Best time to visit Big Thicket National Preserve
February and March are the best balance at Big Thicket National Preserve: mild and dry for the park (average highs 66° to 73°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. November is busiest, with about 23,000 visitors. February is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Wildwood, TX USC00419754
- Lat / lon
- 30.53, -94.45
- Elevation
- 200 ft
- From park center
- 7.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 63° | 66° | 73° | 80° | 87° | 92° | 95° | 95° | 90° | 83° | 72° | 64° | 80° |
| Low, °F | 38° | 42° | 49° | 55° | 64° | 70° | 73° | 72° | 67° | 56° | 47° | 40° | 56° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 57.1 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:22 | 11:04 | 11:54 | 12:52 | 13:40 | 14:06 | 13:56 | 13:15 | 12:19 | 11:23 | 10:34 | 10:11 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 254 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 38° | 4.7 | 0 | 10:22 | 17,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Februarybest | 66° | 42° | 4.1 | 0 | 11:04 | 17,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Marchbest | 73° | 49° | 4.1 | 0 | 11:54 | 21,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| April | 80° | 55° | 4.5 | 0 | 12:52 | 20,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| May | 87° | 64° | 4.5 | 0 | 13:40 | 22,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 92° | 70° | 5.8 | 0 | 14:06 | 21,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| July | 95° | 73° | 4.1 | 0 | 13:56 | 22,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 95° | 72° | 4.3 | 0 | 13:15 | 23,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 90° | 67° | 4.5 | 0 | 12:19 | 23,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| October | 83° | 56° | 5.6 | 0 | 11:23 | 22,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| November | 72° | 47° | 5.4 | 0 | 10:34 | 23,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| December | 64° | 40° | 5.4 | 0.1 | 10:11 | 23,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 80° | 56° | 57.1 | 0.1 | 254,000 | |||
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 95°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 38°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 254,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Texas
Closures, reservations and alerts: Big Thicket National Preserve on nps.gov
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