Best time to visit Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
May and October are the best balance at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve: mild and dry for the park (average highs 72° to 76°F), with moderate crowds. July is busiest, with about 14,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 47°F. January, February and March see few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Cave Junction 1 WNW, OR USC00351448
- Lat / lon
- 42.16, -123.64
- Elevation
- 1,377 ft
- From park center
- 12.8 mi
- Second station
- Sexton Summit, OR 3,832 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 49° | 55° | 60° | 67° | 76° | 84° | 94° | 94° | 87° | 72° | 55° | 47° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 33° | 33° | 34° | 37° | 42° | 47° | 52° | 49° | 44° | 39° | 36° | 33° | 40° |
| High at 3,832 ft, °F | 43° | 44° | 46° | 52° | 61° | 68° | 77° | 77° | 70° | 58° | 47° | 41° | 57° |
| Precipitation, in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 | 61.2 |
| Snow, in | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:25 | 10:30 | 11:48 | 13:17 | 14:33 | 15:14 | 14:58 | 13:53 | 12:26 | 11:00 | 9:44 | 9:07 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 63 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 3,832 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 33° | 43° | 11.4 | 2.1 | 9:25 | 556 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| February | 55° | 33° | 44° | 8.5 | 1.2 | 10:30 | 412 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| March | 60° | 34° | 46° | 8.6 | 1.5 | 11:48 | 977 | Few or no visits | Mild, wet |
| April | 67° | 37° | 52° | 4.1 | 0.2 | 13:17 | 3,300 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 76° | 42° | 61° | 2.1 | 0 | 14:33 | 5,600 | Moderate | Mild |
| June | 84° | 47° | 68° | 0.8 | 0 | 15:14 | 11,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 94° | 52° | 77° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:58 | 14,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 94° | 49° | 77° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:53 | 12,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 87° | 44° | 70° | 0.8 | 0 | 12:26 | 6,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 72° | 39° | 58° | 3.5 | 0 | 11:00 | 5,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| November | 55° | 36° | 47° | 8.0 | 0.2 | 9:44 | 2,900 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| December | 47° | 33° | 41° | 12.9 | 1.9 | 9:07 | 2,100 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 70° | 40° | 57° | 61.2 | 7.1 | 63,000 | |||
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 94°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 33°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 63,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Oregon
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Sexton Summit, OR, sits at 3,832 ft, against 1,377 ft for Cave Junction 1 WNW, OR. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve on nps.gov
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