Best time to visit Biscayne National Park
January, February and December are the best balance at Biscayne: mild and dry for the park (average highs 78° to 80°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 57,000 visitors. November is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Cape Florida, FL USC00081306
- Lat / lon
- 25.67, -80.16
- Elevation
- 6 ft
- From park center
- 14.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 78° | 79° | 81° | 84° | 87° | 90° | 91° | 91° | 90° | 87° | 83° | 80° | 85° |
| Low, °F | 63° | 65° | 67° | 72° | 75° | 78° | 79° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 71° | 66° | 72° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 55.3 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:42 | 11:16 | 11:56 | 12:43 | 13:22 | 13:43 | 13:35 | 13:02 | 12:16 | 11:31 | 10:52 | 10:33 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 37 | 44 | 54 | 50 | 53 | 47 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 523 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 78° | 63° | 2.4 | 0 | 10:42 | 37,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Februarybest | 79° | 65° | 2.0 | 0 | 11:16 | 44,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 81° | 67° | 2.4 | 0 | 11:56 | 54,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| April | 84° | 72° | 3.2 | 0 | 12:43 | 50,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| May | 87° | 75° | 5.7 | 0 | 13:22 | 53,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 90° | 78° | 7.4 | 0 | 13:43 | 47,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 79° | 5.6 | 0 | 13:35 | 57,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 79° | 7.0 | 0 | 13:02 | 43,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 90° | 79° | 7.5 | 0 | 12:16 | 42,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| October | 87° | 76° | 6.3 | 0 | 11:31 | 32,000 | Busy | Hot |
| November | 83° | 71° | 3.5 | 0 | 10:52 | 31,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Decemberbest | 80° | 66° | 2.2 | 0 | 10:33 | 34,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 85° | 72° | 55.3 | 0 | 523,000 | |||
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 91°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 63°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 523,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
Closures, reservations and alerts: Biscayne National Park on nps.gov
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