Best time to visit Fire Island National Seashore
April, May and October are the best balance at Fire Island National Seashore: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 64°F), with crowds from quiet to moderate. July is busiest, with about 67,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 44°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Molloy Cercom, NY USC00302151
- Lat / lon
- 40.72, -73.09
- Elevation
- 5 ft
- From park center
- 6.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 39° | 40° | 46° | 56° | 64° | 74° | 80° | 80° | 73° | 63° | 53° | 44° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 27° | 33° | 43° | 52° | 63° | 70° | 69° | 61° | 50° | 40° | 32° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 49.9 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:33 | 10:35 | 11:49 | 13:14 | 14:25 | 15:04 | 14:49 | 13:47 | 12:25 | 11:03 | 9:51 | 9:16 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 61 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 303 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 3.5 | – | 9:33 | 4,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 40° | 27° | 4.6 | – | 10:35 | 6,500 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 46° | 33° | 4.4 | – | 11:49 | 9,400 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 56° | 43° | 3.8 | – | 13:14 | 13,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| Maybest | 64° | 52° | 3.5 | – | 14:25 | 22,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| June | 74° | 63° | 3.7 | – | 15:04 | 45,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 80° | 70° | 4.7 | – | 14:49 | 67,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| August | 80° | 69° | 5.8 | – | 13:47 | 61,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 73° | 61° | 4.3 | – | 12:25 | 32,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 63° | 50° | 3.6 | – | 11:03 | 23,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| November | 53° | 40° | 3.0 | – | 9:51 | 12,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 44° | 32° | 4.9 | – | 9:16 | 6,100 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 59° | 47° | 49.9 | – | 303,000 | |||
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 80°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 26°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 303,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State New York
Closures, reservations and alerts: Fire Island National Seashore on nps.gov
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