Best time to visit Everglades National Park
January, February and December are the best balance at Everglades: mild and dry for the park (average highs 76° to 78°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. March is busiest, with about 99,000 visitors. October is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Flamingo RS, FL USC00083020
- Lat / lon
- 25.14, -80.91
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- From park center
- 10 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 76° | 78° | 81° | 84° | 87° | 89° | 90° | 91° | 89° | 87° | 82° | 78° | 84° |
| Low, °F | 58° | 60° | 62° | 66° | 70° | 75° | 76° | 76° | 75° | 71° | 65° | 61° | 68° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 46.8 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:43 | 11:16 | 11:56 | 12:43 | 13:22 | 13:42 | 13:34 | 13:01 | 12:16 | 11:31 | 10:53 | 10:34 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 83 | 89 | 99 | 72 | 53 | 55 | 65 | 55 | 38 | 32 | 59 | 77 | 777 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 76° | 58° | 1.7 | 0 | 10:43 | 83,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Februarybest | 78° | 60° | 1.6 | 0 | 11:16 | 89,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| March | 81° | 62° | 1.6 | 0 | 11:56 | 99,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| April | 84° | 66° | 2.5 | 0 | 12:43 | 72,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 87° | 70° | 3.6 | 0 | 13:22 | 53,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| June | 89° | 75° | 7.0 | 0 | 13:42 | 55,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 90° | 76° | 6.3 | 0 | 13:34 | 65,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 76° | 6.8 | 0 | 13:01 | 55,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 89° | 75° | 7.2 | 0 | 12:16 | 38,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| October | 87° | 71° | 4.4 | 0 | 11:31 | 32,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| November | 82° | 65° | 2.4 | 0 | 10:53 | 59,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Decemberbest | 78° | 61° | 1.7 | 0 | 10:34 | 77,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 84° | 68° | 46.8 | 0 | 777,000 | |||
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 58°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 777,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
Closures, reservations and alerts: Everglades National Park on nps.gov
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