Best time to visit Amistad National Recreation Area
January, November and December are the best balance at Amistad National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 63° to 71°F), with moderate crowds. May is busiest, with about 100,000 visitors. December is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Amistad Dam, TX USC00410225
- Lat / lon
- 29.46, -101.03
- Elevation
- 1,157 ft
- From park center
- 17.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 63° | 68° | 76° | 83° | 89° | 95° | 97° | 97° | 90° | 82° | 71° | 63° | 81° |
| Low, °F | 40° | 43° | 51° | 58° | 66° | 72° | 74° | 74° | 69° | 60° | 49° | 41° | 58° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 19.4 |
| Snow, in | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:26 | 11:06 | 11:54 | 12:51 | 13:37 | 14:02 | 13:52 | 13:12 | 12:18 | 11:24 | 10:38 | 10:15 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 50 | 56 | 72 | 89 | 100 | 73 | 90 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 801 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 63° | 40° | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10:26 | 50,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| February | 68° | 43° | 0.7 | 0 | 11:06 | 56,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 76° | 51° | 1.4 | 0 | 11:54 | 72,000 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 83° | 58° | 1.3 | 0 | 12:51 | 89,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| May | 89° | 66° | 2.6 | 0 | 13:37 | 100,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 95° | 72° | 1.8 | 0 | 14:02 | 73,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| July | 97° | 74° | 1.9 | 0 | 13:52 | 90,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 97° | 74° | 2.5 | 0 | 13:12 | 63,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 90° | 69° | 3.2 | 0 | 12:18 | 58,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| October | 82° | 60° | 1.7 | 0 | 11:24 | 55,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 71° | 49° | 1.0 | 0 | 10:38 | 55,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Decemberbest | 63° | 41° | 0.7 | 0 | 10:15 | 40,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Year | 81° | 58° | 19.4 | 0.1 | 801,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 97°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 40°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 801,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Texas
Closures, reservations and alerts: Amistad National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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