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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve visitation by month and year

May is the busiest month at Tallgrass Prairie, when the average temperature nearby is 65 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 31 degrees. May runs about 6.8 times the visits of January. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 18.4 percent, from 33,750 in 2019 to 27,531 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Tallgrass Prairie02.0k4.0k6.0kJanuary: 603 visits on average, 30.5°FJanFebruary: 676 visits on average, 35.0°FFebMarch: 1,963 visits on average, 45.2°FMarApril: 2,208 visits on average, 55.5°FAprMay: 4,088 visits on average, 65.3°FMayJune: 4,002 visits on average, 74.7°FJunJuly: 3,816 visits on average, 80.2°FJulAugust: 3,039 visits on average, 78.7°FAugSeptember: 3,528 visits on average, 69.7°FSepOctober: 2,749 visits on average, 57.5°FOctNovember: 1,660 visits on average, 45.2°FNovDecember: 879 visits on average, 34.3°FDecJanuary: 30.5°F averageFebruary: 35.0°F averageMarch: 45.2°F averageApril: 55.5°F averageMay: 65.3°F averageJune: 74.7°F averageJuly: 80.2°F averageAugust: 78.7°F averageSeptember: 69.7°F averageOctober: 57.5°F averageNovember: 45.2°F averageDecember: 34.3°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 0.76 in precipitationFebruary: 1.37 in precipitationMarch: 2.44 in precipitationApril: 3.15 in precipitationMay: 4.96 in precipitationJune: 4.41 in precipitationJuly: 4.30 in precipitationAugust: 3.78 in precipitationSeptember: 3.02 in precipitationOctober: 2.61 in precipitationNovember: 1.55 in precipitationDecember: 1.20 in precipitationJanuary: 3.4 in snowFebruary: 2.0 in snowMarch: 1.0 in snowApril: 0.1 in snowMay: 0.0 in snowJune: 0.0 in snowJuly: 0.0 in snowAugust: 0.0 in snowSeptember: 0.0 in snowOctober: 0.1 in snowNovember: 1.1 in snowDecember: 4.0 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Tallgrass Prairie NP, 1 mile from the park's reference point at 1,250 feet, station USC00148061 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, 1998 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Tallgrass Prairie05k10k15k20k25k30k35k198019902000201020201998: 18,9941999: 21,7862000: 18,0492001: 18,1492002: 16,3852003: 16,7622004: 15,2812005: 17,6152006: 27,2602007: 23,0002008: 20,0752009: 23,7132010: 22,0472011: 17,8932012: 18,9182013: 16,1282014: 17,7762015: 29,5582016: 29,3782017: 30,7732018: 27,7152019: 33,7502020: 29,0092021: 35,0012022: 24,7952023: 28,7762024: 29,9552025: 27,5312025: 28k
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
202527,531-8.1%
202429,955+4.1%
202328,776+16.1%
202224,795-29.2%
202135,001+20.7%
202029,009-14.0%
201933,750+21.8%
201827,715-9.9%
201730,773+4.7%
201629,378-0.6%

Visitation at other parks

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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 USC00148061, 1,250 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.