Best time to visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park
February, April and November are the best balance at Guadalupe Mountains: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 74°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. March is busiest, with about 36,000 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Pine Springs NP, TX USW00023055
- Lat / lon
- 31.83, -104.81
- Elevation
- 5,456 ft
- From park center
- 7.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 53° | 59° | 66° | 74° | 82° | 91° | 89° | 88° | 81° | 73° | 61° | 53° | 72° |
| Low, °F | 33° | 36° | 43° | 49° | 58° | 66° | 67° | 66° | 61° | 51° | 41° | 33° | 50° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:16 | 11:00 | 11:53 | 12:55 | 13:46 | 14:13 | 14:03 | 13:19 | 12:19 | 11:20 | 10:29 | 10:04 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 11 | 18 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 220 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 33° | 0.3 | – | 10:16 | 11,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Februarybest | 59° | 36° | 0.3 | – | 11:00 | 18,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| March | 66° | 43° | 0.4 | – | 11:53 | 36,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Aprilbest | 74° | 49° | 0.2 | – | 12:55 | 28,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 82° | 58° | 0.5 | – | 13:46 | 19,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| June | 91° | 66° | 0.9 | – | 14:13 | 13,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 89° | 67° | 1.9 | – | 14:03 | 12,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| August | 88° | 66° | 1.6 | – | 13:19 | 8,100 | Quiet | Hot |
| September | 81° | 61° | 2.1 | – | 12:19 | 11,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| October | 73° | 51° | 0.8 | – | 11:20 | 21,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 61° | 41° | 0.3 | – | 10:29 | 18,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 53° | 33° | 0.5 | – | 10:04 | 24,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 72° | 50° | 9.8 | – | 220,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest June, average high 91°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 33°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 220,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Texas
Closures, reservations and alerts: Guadalupe Mountains National Park on nps.gov
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