Best time to visit Catoctin Mountain Park
April is the best balance at Catoctin Mountain Park: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 65°F), with busy crowds. October is busiest, with about 50,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 42°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Catoctin Mtn Park, MD USC00181530
- Lat / lon
- 39.65, -77.48
- Elevation
- 1,610 ft
- From park center
- 0.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 39° | 42° | 52° | 65° | 73° | 80° | 84° | 81° | 75° | 65° | 54° | 43° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 23° | 25° | 31° | 42° | 52° | 60° | 65° | 63° | 58° | 46° | 36° | 28° | 44° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 48.6 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:39 | 10:38 | 11:49 | 13:11 | 14:20 | 14:57 | 14:43 | 13:44 | 12:24 | 11:05 | 9:56 | 9:23 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 22 | 21 | 29 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 28 | 25 | 425 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 23° | 3.8 | – | 9:39 | 22,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 42° | 25° | 3.0 | – | 10:38 | 21,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 52° | 31° | 4.4 | – | 11:49 | 29,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 65° | 42° | 4.0 | – | 13:11 | 38,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 73° | 52° | 4.9 | – | 14:20 | 41,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 80° | 60° | 4.2 | – | 14:57 | 48,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 84° | 65° | 3.7 | – | 14:43 | 38,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 81° | 63° | 4.0 | – | 13:44 | 42,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 75° | 58° | 5.3 | – | 12:24 | 42,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 65° | 46° | 4.1 | – | 11:05 | 50,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 54° | 36° | 3.7 | – | 9:56 | 28,000 | Busy | Cool |
| December | 43° | 28° | 3.5 | – | 9:23 | 25,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 44° | 48.6 | – | 425,000 | |||
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 84°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 23°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 425,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Maryland
Closures, reservations and alerts: Catoctin Mountain Park on nps.gov
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