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Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site visitation by month and year

July is the busiest month at Ulysses S Grant, when the average temperature nearby is 81 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 33 degrees. July runs about 4.6 times the visits of January. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits fell 5.0 percent, from 39,449 in 2019 to 37,467 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Ulysses S Grant02.0k4.0k6.0kJanuary: 1,041 visits on average, 32.6°FJanFebruary: 1,294 visits on average, 37.3°FFebMarch: 3,099 visits on average, 47.0°FMarApril: 3,367 visits on average, 57.8°FAprMay: 3,708 visits on average, 67.9°FMayJune: 4,434 visits on average, 76.7°FJunJuly: 4,741 visits on average, 80.6°FJulAugust: 3,897 visits on average, 79.2°FAugSeptember: 3,320 visits on average, 71.6°FSepOctober: 2,462 visits on average, 59.9°FOctNovember: 1,941 visits on average, 47.6°FNovDecember: 1,784 visits on average, 37.4°FDecJanuary: 32.6°F averageFebruary: 37.3°F averageMarch: 47.0°F averageApril: 57.8°F averageMay: 67.9°F averageJune: 76.7°F averageJuly: 80.6°F averageAugust: 79.2°F averageSeptember: 71.6°F averageOctober: 59.9°F averageNovember: 47.6°F averageDecember: 37.4°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in2.0 in4.0 in6.0 inJanuary: 2.71 in precipitationFebruary: 2.28 in precipitationMarch: 3.61 in precipitationApril: 4.83 in precipitationMay: 4.90 in precipitationJune: 4.74 in precipitationJuly: 4.21 in precipitationAugust: 3.75 in precipitationSeptember: 3.41 in precipitationOctober: 3.20 in precipitationNovember: 3.69 in precipitationDecember: 2.58 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at St Louis Sci Ctr, 7 miles from the park's reference point at 515 feet, station USC00237452 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, 1991 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Ulysses S Grant020k40k60k198019902000201020201991: 5241992: 1,3661993: 2,9831994: 5,0161995: 7,5391996: 14,1241997: 14,0401998: 19,1341999: 20,6352000: 17,8942001: 22,4212002: 25,5312003: 22,2482004: 22,7972005: 24,8682006: 25,7582007: 46,3982008: 45,9592009: 40,7032010: 39,9672011: 35,6642012: 39,3732013: 38,6042014: 40,2872015: 39,0482016: 46,0712017: 59,7612018: 43,6022019: 39,4492020: 15,2362021: 27,8232022: 32,3542023: 33,0652024: 44,7322025: 37,4672025: 37k
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
202537,467-16.2%
202444,732+35.3%
202333,065+2.2%
202232,354+16.3%
202127,823+82.6%
202015,236-61.4%
201939,449-9.5%
201843,602-27.0%
201759,761+29.7%
201646,071+18.0%

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 USC00237452, 515 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.