Best time to visit Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
April and September are the best balance at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 55° to 73°F), with crowds from quiet to very busy. August is busiest, with about 13,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 41°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Woodstock, VT USC00439984
- Lat / lon
- 43.63, -72.51
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- From park center
- 1.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 30° | 33° | 41° | 55° | 68° | 77° | 82° | 80° | 73° | 59° | 46° | 35° | 57° |
| Low, °F | 7° | 9° | 19° | 31° | 43° | 53° | 57° | 55° | 47° | 36° | 26° | 16° | 33° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 42.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:16 | 10:25 | 11:47 | 13:21 | 14:41 | 15:25 | 15:08 | 13:59 | 12:27 | 10:56 | 9:36 | 8:57 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 77 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 7° | 2.9 | – | 9:16 | 1,900 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 33° | 9° | 2.6 | – | 10:25 | 2,700 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 41° | 19° | 3.2 | – | 11:47 | 2,900 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 55° | 31° | 3.5 | – | 13:21 | 3,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| May | 68° | 43° | 3.6 | – | 14:41 | 5,100 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| June | 77° | 53° | 4.1 | – | 15:25 | 8,700 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 82° | 57° | 3.9 | – | 15:08 | 11,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 80° | 55° | 3.7 | – | 13:59 | 13,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 73° | 47° | 3.6 | – | 12:27 | 12,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| October | 59° | 36° | 4.6 | – | 10:56 | 12,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 46° | 26° | 3.6 | – | 9:36 | 3,800 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 35° | 16° | 3.2 | – | 8:57 | 1,500 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 57° | 33° | 42.5 | – | 77,000 | |||
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 82°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 7°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 77,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Vermont
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