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Springfield Armory National Historic Site visitation by month and year

August is the busiest month at Springfield Armory, when the average temperature nearby is 71 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 25 degrees. August runs about 5.3 times the visits of January. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 33.6 percent, from 20,979 in 2019 to 13,934 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Springfield Armory08001.6k2.4k3.2kJanuary: 560 visits on average, 25.1°FJanFebruary: 652 visits on average, 27.6°FFebMarch: 699 visits on average, 36.1°FMarApril: 892 visits on average, 47.8°FAprMay: 906 visits on average, 58.9°FMayJune: 1,370 visits on average, 67.4°FJunJuly: 2,087 visits on average, 72.9°FJulAugust: 2,973 visits on average, 71.0°FAugSeptember: 1,623 visits on average, 63.1°FSepOctober: 1,200 visits on average, 51.2°FOctNovember: 878 visits on average, 40.5°FNovDecember: 880 visits on average, 31.0°FDecJanuary: 25.1°F averageFebruary: 27.6°F averageMarch: 36.1°F averageApril: 47.8°F averageMay: 58.9°F averageJune: 67.4°F averageJuly: 72.9°F averageAugust: 71.0°F averageSeptember: 63.1°F averageOctober: 51.2°F averageNovember: 40.5°F averageDecember: 31.0°F average20°F30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.75 in precipitationFebruary: 2.60 in precipitationMarch: 3.43 in precipitationApril: 4.06 in precipitationMay: 3.71 in precipitationJune: 4.37 in precipitationJuly: 4.15 in precipitationAugust: 3.72 in precipitationSeptember: 4.60 in precipitationOctober: 4.72 in precipitationNovember: 3.47 in precipitationDecember: 3.58 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 8 miles from the park's reference point at 271 feet, station USW00014775 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, Springfield Armory05k10k15k20k25k30k35k198019902000201020201979: 15,6071980: 17,2091981: 19,1611982: 18,1341983: 15,6261984: 17,4521985: 16,1231986: 18,2741987: 13,7051988: 01989: 4,7311990: 16,5341991: 16,9811992: 15,6301993: 12,5241994: 15,5131995: 31,5721996: 18,9911997: 16,0001998: 15,2471999: 16,2502000: 23,9872001: 27,0442002: 36,6802003: 29,8142004: 33,3932005: 14,3892006: 17,1152007: 13,5482008: 17,3582009: 17,7792010: 16,8762011: 16,1612012: 16,9782013: 17,7822014: 20,5952015: 21,8252016: 22,4342017: 25,1092018: 20,1042019: 20,9792020: 1,0322021: 13,5572022: 14,4862023: 15,7112024: 15,9252025: 13,9342025: 14k
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
202513,934-12.5%
202415,925+1.4%
202315,711+8.5%
202214,486+6.9%
202113,557+1213.7%
20201,032-95.1%
201920,979+4.4%
201820,104-19.9%
201725,109+11.9%
201622,434+2.8%

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 USW00014775, 271 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.