Best time to visit Big Cypress National Preserve
January, February and December are the best balance at Big Cypress National Preserve: mild and dry for the park (average highs 75° to 78°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. March is busiest, with about 297,000 visitors. July is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Big Cypress, FL USC00080737
- Lat / lon
- 26.33, -81.00
- Elevation
- 15 ft
- From park center
- 24.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 75° | 78° | 81° | 85° | 89° | 91° | 92° | 92° | 90° | 86° | 81° | 77° | 85° |
| Low, °F | 52° | 55° | 57° | 61° | 66° | 71° | 73° | 74° | 73° | 68° | 61° | 55° | 64° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 58.0 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | 281 | 266 | 297 | 194 | 128 | 121 | 102 | 108 | 113 | 102 | 166 | 232 | 2,109 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 75° | 52° | 2.6 | – | 10:40 | 281,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Februarybest | 78° | 55° | 2.3 | – | 11:14 | 266,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| March | 81° | 57° | 2.8 | – | 11:56 | 297,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| April | 85° | 61° | 2.9 | – | 12:44 | 194,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 89° | 66° | 5.1 | – | 13:24 | 128,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| June | 91° | 71° | 10.1 | – | 13:45 | 121,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 92° | 73° | 8.8 | – | 13:37 | 102,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| August | 92° | 74° | 9.1 | – | 13:03 | 108,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 90° | 73° | 6.7 | – | 12:16 | 113,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| October | 86° | 68° | 3.6 | – | 11:30 | 102,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| November | 81° | 61° | 2.1 | – | 10:50 | 166,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Decemberbest | 77° | 55° | 1.9 | – | 10:31 | 232,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 85° | 64° | 58.0 | – | 2,109,000 | |||
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 92°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 52°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,109,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
Closures, reservations and alerts: Big Cypress National Preserve on nps.gov
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