Best time to visit Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
May, October and November are the best balance at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 62° to 80°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 99,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 51°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Chickamauga Pk Larc, GA USC00091908
- Lat / lon
- 34.92, -85.27
- Elevation
- 782 ft
- From park center
- 0.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 51° | 56° | 64° | 73° | 80° | 86° | 89° | 89° | 84° | 75° | 62° | 53° | 72° |
| Low, °F | 29° | 32° | 37° | 45° | 54° | 63° | 66° | 66° | 59° | 47° | 35° | 31° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 56.5 |
| Snow, in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:03 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:58 | 14:29 | 14:17 | 13:28 | 12:21 | 11:15 | 10:17 | 9:49 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 62 | 69 | 96 | 82 | 89 | 94 | 99 | 90 | 88 | 75 | 81 | 74 | 999 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 29° | 5.6 | 0.2 | 10:03 | 62,000 | Busy | Cool |
| February | 56° | 32° | 5.1 | 0.2 | 10:52 | 69,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 64° | 37° | 5.0 | 0 | 11:52 | 96,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 73° | 45° | 4.7 | 0 | 13:01 | 82,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 80° | 54° | 4.6 | 0 | 13:58 | 89,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 86° | 63° | 4.2 | 0 | 14:29 | 94,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 66° | 5.1 | 0 | 14:17 | 99,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 89° | 66° | 4.5 | 0 | 13:28 | 90,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 84° | 59° | 4.2 | 0 | 12:21 | 88,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 75° | 47° | 3.6 | 0 | 11:15 | 75,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 62° | 35° | 4.4 | 0 | 10:17 | 81,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| December | 53° | 31° | 5.4 | 0.3 | 9:49 | 74,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 72° | 47° | 56.5 | 0.7 | 999,000 | |||
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 89°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 29°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 999,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States Georgia and Tennessee
Closures, reservations and alerts: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on nps.gov
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