Best time to visit Fort Necessity National Battlefield
August and October are the best balance at Fort Necessity National Battlefield: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 77°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 45,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 48°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Chalk Hill 2 ENE, PA USC00361350
- Lat / lon
- 39.85, -79.59
- Elevation
- 1,980 ft
- From park center
- 2.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Augbest | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 34° | 38° | 48° | 61° | 69° | 75° | 79° | 77° | 71° | 61° | 49° | 39° | 58° |
| Low, °F | 15° | 17° | 24° | 33° | 43° | 52° | 56° | 54° | 47° | 36° | 27° | 20° | 35° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 55.7 |
| Snow, in | 26.9 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 88.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:38 | 10:38 | 11:49 | 13:12 | 14:21 | 14:58 | 14:44 | 13:44 | 12:24 | 11:05 | 9:55 | 9:22 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 250 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 15° | 4.6 | 26.9 | 9:38 | 3,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 38° | 17° | 4.1 | 18.0 | 10:38 | 3,100 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 48° | 24° | 5.0 | 15.5 | 11:49 | 7,300 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 61° | 33° | 4.7 | 3.7 | 13:12 | 8,300 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| May | 69° | 43° | 5.2 | 0 | 14:21 | 17,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| June | 75° | 52° | 5.7 | 0 | 14:58 | 32,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 79° | 56° | 4.7 | 0 | 14:44 | 45,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Augustbest | 77° | 54° | 4.5 | 0 | 13:44 | 44,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| September | 71° | 47° | 4.7 | 0 | 12:24 | 32,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 61° | 36° | 3.8 | 0.9 | 11:05 | 30,000 | Busy | Mild |
| November | 49° | 27° | 4.1 | 6.2 | 9:55 | 20,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 39° | 20° | 4.5 | 17.6 | 9:22 | 7,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 58° | 35° | 55.7 | 88.8 | 250,000 | |||
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 79°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 15°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 250,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Pennsylvania
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