Best time to visit Vicksburg National Military Park
October and November are the best balance at Vicksburg National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 68° to 78°F), with busy crowds. April is busiest, with about 47,000 visitors. January is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Vicksburg City, MS USC00229230
- Lat / lon
- 32.38, -90.88
- Elevation
- 80 ft
- From park center
- 2.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 57° | 61° | 69° | 76° | 83° | 89° | 92° | 92° | 88° | 78° | 68° | 59° | 76° |
| Low, °F | 38° | 42° | 49° | 57° | 65° | 72° | 74° | 73° | 67° | 56° | 45° | 40° | 57° |
| Precipitation, in | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 61.7 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:14 | 10:59 | 11:53 | 12:56 | 13:48 | 14:16 | 14:05 | 13:20 | 12:20 | 11:19 | 10:27 | 10:02 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 14 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 386 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 38° | 6.4 | 0 | 10:14 | 14,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 61° | 42° | 6.2 | 0.1 | 10:59 | 35,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 69° | 49° | 4.9 | 0 | 11:53 | 41,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 76° | 57° | 5.9 | 0 | 12:56 | 47,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 83° | 65° | 4.8 | 0 | 13:48 | 42,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 89° | 72° | 4.5 | 0 | 14:16 | 36,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 92° | 74° | 6.0 | 0 | 14:05 | 33,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 92° | 73° | 3.6 | 0 | 13:20 | 26,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 88° | 67° | 3.7 | 0 | 12:20 | 25,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 78° | 56° | 4.7 | 0 | 11:19 | 33,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 68° | 45° | 4.8 | 0 | 10:27 | 26,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 59° | 40° | 6.2 | 0 | 10:02 | 27,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 76° | 57° | 61.7 | 0.1 | 386,000 | |||
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 92°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 38°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 386,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Mississippi
Closures, reservations and alerts: Vicksburg National Military Park on nps.gov
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