Best time to visit Cowpens National Battlefield
February, October and November are the best balance at Cowpens National Battlefield: mild and dry for the park (average highs 55° to 72°F), with busy crowds. January is busiest, with about 19,000 visitors. November is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Chesnee 7 WSW, SC USC00381625
- Lat / lon
- 35.11, -81.97
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- From park center
- 9.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 51° | 55° | 62° | 72° | 79° | 86° | 89° | 87° | 82° | 72° | 62° | 54° | 71° |
| Low, °F | 27° | 30° | 36° | 44° | 54° | 63° | 67° | 66° | 59° | 46° | 35° | 30° | 46° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 51.7 |
| Snow, in | 0.5 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:02 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:18 | 13:29 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:16 | 9:48 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 186 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | 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° | 27° | 4.3 | 0.5 | 10:02 | 19,000 | Very busy | Cool |
| Februarybest | 55° | 30° | 3.8 | 0 | 10:51 | 15,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 62° | 36° | 4.6 | 0.3 | 11:52 | 17,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 72° | 44° | 4.4 | 0 | 13:01 | 17,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 79° | 54° | 3.9 | 0 | 13:59 | 18,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 86° | 63° | 4.7 | 0 | 14:30 | 17,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 67° | 4.7 | 0 | 14:18 | 17,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 66° | 4.6 | 0 | 13:29 | 17,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 82° | 59° | 4.3 | 0 | 12:21 | 14,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 72° | 46° | 3.8 | 0 | 11:14 | 12,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 62° | 35° | 4.0 | 0 | 10:16 | 11,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 54° | 30° | 4.5 | 0.4 | 9:48 | 12,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 71° | 46° | 51.7 | 1.2 | 186,000 | |||
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 27°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 186,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State South Carolina
Closures, reservations and alerts: Cowpens National Battlefield on nps.gov
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