Best time to visit Colonial National Historical Park
March, April and November are the best balance at Colonial National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 70°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. April is busiest, with about 250,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 53°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Newport News Intl AP, VA USW00093741
- Lat / lon
- 37.13, -76.49
- Elevation
- 42 ft
- From park center
- 8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 49° | 53° | 59° | 70° | 77° | 85° | 88° | 87° | 81° | 71° | 61° | 53° | 69° |
| Low, °F | 31° | 32° | 38° | 47° | 56° | 65° | 70° | 68° | 63° | 51° | 40° | 34° | 50° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 45.1 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:51 | 10:45 | 11:51 | 13:06 | 14:09 | 14:43 | 14:29 | 13:35 | 12:22 | 11:10 | 10:07 | 9:37 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 108 | 92 | 225 | 250 | 225 | 224 | 230 | 236 | 225 | 225 | 120 | 114 | 2,275 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 31° | 3.0 | – | 9:51 | 108,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 53° | 32° | 2.6 | – | 10:45 | 92,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Marchbest | 59° | 38° | 3.4 | – | 11:51 | 225,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Aprilbest | 70° | 47° | 3.1 | – | 13:06 | 250,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 77° | 56° | 3.7 | – | 14:09 | 225,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 85° | 65° | 4.1 | – | 14:43 | 224,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 88° | 70° | 4.7 | – | 14:29 | 230,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 68° | 5.4 | – | 13:35 | 236,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 81° | 63° | 5.0 | – | 12:22 | 225,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 71° | 51° | 4.2 | – | 11:10 | 225,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 61° | 40° | 3.0 | – | 10:07 | 120,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 53° | 34° | 3.2 | – | 9:37 | 114,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 69° | 50° | 45.1 | – | 2,275,000 | |||
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 88°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 31°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,275,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Virginia
Closures, reservations and alerts: Colonial National Historical Park on nps.gov
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