Best time to visit Olympic National Park
April, May and June are the best balance at Olympic: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 67°F), with crowds from quiet to busy. August is busiest, with about 566,000 visitors. January 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
- Elwha RS, WA USC00452548
- Lat / lon
- 48.02, -123.59
- Elevation
- 360 ft
- From park center
- 16.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 41° | 44° | 50° | 56° | 63° | 67° | 74° | 75° | 68° | 56° | 46° | 41° | 57° |
| Low, °F | 33° | 33° | 35° | 38° | 43° | 47° | 51° | 52° | 48° | 42° | 36° | 33° | 41° |
| Precipitation, in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 57.9 |
| Snow, in | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 8:48 | 10:09 | 11:44 | 13:34 | 15:07 | 15:59 | 15:38 | 14:17 | 12:30 | 10:45 | 9:12 | 8:25 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 90 | 105 | 146 | 162 | 331 | 355 | 514 | 566 | 481 | 328 | 226 | 112 | 3,416 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 8.9 | 1.0 | 8:48 | 90,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 44° | 33° | 6.1 | 0.5 | 10:09 | 105,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 50° | 35° | 6.9 | 0.2 | 11:44 | 146,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 56° | 38° | 3.3 | 0 | 13:34 | 162,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| Maybest | 63° | 43° | 1.9 | 0 | 15:07 | 331,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 67° | 47° | 1.4 | 0 | 15:59 | 355,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 74° | 51° | 0.7 | 0 | 15:38 | 514,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| August | 75° | 52° | 1.1 | 0 | 14:17 | 566,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| September | 68° | 48° | 1.6 | 0 | 12:30 | 481,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| October | 56° | 42° | 5.8 | 0 | 10:45 | 328,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 46° | 36° | 10.1 | 0.2 | 9:12 | 226,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 41° | 33° | 9.9 | 0.1 | 8:25 | 112,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 57° | 41° | 57.9 | 2.0 | 3,416,000 | |||
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 75°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 33°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 3,416,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Washington
Closures, reservations and alerts: Olympic National Park on nps.gov
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