Best time to visit Moores Creek National Battlefield
January, March and November are the best balance at Moores Creek National Battlefield: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 66°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. February is busiest, with about 7,100 visitors. January is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Wilmington 7 N, NC USC00319467
- Lat / lon
- 34.32, -77.92
- Elevation
- 40 ft
- From park center
- 14.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Feb | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 56° | 59° | 65° | 73° | 80° | 86° | 89° | 88° | 83° | 75° | 66° | 59° | 73° |
| Low, °F | 33° | 35° | 41° | 50° | 59° | 67° | 71° | 70° | 64° | 52° | 42° | 36° | 52° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 63.5 |
| Snow, in | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:05 | 10:53 | 11:52 | 13:00 | 13:56 | 14:27 | 14:15 | 13:26 | 12:21 | 11:15 | 10:19 | 9:52 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 56° | 33° | 4.0 | 0.1 | 10:05 | 3,600 | Moderate | Mild |
| February | 59° | 35° | 3.7 | 0 | 10:53 | 7,100 | Very busy | Mild |
| Marchbest | 65° | 41° | 4.1 | 0 | 11:52 | 5,100 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 73° | 50° | 3.3 | 0 | 13:00 | 5,900 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 80° | 59° | 4.9 | 0 | 13:56 | 4,800 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 86° | 67° | 6.2 | 0 | 14:27 | 4,900 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 71° | 7.5 | 0 | 14:15 | 5,100 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 88° | 70° | 7.8 | 0 | 13:26 | 4,500 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 83° | 64° | 9.7 | 0 | 12:21 | 4,500 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 75° | 52° | 4.6 | 0 | 11:15 | 4,800 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 66° | 42° | 3.8 | 0 | 10:19 | 4,500 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 59° | 36° | 3.9 | 0.1 | 9:52 | 5,300 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 73° | 52° | 63.5 | 0.2 | 60,000 | |||
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 89°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 33°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 60,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State North Carolina
Closures, reservations and alerts: Moores Creek National Battlefield on nps.gov
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