Best time to visit Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
March, October and November are the best balance at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 69°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. July is busiest, with about 16,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 48°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Hendersonville 1 NE, NC USC00313976
- Lat / lon
- 35.33, -82.45
- Elevation
- 2,160 ft
- From park center
- 4.3 mi
- Second station
- Swannanoa 2 SSE, NC 4,320 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 48° | 52° | 59° | 68° | 75° | 82° | 85° | 83° | 78° | 69° | 59° | 51° | 67° |
| Low, °F | 27° | 29° | 35° | 43° | 52° | 60° | 64° | 63° | 56° | 45° | 34° | 29° | 45° |
| High at 4,320 ft, °F | 41° | 44° | 52° | 62° | 69° | 73° | 76° | 75° | 70° | 61° | 52° | 44° | 60° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 59.0 |
| Snow, in | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 6.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:01 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:02 | 14:00 | 14:31 | 14:19 | 13:29 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:16 | 9:47 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 119 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 4,320 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 27° | 41° | 5.3 | 2.9 | 10:01 | 6,200 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 52° | 29° | 44° | 4.3 | 0.6 | 10:51 | 7,100 | Moderate | Cool |
| Marchbest | 59° | 35° | 52° | 5.0 | 1.0 | 11:52 | 9,500 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 68° | 43° | 62° | 4.8 | 0 | 13:02 | 11,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 75° | 52° | 69° | 4.4 | 0 | 14:00 | 11,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 82° | 60° | 73° | 5.0 | 0 | 14:31 | 13,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 85° | 64° | 76° | 5.8 | 0 | 14:19 | 16,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 63° | 75° | 5.7 | 0 | 13:29 | 13,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 78° | 56° | 70° | 5.0 | 0 | 12:21 | 9,300 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 69° | 45° | 61° | 4.1 | 0 | 11:14 | 9,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 59° | 34° | 52° | 4.5 | 0.1 | 10:16 | 7,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 51° | 29° | 44° | 5.3 | 2.1 | 9:47 | 6,300 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 67° | 45° | 60° | 59.0 | 6.7 | 119,000 | |||
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 85°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 27°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 119,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State North Carolina
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Swannanoa 2 SSE, NC, sits at 4,320 ft, against 2,160 ft for Hendersonville 1 NE, NC. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
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