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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument visitation by month and year

June is the busiest month at John Day Fossil Beds, when the average temperature nearby is 58 degrees. December is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 33 degrees. An average June draws 23,663 visits where an average December draws 2,236. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 33.5 percent, from 197,091 in 2019 to 131,119 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, John Day Fossil Beds06.0k12k18k24kJanuary: 2,585 visits on average, 34.2°FJanFebruary: 2,965 visits on average, 36.2°FFebMarch: 8,704 visits on average, 40.8°FMarApril: 11,504 visits on average, 45.1°FAprMay: 20,608 visits on average, 52.3°FMayJune: 23,663 visits on average, 58.1°FJunJuly: 20,826 visits on average, 67.2°FJulAugust: 20,355 visits on average, 66.7°FAugSeptember: 16,355 visits on average, 59.7°FSepOctober: 12,221 visits on average, 49.5°FOctNovember: 5,205 visits on average, 39.8°FNovDecember: 2,236 visits on average, 33.1°FDecJanuary: 34.2°F averageFebruary: 36.2°F averageMarch: 40.8°F averageApril: 45.1°F averageMay: 52.3°F averageJune: 58.1°F averageJuly: 67.2°F averageAugust: 66.7°F averageSeptember: 59.7°F averageOctober: 49.5°F averageNovember: 39.8°F averageDecember: 33.1°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in1.0 in2.0 inJanuary: 1.17 in precipitationFebruary: 1.08 in precipitationMarch: 1.22 in precipitationApril: 1.66 in precipitationMay: 1.94 in precipitationJune: 1.45 in precipitationJuly: 0.51 in precipitationAugust: 0.46 in precipitationSeptember: 0.50 in precipitationOctober: 1.18 in precipitationNovember: 1.34 in precipitationDecember: 1.23 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Mitchell 2 E, 12 miles from the park's reference point at 3,320 feet, station USC00355638 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain from the same station, which publishes no snowfall normal.

Annual visits, 1979 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, John Day Fossil Beds050k100k150k200k198019902000201020201979: 90,5471980: 101,1671981: 111,4101982: 106,1231983: 109,6941984: 101,7831985: 101,5661986: 103,3281987: 117,3461988: 126,9281989: 134,7101990: 98,4351991: 103,9411992: 111,6431993: 131,8501994: 114,9271995: 128,0321996: 120,5561997: 113,0571998: 99,9831999: 99,2742000: 100,5222001: 98,4892002: 114,3922003: 108,1812004: 117,6132005: 124,9372006: 119,6562007: 124,7042008: 112,5782009: 130,9252010: 135,1512011: 148,0022012: 148,1522013: 156,2852014: 183,4202015: 196,2772016: 210,1102017: 214,5572018: 204,6212019: 197,0912020: 88,5712021: 148,2762022: 165,2012023: 169,0162024: 122,5292025: 131,1192025: 131k
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
2025131,119+7.0%
2024122,529-27.5%
2023169,016+2.3%
2022165,201+11.4%
2021148,276+67.4%
202088,571-55.1%
2019197,091-3.7%
2018204,621-4.6%
2017214,557+2.1%
2016210,110+7.0%

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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 USC00355638, 3,320 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.