Best time to visit Gulf Islands National Seashore
January, November and December are the best balance at Gulf Islands National Seashore: mild and dry for the park (average highs 63° to 71°F), with moderate crowds. July is busiest, with about 891,000 visitors. December is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Chactaw Nolf Milton, FL USW00053848
- Lat / lon
- 30.51, -86.96
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- From park center
- 11 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 63° | 67° | 73° | 79° | 85° | 89° | 91° | 90° | 88° | 80° | 71° | 64° | 78° |
| Low, °F | 41° | 44° | 50° | 56° | 64° | 72° | 74° | 73° | 69° | 58° | 48° | 44° | 58° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 63.5 |
| 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 | 445 | 610 | 699 | 649 | 834 | 875 | 891 | 763 | 624 | 617 | 462 | 418 | 7,885 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 63° | 41° | 4.7 | – | 10:23 | 445,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| February | 67° | 44° | 4.7 | – | 11:04 | 610,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 73° | 50° | 5.1 | – | 11:54 | 699,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 79° | 56° | 5.2 | – | 12:52 | 649,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 85° | 64° | 3.4 | – | 13:40 | 834,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 89° | 72° | 6.0 | – | 14:06 | 875,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 74° | 7.3 | – | 13:56 | 891,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 73° | 8.6 | – | 13:15 | 763,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 88° | 69° | 5.6 | – | 12:19 | 624,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 80° | 58° | 3.8 | – | 11:23 | 617,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 71° | 48° | 4.3 | – | 10:35 | 462,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Decemberbest | 64° | 44° | 4.8 | – | 10:12 | 418,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Year | 78° | 58° | 63.5 | – | 7,885,000 | |||
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 41°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 7,885,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States Florida and Mississippi
Closures, reservations and alerts: Gulf Islands National Seashore on nps.gov
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