Best time to visit Little River Canyon National Preserve
October and November are the best balance at Little River Canyon National Preserve: mild and dry for the park (average highs 64° to 76°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 97,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 52°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Ft Payne, AL USC00013043
- Lat / lon
- 34.44, -85.72
- Elevation
- 917 ft
- From park center
- 6.8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 52° | 57° | 65° | 74° | 81° | 88° | 91° | 90° | 86° | 76° | 64° | 55° | 73° |
| Low, °F | 32° | 36° | 42° | 50° | 58° | 67° | 70° | 69° | 64° | 52° | 41° | 35° | 51° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 58.0 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:05 | 10:54 | 11:52 | 13:00 | 13:56 | 14:26 | 14:15 | 13:26 | 12:21 | 11:16 | 10:19 | 9:52 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 35 | 40 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 90 | 97 | 63 | 54 | 69 | 59 | 42 | 748 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | 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 | 52° | 32° | 5.3 | – | 10:05 | 35,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 57° | 36° | 5.4 | – | 10:54 | 40,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| March | 65° | 42° | 5.3 | – | 11:52 | 57,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 74° | 50° | 5.1 | – | 13:00 | 64,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 81° | 58° | 5.0 | – | 13:56 | 77,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 88° | 67° | 4.6 | – | 14:26 | 90,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 70° | 5.4 | – | 14:15 | 97,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 69° | 3.9 | – | 13:26 | 63,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 86° | 64° | 4.4 | – | 12:21 | 54,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 76° | 52° | 3.6 | – | 11:16 | 69,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 64° | 41° | 4.5 | – | 10:19 | 59,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 55° | 35° | 5.6 | – | 9:52 | 42,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 73° | 51° | 58.0 | – | 748,000 | |||
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 748,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Alabama
Closures, reservations and alerts: Little River Canyon National Preserve on nps.gov
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