Best time to visit Andersonville National Historic Site
March, October and November are the best balance at Andersonville National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 68° to 78°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. May is busiest, with about 10,000 visitors. January is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Americus, GA USC00090253
- Lat / lon
- 32.03, -84.25
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- From park center
- 13.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 59° | 63° | 70° | 77° | 84° | 89° | 91° | 90° | 87° | 78° | 68° | 61° | 76° |
| Low, °F | 35° | 38° | 43° | 50° | 59° | 66° | 70° | 69° | 64° | 53° | 42° | 37° | 52° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 53.4 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:15 | 10:59 | 11:53 | 12:55 | 13:47 | 14:15 | 14:04 | 13:20 | 12:20 | 11:20 | 10:28 | 10:03 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 71 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | 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 | 59° | 35° | 4.7 | 0 | 10:15 | 3,300 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 63° | 38° | 4.7 | 0 | 10:59 | 6,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Marchbest | 70° | 43° | 4.7 | 0.1 | 11:53 | 7,100 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 77° | 50° | 4.8 | 0 | 12:55 | 7,200 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 84° | 59° | 3.1 | 0 | 13:47 | 10,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 89° | 66° | 4.8 | 0 | 14:15 | 6,200 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 70° | 6.0 | 0 | 14:04 | 6,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 69° | 4.6 | 0 | 13:20 | 4,400 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 87° | 64° | 4.4 | 0 | 12:20 | 4,100 | Moderate | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 78° | 53° | 2.7 | 0 | 11:20 | 4,800 | Moderate | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 68° | 42° | 3.5 | 0 | 10:28 | 5,100 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 61° | 37° | 5.4 | 0.1 | 10:03 | 6,600 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 76° | 52° | 53.4 | 0.2 | 71,000 | |||
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 91°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 35°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 71,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Georgia
Closures, reservations and alerts: Andersonville National Historic Site on nps.gov
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