruary: 1.40 in precipitationMarch: 2.33 in precipitationApril: 3.86 in precipitationMay: 5.05 in precipitationJune: 5.49 in precipitationJuly: 4.56 in precipitationAugust: 4.32 in precipitationSeptember: 3.45 in precipitationOctober: 3.00 in precipitationNovember: 2.27 in precipitationDecember: 1.60 in precipitationJanuary: 7.6 in snowFebruary: 7.5 in snowMarch: 3.2 in snowApril: 0.5 in snowMay: 0.0 in snowJune: 0.0 in snowJuly: 0.0 in snowAugust: 0.0 in snowSeptember: 0.0 in snowOctober: 0.4 in snowNovember: 1.1 in snowDecember: 7.2 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Iowa City, 9 miles from the park's reference point at 640 feet, station USC00134101 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, Herbert Hoover0100k200k300k198019902000201020201979: 205,0281980: 212,7021981: 256,9101982: 254,3341983: 242,5621984: 226,4291985: 207,8451986: 223,9401987: 218,6641988: 310,2201989: 299,8311990: 308,3111991: 298,1351992: 305,6171993: 223,2681994: 249,8331995: 241,9591996: 241,7571997: 210,7361998: 231,9321999: 199,3502000: 192,8152001: 183,6402002: 191,8122003: 183,3642004: 182,5452005: 152,2142006: 134,9802007: 118,2982008: 142,6562009: 162,8862010: 142,5122011: 134,2492012: 128,8122013: 128,9192014: 139,0862015: 127,1542016: 152,3822017: 144,6192018: 138,0872019: 125,6882020: 56,2702021: 69,8432022: 103,8042023: 109,7282024: 148,0312025: 106,6722025: 107k
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
2025106,672-27.9%
2024148,031+34.9%
2023109,728+5.7%
2022103,804+48.6%
202169,843+24.1%
202056,270-55.2%
2019125,688-9.0%
2018138,087-4.5%
2017144,619-5.1%
2016152,382+19.8%

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 USC00134101, 640 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.