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Minute Man National Historical Park visitation by month and year

October is the busiest month at Minute Man, when the average temperature nearby is 52 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 29 degrees. October runs about 3.5 times the visits of February. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 2.4 percent, from 1,017,326 in 2019 to 993,124 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Minute Man030k60k90k120kJanuary: 40,344 visits on average, 27.5°FJanFebruary: 32,868 visits on average, 29.3°FFebMarch: 65,779 visits on average, 37.3°FMarApril: 105,186 visits on average, 48.5°FAprMay: 101,079 visits on average, 58.6°FMayJune: 97,810 visits on average, 67.8°FJunJuly: 103,012 visits on average, 73.6°FJulAugust: 97,126 visits on average, 71.9°FAugSeptember: 93,866 visits on average, 63.7°FSepOctober: 115,271 visits on average, 52.2°FOctNovember: 62,058 visits on average, 42.4°FNovDecember: 49,065 visits on average, 33.0°FDecJanuary: 27.5°F averageFebruary: 29.3°F averageMarch: 37.3°F averageApril: 48.5°F averageMay: 58.6°F averageJune: 67.8°F averageJuly: 73.6°F averageAugust: 71.9°F averageSeptember: 63.7°F averageOctober: 52.2°F averageNovember: 42.4°F averageDecember: 33.0°F average20°F30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.90 in precipitationFebruary: 2.69 in precipitationMarch: 3.85 in precipitationApril: 3.84 in precipitationMay: 3.36 in precipitationJune: 3.72 in precipitationJuly: 3.51 in precipitationAugust: 3.47 in precipitationSeptember: 3.54 in precipitationOctober: 4.24 in precipitationNovember: 3.72 in precipitationDecember: 3.76 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Bedford Hanscom Fld, 1 mile from the park's reference point at 133 feet, station USW00014702 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, Minute Man0250k500k750k1M1.3M198019902000201020201979: 956,9541980: 1,005,0471981: 1,047,2391982: 1,037,8971983: 1,015,0271984: 960,8401985: 895,7751986: 1,208,5541987: 945,5301988: 1,001,9901989: 916,5951990: 857,1561991: 769,7461992: 1,091,9641993: 953,6301994: 1,062,1611995: 1,078,6321996: 955,9381997: 828,9021998: 965,2531999: 869,8842000: 1,004,1952001: 1,072,9792002: 1,179,3172003: 1,176,2832004: 1,072,1492005: 1,027,0332006: 1,084,0412007: 1,107,2542008: 1,067,5782009: 1,096,0242010: 1,073,7482011: 1,002,8332012: 1,001,2072013: 947,8942014: 1,056,5492015: 964,3302016: 1,049,4142017: 1,023,9212018: 1,014,8032019: 1,017,3262020: 1,083,9732021: 983,2012022: 960,3432023: 1,001,3332024: 879,3162025: 993,1242025: 993k
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
2025993,124+12.9%
2024879,316-12.2%
20231,001,333+4.3%
2022960,343-2.3%
2021983,201-9.3%
20201,083,973+6.6%
20191,017,326+0.2%
20181,014,803-0.9%
20171,023,921-2.4%
20161,049,414+8.8%

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 USW00014702, 133 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.