Best time to visit Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
May, September and November are the best balance at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 79°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. October is busiest, with about 90,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 44°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Tazewell, TN USC00408868
- Lat / lon
- 36.47, -83.56
- Elevation
- 1,365 ft
- From park center
- 11.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 44° | 48° | 57° | 68° | 75° | 82° | 85° | 84° | 79° | 69° | 57° | 47° | 66° |
| Low, °F | 23° | 26° | 32° | 40° | 50° | 59° | 63° | 62° | 55° | 41° | 31° | 26° | 42° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 54.7 |
| Snow, in | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:55 | 10:47 | 11:51 | 13:05 | 14:06 | 14:39 | 14:26 | 13:33 | 12:22 | 11:11 | 10:10 | 9:40 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 26 | 42 | 56 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 68 | 90 | 52 | 43 | 764 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 23° | 4.7 | 2.6 | 9:55 | 26,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 48° | 26° | 5.1 | 3.0 | 10:47 | 42,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 57° | 32° | 5.3 | 0.6 | 11:51 | 56,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 68° | 40° | 5.3 | 0.1 | 13:05 | 71,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 75° | 50° | 4.2 | 0 | 14:06 | 76,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 82° | 59° | 5.0 | 0 | 14:39 | 83,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 85° | 63° | 5.2 | 0 | 14:26 | 83,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 84° | 62° | 3.8 | 0 | 13:33 | 74,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 79° | 55° | 3.8 | 0 | 12:22 | 68,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 69° | 41° | 3.1 | 0.1 | 11:11 | 90,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 57° | 31° | 3.8 | 0.1 | 10:10 | 52,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 47° | 26° | 5.3 | 1.4 | 9:40 | 43,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 66° | 42° | 54.7 | 7.9 | 764,000 | |||
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 23°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 764,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States Kentucky and Virginia
Closures, reservations and alerts: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park on nps.gov
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