Best time to visit Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
October is the best balance at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 71°F), with quiet crowds. July is busiest, with about 49,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 47°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Saint Meinrad, IN USC00127724
- Lat / lon
- 38.16, -86.81
- Elevation
- 510 ft
- From park center
- 10.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 43° | 48° | 58° | 69° | 77° | 84° | 87° | 87° | 82° | 71° | 58° | 47° | 67° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 29° | 37° | 46° | 55° | 63° | 67° | 65° | 58° | 47° | 37° | 30° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 49.6 |
| Snow, in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:47 | 10:43 | 11:50 | 13:08 | 14:13 | 14:48 | 14:34 | 13:38 | 12:23 | 11:08 | 10:03 | 9:32 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 125 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 26° | 3.5 | 3.0 | 9:47 | 2,400 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 48° | 29° | 3.5 | 2.4 | 10:43 | 1,900 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 58° | 37° | 4.8 | 1.3 | 11:50 | 3,500 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| April | 69° | 46° | 4.8 | 0 | 13:08 | 6,700 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| May | 77° | 55° | 5.4 | 0 | 14:13 | 7,700 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| June | 84° | 63° | 4.8 | 0 | 14:48 | 23,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| July | 87° | 67° | 4.5 | 0 | 14:34 | 49,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 65° | 2.9 | 0 | 13:38 | 11,000 | Quiet | Hot |
| September | 82° | 58° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:23 | 12,000 | Quiet | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 71° | 47° | 3.6 | 0 | 11:08 | 2,100 | Quiet | Mild |
| November | 58° | 37° | 4.2 | 0 | 10:03 | 3,200 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| December | 47° | 30° | 4.0 | 1.6 | 9:32 | 1,600 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 67° | 47° | 49.6 | 8.3 | 125,000 | |||
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 87°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 26°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 125,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Indiana
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