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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park visitation by month and year

September is the busiest month at Kennesaw Mountain, when the average temperature nearby is 71 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 43 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 161,755 against 78,845. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 55.0 percent, from 2,621,050 in 2019 to 1,179,671 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Kennesaw Mountain050k100k150k200kJanuary: 78,845 visits on average, 42.5°FJanFebruary: 106,491 visits on average, 46.0°FFebMarch: 125,739 visits on average, 52.8°FMarApril: 140,913 visits on average, 60.0°FAprMay: 137,209 visits on average, 66.9°FMayJune: 141,251 visits on average, 73.8°FJunJuly: 142,971 visits on average, 76.1°FJulAugust: 145,912 visits on average, 75.7°FAugSeptember: 161,755 visits on average, 70.6°FSepOctober: 106,672 visits on average, 60.9°FOctNovember: 86,146 visits on average, 51.3°FNovDecember: 85,610 visits on average, 45.1°FDecJanuary: 42.5°F averageFebruary: 46.0°F averageMarch: 52.8°F averageApril: 60.0°F averageMay: 66.9°F averageJune: 73.8°F averageJuly: 76.1°F averageAugust: 75.7°F averageSeptember: 70.6°F averageOctober: 60.9°F averageNovember: 51.3°F averageDecember: 45.1°F average40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 inJanuary: 4.94 in precipitationFebruary: 4.94 in precipitationMarch: 4.94 in precipitationApril: 4.03 in precipitationMay: 4.18 in precipitationJune: 4.14 in precipitationJuly: 7.03 in precipitationAugust: 4.81 in precipitationSeptember: 3.70 in precipitationOctober: 4.15 in precipitationNovember: 4.46 in precipitationDecember: 4.86 in precipitationJanuary: 0.7 in snowFebruary: 0.2 in snowMarch: 0.1 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: 0.0 in snowDecember: 0.2 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Mableton 1 N, 7 miles from the park's reference point at 980 feet, station USC00095404 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, Kennesaw Mountain01M2M198019902000201020201979: 876,3521980: 934,7781981: 1,009,4331982: 963,8351983: 946,6721984: 913,6041985: 776,3401986: 665,5821987: 749,0431988: 693,3891989: 762,4221990: 784,3101991: 787,4001992: 926,7481993: 929,7671994: 965,8831995: 1,147,9581996: 1,172,1301997: 959,2601998: 1,052,2811999: 1,236,5852000: 1,341,7122001: 1,329,2712002: 1,359,1142003: 1,422,3802004: 1,221,7522005: 1,005,5102006: 1,316,1292007: 1,329,4412008: 1,415,9172009: 1,372,2282010: 1,512,1912011: 1,748,4362012: 1,935,9092013: 1,924,0762014: 2,119,0132015: 2,174,8702016: 2,360,2562017: 2,593,7252018: 2,549,1642019: 2,621,0502020: 2,356,4012021: 1,800,8232022: 1,322,0032023: 1,499,2172024: 1,495,8562025: 1,179,6712025: 1.2M
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
20251,179,671-21.1%
20241,495,856-0.2%
20231,499,217+13.4%
20221,322,003-26.6%
20211,800,823-23.6%
20202,356,401-10.1%
20192,621,050+2.8%
20182,549,164-1.7%
20172,593,725+9.9%
20162,360,256+8.5%

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 USC00095404, 980 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.