Best time to visit Congaree National Park
February, October and November are the best balance at Congaree: mild and dry for the park (average highs 62° to 77°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. May is busiest, with about 32,000 visitors. January is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Wedgefield, SC USC00389039
- Lat / lon
- 33.90, -80.52
- Elevation
- 250 ft
- From park center
- 15.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 58° | 62° | 69° | 77° | 83° | 88° | 91° | 90° | 86° | 77° | 68° | 61° | 76° |
| Low, °F | 35° | 38° | 43° | 51° | 60° | 67° | 71° | 70° | 64° | 53° | 43° | 37° | 53° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 46.2 |
| Snow, in | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:08 | 10:55 | 11:52 | 12:59 | 13:54 | 14:23 | 14:12 | 13:24 | 12:20 | 11:17 | 10:22 | 9:55 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 15 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 260 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 35° | 3.8 | 0.7 | 10:08 | 15,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Februarybest | 62° | 38° | 3.6 | 0 | 10:55 | 17,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| March | 69° | 43° | 3.8 | 0 | 11:52 | 32,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 77° | 51° | 3.0 | 0 | 12:59 | 26,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 83° | 60° | 3.2 | 0 | 13:54 | 32,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 88° | 67° | 5.5 | 0 | 14:23 | 22,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 71° | 4.5 | 0 | 14:12 | 19,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 70° | 4.9 | 0 | 13:24 | 15,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| September | 86° | 64° | 3.4 | 0 | 12:20 | 18,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 77° | 53° | 3.4 | 0 | 11:17 | 23,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 68° | 43° | 3.1 | 0 | 10:22 | 24,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 61° | 37° | 3.9 | 0.1 | 9:55 | 18,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 76° | 53° | 46.2 | 0.8 | 260,000 | |||
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 35°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 260,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State South Carolina
Closures, reservations and alerts: Congaree National Park on nps.gov
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