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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park visitation by month and year

September is the busiest month at Ocmulgee Mounds, when the average temperature nearby is 76 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 48 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 18,112 against 8,505. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 23.7 percent, from 146,925 in 2019 to 112,071 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Ocmulgee Mounds05.0k10k15k20kJanuary: 8,505 visits on average, 47.6°FJanFebruary: 10,858 visits on average, 51.2°FFebMarch: 13,842 visits on average, 57.7°FMarApril: 14,148 visits on average, 64.5°FAprMay: 12,002 visits on average, 72.9°FMayJune: 13,146 visits on average, 79.5°FJunJuly: 12,090 visits on average, 82.5°FJulAugust: 10,806 visits on average, 81.4°FAugSeptember: 18,112 visits on average, 76.2°FSepOctober: 9,227 visits on average, 66.0°FOctNovember: 10,710 visits on average, 55.8°FNovDecember: 10,347 visits on average, 49.5°FDecJanuary: 47.6°F averageFebruary: 51.2°F averageMarch: 57.7°F averageApril: 64.5°F averageMay: 72.9°F averageJune: 79.5°F averageJuly: 82.5°F averageAugust: 81.4°F averageSeptember: 76.2°F averageOctober: 66.0°F averageNovember: 55.8°F averageDecember: 49.5°F average40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 4.32 in precipitationFebruary: 4.17 in precipitationMarch: 4.31 in precipitationApril: 3.62 in precipitationMay: 2.65 in precipitationJune: 4.44 in precipitationJuly: 4.79 in precipitationAugust: 4.38 in precipitationSeptember: 3.66 in precipitationOctober: 2.63 in precipitationNovember: 3.37 in precipitationDecember: 4.57 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, 11 miles from the park's reference point at 343 feet, station USW00003813 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, Ocmulgee Mounds050k100k150k200k198019902000201020201979: 81,5721980: 88,9291981: 84,3871982: 80,9041983: 111,0141984: 148,7691985: 198,5961986: 214,8531987: 164,0591988: 118,3361989: 127,9381990: 122,3861991: 127,8321992: 125,0181993: 115,2361994: 111,1461995: 114,5441996: 129,8181997: 126,0291998: 120,2541999: 118,8032000: 127,7052001: 118,5652002: 109,4822003: 174,3402004: 138,5262005: 130,2812006: 140,2392007: 114,3792008: 102,6312009: 110,8192010: 109,4132011: 122,7222012: 120,0252013: 115,8012014: 122,7992015: 155,3882016: 162,2602017: 156,9072018: 133,0082019: 146,9252020: 61,3032021: 128,8202022: 155,2422023: 180,9282024: 141,9052025: 112,0712025: 112k
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
2025112,071-21.0%
2024141,905-21.6%
2023180,928+16.5%
2022155,242+20.5%
2021128,820+110.1%
202061,303-58.3%
2019146,925+10.5%
2018133,008-15.2%
2017156,907-3.3%
2016162,260+4.4%

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 USW00003813, 343 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.