Best time to visit Fort Caroline National Memorial
March, April and November are the best balance at Fort Caroline National Memorial: mild and dry for the park (average highs 73° to 79°F), with busy crowds. December is busiest, with about 38,000 visitors. May is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Jacksonville Craig Muni AP, FL USW00053860
- Lat / lon
- 30.34, -81.51
- Elevation
- 41 ft
- From park center
- 3.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 65° | 68° | 73° | 79° | 84° | 89° | 91° | 90° | 86° | 80° | 73° | 68° | 79° |
| Low, °F | 45° | 48° | 52° | 58° | 65° | 71° | 73° | 74° | 71° | 64° | 54° | 48° | 60° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:23 | 11:04 | 11:54 | 12:52 | 13:40 | 14:06 | 13:56 | 13:15 | 12:19 | 11:23 | 10:35 | 10:12 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 31 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 318 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 45° | 3.0 | – | 10:23 | 31,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| February | 68° | 48° | 2.4 | – | 11:04 | 34,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Marchbest | 73° | 52° | 3.0 | – | 11:54 | 28,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Aprilbest | 79° | 58° | 2.4 | – | 12:52 | 25,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 84° | 65° | 3.0 | – | 13:40 | 19,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| June | 89° | 71° | 6.3 | – | 14:06 | 22,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 73° | 6.1 | – | 13:56 | 25,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 74° | 6.9 | – | 13:15 | 24,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 86° | 71° | 7.3 | – | 12:19 | 21,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 80° | 64° | 6.0 | – | 11:23 | 27,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 73° | 54° | 2.5 | – | 10:35 | 25,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 68° | 48° | 2.8 | – | 10:12 | 38,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Year | 79° | 60° | 51.8 | – | 318,000 | |||
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 91°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 45°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 318,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
Closures, reservations and alerts: Fort Caroline National Memorial on nps.gov
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