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Theodore Roosevelt Island visitation by month and year

October is the busiest month at Theodore Roosevelt Island, when the average temperature nearby is 61 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 40 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 19,174 against 10,075. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits rose 5.5 percent from 151,500 in 2019 to 159,828 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Theodore Roosevelt Island05.0k10k15k20kJanuary: 11,593 visits on average, 37.5°FJanFebruary: 10,075 visits on average, 40.0°FFebMarch: 11,661 visits on average, 47.6°FMarApril: 13,702 visits on average, 58.2°FAprMay: 12,759 visits on average, 67.2°FMayJune: 12,772 visits on average, 76.3°FJunJuly: 12,120 visits on average, 81.0°FJulAugust: 16,630 visits on average, 79.4°FAugSeptember: 16,738 visits on average, 72.4°FSepOctober: 19,174 visits on average, 60.8°FOctNovember: 16,572 visits on average, 49.9°FNovDecember: 11,961 visits on average, 41.7°FDecJanuary: 37.5°F averageFebruary: 40.0°F averageMarch: 47.6°F averageApril: 58.2°F averageMay: 67.2°F averageJune: 76.3°F averageJuly: 81.0°F averageAugust: 79.4°F averageSeptember: 72.4°F averageOctober: 60.8°F averageNovember: 49.9°F averageDecember: 41.7°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.86 in precipitationFebruary: 2.62 in precipitationMarch: 3.50 in precipitationApril: 3.21 in precipitationMay: 3.94 in precipitationJune: 4.20 in precipitationJuly: 4.33 in precipitationAugust: 3.25 in precipitationSeptember: 3.93 in precipitationOctober: 3.66 in precipitationNovember: 2.91 in precipitationDecember: 3.41 in precipitationJanuary: 4.9 in snowFebruary: 5.0 in snowMarch: 2.0 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: 0.1 in snowDecember: 1.7 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Washington Reagan AP, 4 miles from the park's reference point at 10 feet, station USW00013743 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, Theodore Roosevelt Island050k100k150k198019902000201020201979: 72,4581980: 60,1471981: 59,2841982: 58,6301983: 55,9011984: 51,7141985: 51,7451986: 48,3591987: 33,7391988: 36,4691989: 86,6581990: 42,4261991: 50,6591992: 36,9841993: 47,9581994: 66,2151995: 89,3581996: 131,8901997: 129,8181998: 131,7411999: 188,4312000: 178,7952001: 190,0292002: 173,9962003: 172,1132004: 144,2262005: 111,8792006: 103,3242007: 109,8942008: 109,1562009: 141,5592010: 116,0352011: 137,6902012: 149,7542013: 162,5992014: 146,5002015: 159,7402016: 164,3602017: 168,1952018: 151,5002019: 151,5002020: 153,5982021: 169,4442022: 171,5002023: 153,0532024: 174,9542025: 159,8282025: 160k
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
2025159,828-8.6%
2024174,954+14.3%
2023153,053-10.8%
2022171,500+1.2%
2021169,444+10.3%
2020153,598+1.4%
2019151,5000.0%
2018151,500-9.9%
2017168,195+2.3%
2016164,360+2.9%

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 USW00013743, 10 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.