Best time to visit Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
April, June and September are the best balance at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 73°F), with crowds from quiet to busy. July is busiest, with about 219,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 42°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Davenport, WA USC00452007
- Lat / lon
- 47.66, -118.16
- Elevation
- 2,369 ft
- From park center
- 19.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 32° | 37° | 47° | 56° | 65° | 72° | 82° | 83° | 73° | 57° | 42° | 31° | 56° |
| Low, °F | 19° | 21° | 27° | 31° | 39° | 43° | 48° | 48° | 40° | 31° | 25° | 19° | 33° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 14.0 |
| Snow, in | 7.4 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 30.3 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 8:47 | 10:09 | 11:44 | 13:34 | 15:08 | 16:00 | 15:39 | 14:17 | 12:30 | 10:45 | 9:11 | 8:24 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 33 | 48 | 65 | 64 | 87 | 172 | 219 | 201 | 115 | 67 | 37 | 31 | 1,139 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 19° | 1.7 | 7.4 | 8:47 | 33,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 37° | 21° | 1.0 | 5.5 | 10:09 | 48,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 47° | 27° | 1.5 | 2.2 | 11:44 | 65,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 56° | 31° | 1.1 | 0.2 | 13:34 | 64,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| May | 65° | 39° | 1.4 | 0 | 15:08 | 87,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 72° | 43° | 1.1 | 0 | 16:00 | 172,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 82° | 48° | 0.4 | 0 | 15:39 | 219,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 48° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:17 | 201,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 73° | 40° | 0.5 | 0 | 12:30 | 115,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| October | 57° | 31° | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10:45 | 67,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 42° | 25° | 1.7 | 4.1 | 9:11 | 37,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 31° | 19° | 1.9 | 10.6 | 8:24 | 31,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 56° | 33° | 14.0 | 30.3 | 1,139,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 83°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 19°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,139,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Washington
Closures, reservations and alerts: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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