Best time to visit Canaveral National Seashore
January, November and December are the best balance at Canaveral National Seashore: mild and dry for the park (average highs 71° to 77°F), with busy crowds. March is busiest, with about 242,000 visitors. October is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Scottsmoor 2.5 SSW, FL USC00088051
- Lat / lon
- 28.73, -80.88
- Elevation
- 42 ft
- From park center
- 8.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 71° | 73° | 77° | 81° | 85° | 89° | 91° | 91° | 88° | 84° | 77° | 73° | 81° |
| Low, °F | 48° | 51° | 53° | 59° | 64° | 71° | 72° | 73° | 71° | 66° | 58° | 52° | 61° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 55.6 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:29 | 11:08 | 11:55 | 12:49 | 13:34 | 13:58 | 13:49 | 13:10 | 12:18 | 11:26 | 10:41 | 10:19 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 143 | 178 | 242 | 224 | 229 | 219 | 201 | 175 | 152 | 104 | 134 | 133 | 2,133 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 71° | 48° | 2.9 | – | 10:29 | 143,000 | Busy | Mild |
| February | 73° | 51° | 2.6 | – | 11:08 | 178,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 77° | 53° | 3.4 | – | 11:55 | 242,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| April | 81° | 59° | 2.5 | – | 12:49 | 224,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| May | 85° | 64° | 4.3 | – | 13:34 | 229,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 89° | 71° | 8.1 | – | 13:58 | 219,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 72° | 6.8 | – | 13:49 | 201,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 73° | 7.7 | – | 13:10 | 175,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 88° | 71° | 7.5 | – | 12:18 | 152,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 84° | 66° | 4.7 | – | 11:26 | 104,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 77° | 58° | 2.5 | – | 10:41 | 134,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Decemberbest | 73° | 52° | 2.5 | – | 10:19 | 133,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 81° | 61° | 55.6 | – | 2,133,000 | |||
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 48°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,133,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
Closures, reservations and alerts: Canaveral National Seashore on nps.gov
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