Best time to visit Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
January, February and December are the best balance at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 73° to 76°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. January is busiest, with about 22,000 visitors. October is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Brownsville, TX USW00012919
- Lat / lon
- 25.92, -97.42
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- From park center
- 8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 73° | 76° | 81° | 86° | 90° | 94° | 95° | 96° | 92° | 87° | 80° | 74° | 85° |
| Low, °F | 53° | 57° | 62° | 68° | 74° | 77° | 78° | 78° | 75° | 69° | 61° | 55° | 67° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:40 | 11:14 | 11:56 | 12:44 | 13:24 | 13:45 | 13:37 | 13:03 | 12:16 | 11:30 | 10:50 | 10:31 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 169 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 73° | 53° | 1.1 | 0 | 10:40 | 22,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Februarybest | 76° | 57° | 1.0 | 0 | 11:14 | 22,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| March | 81° | 62° | 1.4 | 0 | 11:56 | 15,000 | Busy | Hot |
| April | 86° | 68° | 1.5 | 0 | 12:44 | 14,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 90° | 74° | 2.2 | 0 | 13:24 | 12,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| June | 94° | 77° | 2.9 | 0 | 13:45 | 11,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 95° | 78° | 2.0 | 0 | 13:37 | 11,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| August | 96° | 78° | 2.2 | 0 | 13:03 | 12,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 92° | 75° | 5.7 | 0 | 12:16 | 11,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| October | 87° | 69° | 3.8 | 0 | 11:30 | 9,500 | Moderate | Hot |
| November | 80° | 61° | 1.8 | 0 | 10:50 | 13,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Decemberbest | 74° | 55° | 1.2 | 0 | 10:31 | 17,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 85° | 67° | 26.8 | 0 | 169,000 | |||
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 96°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 53°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 169,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Texas
Closures, reservations and alerts: Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park on nps.gov
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