Best time to visit Acadia National Park
June, July and September are the best balance at Acadia: mild and dry for the park (average highs 71° to 79°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. August is busiest, with about 805,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 42°F. January, February and December see few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Acadia NP, ME USC00170100
- Lat / lon
- 44.37, -68.26
- Elevation
- 470 ft
- From park center
- 2.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Julbest | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 33° | 35° | 42° | 53° | 65° | 74° | 79° | 78° | 71° | 59° | 48° | 38° | 56° |
| Low, °F | 15° | 18° | 25° | 35° | 45° | 54° | 60° | 60° | 53° | 43° | 33° | 22° | 38° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 55.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:12 | 10:22 | 11:46 | 13:23 | 14:45 | 15:30 | 15:12 | 14:02 | 12:27 | 10:54 | 9:32 | 8:52 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 15 | 13 | 28 | 98 | 328 | 599 | 785 | 805 | 650 | 569 | 70 | 14 | 3,974 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 15° | 4.5 | – | 9:12 | 15,000 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 35° | 18° | 3.8 | – | 10:22 | 13,000 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 42° | 25° | 4.9 | – | 11:46 | 28,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 53° | 35° | 5.2 | – | 13:23 | 98,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| May | 65° | 45° | 4.5 | – | 14:45 | 328,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 74° | 54° | 4.3 | – | 15:30 | 599,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Julybest | 79° | 60° | 3.3 | – | 15:12 | 785,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 78° | 60° | 3.5 | – | 14:02 | 805,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Septemberbest | 71° | 53° | 4.2 | – | 12:27 | 650,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| October | 59° | 43° | 5.9 | – | 10:54 | 569,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 48° | 33° | 5.9 | – | 9:32 | 70,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 38° | 22° | 5.7 | – | 8:52 | 14,000 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 56° | 38° | 55.5 | – | 3,974,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 79°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 15°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 3,974,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Maine
Closures, reservations and alerts: Acadia National Park on nps.gov
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