Visitation · Park Unit

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts visitation by month and year

August is the busiest month at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, when the average temperature nearby is 74 degrees. February is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 35 degrees. An average August draws 106,645 visits where an average February draws 4,135. The crowd arrives with the warm weather and leaves with it. Annual visits rose 8.7 percent from 402,580 in 2019 to 437,413 in 2025.

Back to the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts page · Plot Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts against other parks on Publicopia Labs

Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts030k60k90k120kJanuary: 5,470 visits on average, 32.9°FJanFebruary: 4,135 visits on average, 34.8°FFebMarch: 6,783 visits on average, 42.4°FMarApril: 8,610 visits on average, 53.0°FAprMay: 19,859 visits on average, 61.9°FMayJune: 88,579 visits on average, 70.2°FJunJuly: 93,308 visits on average, 75.2°FJulAugust: 106,645 visits on average, 73.6°FAugSeptember: 61,292 visits on average, 66.5°FSepOctober: 7,079 visits on average, 55.3°FOctNovember: 5,845 visits on average, 45.2°FNovDecember: 5,924 visits on average, 37.2°FDecJanuary: 32.9°F averageFebruary: 34.8°F averageMarch: 42.4°F averageApril: 53.0°F averageMay: 61.9°F averageJune: 70.2°F averageJuly: 75.2°F averageAugust: 73.6°F averageSeptember: 66.5°F averageOctober: 55.3°F averageNovember: 45.2°F averageDecember: 37.2°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisitsRain and snow, inches0.0 in4.0 in8.0 inJanuary: 3.28 in precipitationFebruary: 2.62 in precipitationMarch: 3.84 in precipitationApril: 3.39 in precipitationMay: 4.28 in precipitationJune: 4.13 in precipitationJuly: 4.26 in precipitationAugust: 3.54 in precipitationSeptember: 4.16 in precipitationOctober: 3.51 in precipitationNovember: 3.13 in precipitationDecember: 3.43 in precipitationJanuary: 6.5 in snowFebruary: 7.5 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: 2.4 in snow
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Vienna, 3 miles from the park's reference point at 418 feet, station USC00448737 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, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts0250k500k198019902000201020201979: 589,0161980: 619,7941981: 587,9261982: 339,0341983: 258,4301984: 304,7381985: 458,3951986: 539,2941987: 545,6671988: 577,0501989: 565,8231990: 560,2841991: 597,4691992: 680,8621993: 620,6441994: 612,5991995: 584,9881996: 591,9281997: 644,8521998: 523,3541999: 549,4912000: 523,8432001: 539,9992002: 566,6542003: 554,6462004: 541,5972005: 554,3862006: 490,5472007: 503,0162008: 487,1972009: 466,7522010: 520,3972011: 425,1772012: 426,9962013: 441,1662014: 388,2832015: 407,3512016: 437,5132017: 424,3642018: 365,5402019: 402,5802020: 30,0732021: 247,8622022: 445,4972023: 489,0082024: 447,8632025: 437,4132025: 437k
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
2025437,413-2.3%
2024447,863-8.4%
2023489,008+9.8%
2022445,497+79.7%
2021247,862+724.2%
202030,073-92.5%
2019402,580+10.1%
2018365,540-13.9%
2017424,364-3.0%
2016437,513+7.4%

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 USC00448737, 418 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.