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Thomas Stone National Historic Site visitation by month and year

May is the busiest month at Thomas Stone, when the average temperature nearby is 66 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 37 degrees. May runs about 3.5 times the visits of January. The warmest month is July, a little off the peak. Annual visits fell 38.8 percent, from 8,020 in 2019 to 4,910 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Thomas Stone0200400600January: 158 visits on average, 36.6°FJanFebruary: 158 visits on average, 39.4°FFebMarch: 422 visits on average, 46.7°FMarApril: 512 visits on average, 57.5°FAprMay: 553 visits on average, 66.1°FMayJune: 510 visits on average, 74.8°FJunJuly: 523 visits on average, 79.3°FJulAugust: 462 visits on average, 77.6°FAugSeptember: 463 visits on average, 70.8°FSepOctober: 324 visits on average, 59.2°FOctNovember: 393 visits on average, 48.6°FNovDecember: 320 visits on average, 40.4°FDecJanuary: 36.6°F averageFebruary: 39.4°F averageMarch: 46.7°F averageApril: 57.5°F averageMay: 66.1°F averageJune: 74.8°F averageJuly: 79.3°F averageAugust: 77.6°F averageSeptember: 70.8°F averageOctober: 59.2°F averageNovember: 48.6°F averageDecember: 40.4°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.66 in precipitationFebruary: 2.36 in precipitationMarch: 3.58 in precipitationApril: 3.16 in precipitationMay: 3.63 in precipitationJune: 3.53 in precipitationJuly: 4.64 in precipitationAugust: 4.24 in precipitationSeptember: 3.43 in precipitationOctober: 3.33 in precipitationNovember: 3.14 in precipitationDecember: 3.33 in precipitationJanuary: 3.5 in snowFebruary: 5.8 in snowMarch: 1.4 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: 0.0 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 Quantico Mcas, 14 miles from the park's reference point at 10 feet, station USW00013773 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, 1992 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Thomas Stone05k10k198019902000201020201992: 3,1611993: 3,5891994: 4,8021995: 4,8721996: 3,9461997: 6,0231998: 3,0341999: 4,0382000: 4,4142001: 5,2412002: 4,8242003: 4,8012004: 5,9402005: 4,5002006: 5,0192007: 4,8862008: 5,7202009: 6,2682010: 6,0042011: 6,3512012: 6,4262013: 6,0132014: 5,8432015: 5,7722016: 10,6522017: 10,2502018: 8,2542019: 8,0202020: 2,3512021: 3,9672022: 4,8212023: 5,7572024: 4,5382025: 4,9102025: 5k
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
20254,910+8.2%
20244,538-21.2%
20235,757+19.4%
20224,821+21.5%
20213,967+68.7%
20202,351-70.7%
20198,020-2.8%
20188,254-19.5%
201710,250-3.8%
201610,652+84.5%

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 USW00013773, 10 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.