Best time to visit Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
May, September and October have the mildest temperatures at Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, though they are among the wetter months. July is busiest, with about 210,000 visitors. April is the quietest, with highs near 54°F. January, February, March, November and December 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
- Spooner Ag Res Stn, WI USC00478027
- Lat / lon
- 45.82, -91.88
- Elevation
- 1,100 ft
- From park center
- 15.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 21° | 26° | 40° | 54° | 67° | 76° | 80° | 78° | 70° | 56° | 39° | 26° | 53° |
| Low, °F | 1° | 4° | 18° | 31° | 44° | 54° | 58° | 56° | 48° | 36° | 23° | 9° | 32° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 31.6 |
| Snow, in | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 55.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:00 | 10:16 | 11:45 | 13:28 | 14:55 | 15:44 | 15:25 | 14:09 | 12:29 | 10:50 | 9:23 | 8:39 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 109 | 171 | 210 | 164 | 100 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 853 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cold | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 1° | 0.8 | 11.3 | 9:00 | 522 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 26° | 4° | 0.8 | 9.6 | 10:16 | 4,400 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 40° | 18° | 1.4 | 9.4 | 11:45 | 4,600 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| April | 54° | 31° | 2.8 | 4.8 | 13:28 | 25,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Maybest | 67° | 44° | 4.1 | 0.4 | 14:55 | 109,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| June | 76° | 54° | 4.2 | 0 | 15:44 | 171,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 80° | 58° | 4.0 | 0 | 15:25 | 210,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 78° | 56° | 3.9 | 0 | 14:09 | 164,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Septemberbest | 70° | 48° | 3.6 | 0 | 12:29 | 100,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 56° | 36° | 3.2 | 0.8 | 10:50 | 60,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| November | 39° | 23° | 1.7 | 6.2 | 9:23 | 2,500 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| December | 26° | 9° | 1.2 | 13.2 | 8:39 | 946 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 53° | 32° | 31.6 | 55.7 | 853,000 | |||
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 80°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 1°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 853,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States Minnesota and Wisconsin
Closures, reservations and alerts: Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway on nps.gov
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