Best time to visit Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
April, October and November are the best balance at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 66° to 77°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. May is busiest, with about 7,300 visitors. December is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Alexander City, AL USC00010160
- Lat / lon
- 32.95, -85.95
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- From park center
- 12.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 56° | 60° | 68° | 75° | 82° | 88° | 91° | 90° | 86° | 77° | 66° | 58° | 75° |
| Low, °F | 32° | 35° | 42° | 48° | 58° | 66° | 70° | 69° | 63° | 51° | 40° | 35° | 51° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 57.0 |
| Snow, in | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:12 | 10:57 | 11:53 | 12:57 | 13:50 | 14:19 | 14:08 | 13:22 | 12:20 | 11:18 | 10:25 | 9:59 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 32° | 5.7 | 0.5 | 10:12 | 3,300 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 60° | 35° | 5.5 | 0 | 10:57 | 4,400 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 68° | 42° | 5.6 | 0 | 11:53 | 6,700 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 75° | 48° | 4.6 | 0 | 12:57 | 5,600 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 82° | 58° | 4.5 | 0 | 13:50 | 7,300 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 88° | 66° | 4.8 | 0 | 14:19 | 6,700 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 70° | 5.2 | 0 | 14:08 | 6,200 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 69° | 4.7 | 0 | 13:22 | 6,400 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 86° | 63° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:20 | 5,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 77° | 51° | 2.9 | 0 | 11:18 | 4,100 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 66° | 40° | 4.4 | 0 | 10:25 | 3,700 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 58° | 35° | 5.5 | 0.2 | 9:59 | 3,100 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 75° | 51° | 57.0 | 0.7 | 63,000 | |||
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 32°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 63,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Alabama
Closures, reservations and alerts: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park on nps.gov
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