Best time to visit Kings Mountain National Military Park
February, April and November are the best balance at Kings Mountain National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 55° to 72°F), with busy crowds. June is busiest, with about 21,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 51°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Ninety Nine Is, SC USC00386293
- Lat / lon
- 35.03, -81.49
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- From park center
- 9.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 51° | 55° | 63° | 72° | 78° | 84° | 88° | 86° | 81° | 72° | 62° | 54° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 27° | 29° | 35° | 43° | 53° | 62° | 66° | 65° | 58° | 46° | 34° | 29° | 45° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 45.3 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:02 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:18 | 13:29 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:16 | 9:48 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 192 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 27° | 3.7 | – | 10:02 | 11,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Februarybest | 55° | 29° | 3.3 | – | 10:51 | 14,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 63° | 35° | 4.4 | – | 11:52 | 17,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 72° | 43° | 3.6 | – | 13:01 | 15,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 78° | 53° | 3.6 | – | 13:59 | 21,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 84° | 62° | 4.1 | – | 14:30 | 21,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 88° | 66° | 3.7 | – | 14:18 | 19,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 86° | 65° | 4.7 | – | 13:29 | 15,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 81° | 58° | 3.6 | – | 12:21 | 16,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 72° | 46° | 3.1 | – | 11:14 | 17,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 62° | 34° | 3.4 | – | 10:16 | 14,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 54° | 29° | 4.0 | – | 9:48 | 13,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 70° | 45° | 45.3 | – | 192,000 | |||
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 88°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 27°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 192,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State South Carolina
Closures, reservations and alerts: Kings Mountain National Military Park on nps.gov
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