Best time to visit Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
April and November are the best balance at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 69°F), with very busy crowds. April is busiest, with about 79,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 46°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Fredericksburg Sewage, VA USC00443204
- Lat / lon
- 38.29, -77.45
- Elevation
- 60 ft
- From park center
- 15.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 46° | 49° | 57° | 69° | 76° | 84° | 89° | 87° | 80° | 70° | 59° | 50° | 68° |
| Low, °F | 25° | 27° | 34° | 44° | 53° | 63° | 68° | 66° | 59° | 46° | 35° | 28° | 46° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 43.4 |
| Snow, in | 3.7 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:46 | 10:42 | 11:50 | 13:08 | 14:14 | 14:49 | 14:35 | 13:39 | 12:23 | 11:08 | 10:03 | 9:31 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 50 | 54 | 69 | 79 | 76 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 56 | 810 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | 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 | 46° | 25° | 2.7 | 3.7 | 9:46 | 50,000 | Busy | Cool |
| February | 49° | 27° | 2.5 | 5.2 | 10:42 | 54,000 | Busy | Cool |
| March | 57° | 34° | 4.0 | 0.1 | 11:50 | 69,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 69° | 44° | 3.4 | 0 | 13:08 | 79,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 76° | 53° | 4.2 | 0 | 14:14 | 76,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 84° | 63° | 3.9 | 0 | 14:49 | 64,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 68° | 4.8 | 0 | 14:35 | 76,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 66° | 3.0 | 0 | 13:39 | 76,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 80° | 59° | 4.5 | 0 | 12:23 | 66,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 70° | 46° | 3.7 | 0 | 11:08 | 73,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 59° | 35° | 3.5 | 0 | 10:03 | 70,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| December | 50° | 28° | 3.2 | 2.3 | 9:31 | 56,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 68° | 46° | 43.4 | 11.3 | 810,000 | |||
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 89°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 25°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 810,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Virginia
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