Best time to visit Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
October and November are the best balance at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 67° to 79°F), with moderate crowds. June is busiest, with about 12,000 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Jackson Hawkins Fld, MS USW00013927
- Lat / lon
- 32.34, -90.22
- Elevation
- 342 ft
- From park center
- 0.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 57° | 62° | 70° | 77° | 84° | 90° | 92° | 92° | 88° | 79° | 67° | 60° | 76° |
| Low, °F | 38° | 41° | 48° | 55° | 63° | 71° | 73° | 73° | 68° | 56° | 45° | 40° | 56° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 51.3 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:14 | 10:59 | 11:53 | 12:56 | 13:48 | 14:16 | 14:05 | 13:20 | 12:20 | 11:19 | 10:27 | 10:02 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 64 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | 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 | 57° | 38° | 5.1 | – | 10:14 | 3,800 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 62° | 41° | 4.4 | – | 10:59 | 4,500 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| March | 70° | 48° | 4.8 | – | 11:53 | 7,100 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 77° | 55° | 5.3 | – | 12:56 | 5,100 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| May | 84° | 63° | 3.9 | – | 13:48 | 4,800 | Moderate | Hot |
| June | 90° | 71° | 3.9 | – | 14:16 | 12,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 92° | 73° | 4.7 | – | 14:05 | 6,700 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 92° | 73° | 3.4 | – | 13:20 | 3,400 | Quiet | Very hot |
| September | 88° | 68° | 3.3 | – | 12:20 | 3,700 | Moderate | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 79° | 56° | 3.6 | – | 11:19 | 4,100 | Moderate | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 67° | 45° | 4.2 | – | 10:27 | 4,600 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 60° | 40° | 4.7 | – | 10:02 | 4,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 76° | 56° | 51.3 | – | 64,000 | |||
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 92°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 38°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 64,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Mississippi
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