Best time to visit Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
October and November are the best balance at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 69°F), with busy crowds. August is busiest, with about 44,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 43°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Springfield Wbo, MO USW00093981
- Lat / lon
- 37.20, -93.30
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
- From park center
- 9.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 43° | 48° | 58° | 67° | 75° | 84° | 88° | 88° | 81° | 69° | 57° | 46° | 67° |
| Low, °F | 23° | 26° | 35° | 44° | 56° | 64° | 68° | 67° | 58° | 46° | 35° | 27° | 46° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 46.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:52 | 10:46 | 11:51 | 13:06 | 14:08 | 14:42 | 14:28 | 13:35 | 12:22 | 11:10 | 10:08 | 9:37 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 16 | 22 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 348 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 23° | 2.4 | – | 9:52 | 16,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 48° | 26° | 2.4 | – | 10:46 | 22,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 58° | 35° | 3.7 | – | 11:51 | 32,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 67° | 44° | 5.2 | – | 13:06 | 29,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 75° | 56° | 6.0 | – | 14:08 | 32,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 84° | 64° | 4.9 | – | 14:42 | 32,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 88° | 68° | 3.9 | – | 14:28 | 30,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 88° | 67° | 3.6 | – | 13:35 | 44,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 81° | 58° | 4.5 | – | 12:22 | 35,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 69° | 46° | 3.6 | – | 11:10 | 29,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 57° | 35° | 3.6 | – | 10:08 | 26,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 46° | 27° | 2.6 | – | 9:37 | 20,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 67° | 46° | 46.5 | – | 348,000 | |||
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 88°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 23°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 348,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Missouri
Closures, reservations and alerts: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield on nps.gov
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