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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield visitation by month and year

August is the busiest month at Wilson's Creek, when the average temperature nearby is 77 degrees. January is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 33 degrees. August runs about 2.7 times the visits of January. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits rose 59.1 percent from 232,838 in 2019 to 370,558 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Wilson's Creek020k40k60kJanuary: 15,754 visits on average, 33.0°FJanFebruary: 18,258 visits on average, 37.2°FFebMarch: 29,497 visits on average, 46.4°FMarApril: 25,634 visits on average, 55.8°FAprMay: 28,449 visits on average, 65.6°FMayJune: 29,356 visits on average, 73.9°FJunJuly: 28,052 visits on average, 78.1°FJulAugust: 42,578 visits on average, 77.3°FAugSeptember: 37,508 visits on average, 69.5°FSepOctober: 24,798 visits on average, 57.8°FOctNovember: 21,688 visits on average, 46.2°FNovDecember: 18,287 visits on average, 36.1°FDecJanuary: 33.0°F averageFebruary: 37.2°F averageMarch: 46.4°F averageApril: 55.8°F averageMay: 65.6°F averageJune: 73.9°F averageJuly: 78.1°F averageAugust: 77.3°F averageSeptember: 69.5°F averageOctober: 57.8°F averageNovember: 46.2°F averageDecember: 36.1°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 inJanuary: 2.44 in precipitationFebruary: 2.42 in precipitationMarch: 3.72 in precipitationApril: 5.20 in precipitationMay: 6.05 in precipitationJune: 4.94 in precipitationJuly: 3.87 in precipitationAugust: 3.57 in precipitationSeptember: 4.45 in precipitationOctober: 3.60 in precipitationNovember: 3.61 in precipitationDecember: 2.64 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Springfield WBO, 9 miles from the park's reference point at 1,325 feet, station USW00093981 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, Wilson's Creek0100k200k300k198019902000201020201979: 80,5591980: 75,9731981: 80,0471982: 78,3741983: 93,5731984: 124,0111985: 176,8211986: 270,3841987: 278,1701988: 351,6581989: 262,6871990: 156,6761991: 146,9471992: 174,6261993: 187,8331994: 205,0931995: 145,8091996: 259,2011997: 175,6881998: 176,0361999: 177,7212000: 196,5022001: 223,5312002: 203,3562003: 200,0812004: 162,7982005: 207,1992006: 141,6772007: 121,8782008: 120,6702009: 156,2302010: 185,2002011: 192,8652012: 167,2052013: 157,3092014: 161,0582015: 161,0042016: 183,6982017: 206,3462018: 220,2762019: 232,8382020: 287,2602021: 271,2452022: 282,9142023: 316,7702024: 357,8052025: 370,5582025: 371k
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
2025370,558+3.6%
2024357,805+13.0%
2023316,770+12.0%
2022282,914+4.3%
2021271,245-5.6%
2020287,260+23.4%
2019232,838+5.7%
2018220,276+6.8%
2017206,346+12.3%
2016183,698+14.1%

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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 USW00093981, 1,325 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.