Best time to visit Greenbelt Park
April and November are the best balance at Greenbelt Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 65°F), with crowds from quiet to busy. May is busiest, with about 15,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 47°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Beltsville, MD USC00180700
- Lat / lon
- 39.03, -76.93
- Elevation
- 145 ft
- From park center
- 3.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 43° | 46° | 53° | 65° | 74° | 83° | 87° | 86° | 79° | 68° | 57° | 47° | 66° |
| Low, °F | 25° | 27° | 34° | 44° | 54° | 63° | 68° | 66° | 59° | 47° | 37° | 30° | 46° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 44.0 |
| Snow, in | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:42 | 10:40 | 11:50 | 13:10 | 14:17 | 14:53 | 14:39 | 13:41 | 12:24 | 11:06 | 9:59 | 9:27 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 25° | 2.9 | 5.7 | 9:42 | 3,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 46° | 27° | 2.4 | 5.0 | 10:40 | 5,400 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 53° | 34° | 3.7 | 2.5 | 11:50 | 11,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 65° | 44° | 3.3 | 0.1 | 13:10 | 12,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 74° | 54° | 4.3 | 0 | 14:17 | 15,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 83° | 63° | 4.2 | 0 | 14:53 | 9,900 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 87° | 68° | 4.5 | 0 | 14:39 | 9,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 86° | 66° | 3.9 | 0 | 13:41 | 6,500 | Moderate | Hot |
| September | 79° | 59° | 4.4 | 0 | 12:24 | 8,700 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 68° | 47° | 4.0 | 0 | 11:06 | 14,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 57° | 37° | 2.9 | 0.2 | 9:59 | 3,500 | Quiet | Mild |
| December | 47° | 30° | 3.5 | 2.3 | 9:27 | 2,800 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 66° | 46° | 44.0 | 15.8 | 100,000 | |||
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 87°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 25°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 100,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Maryland
Closures, reservations and alerts: Greenbelt Park on nps.gov
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