Best time to visit De Soto National Memorial
February, November and December are the best balance at De Soto National Memorial: mild and dry for the park (average highs 75° to 80°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. March is busiest, with about 26,000 visitors. October is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Sarasota Bradenton AP, FL USW00012871
- Lat / lon
- 27.40, -82.56
- Elevation
- 28 ft
- From park center
- 9.8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 73° | 75° | 78° | 83° | 88° | 90° | 91° | 92° | 90° | 86° | 80° | 75° | 83° |
| Low, °F | 52° | 55° | 58° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 75° | 75° | 74° | 68° | 60° | 55° | 65° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 49.0 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:34 | 11:11 | 11:55 | 12:47 | 13:29 | 13:52 | 13:43 | 13:07 | 12:17 | 11:28 | 10:45 | 10:25 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 14 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 170 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 52° | 2.8 | – | 10:34 | 14,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Februarybest | 75° | 55° | 1.9 | – | 11:11 | 20,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 78° | 58° | 2.9 | – | 11:55 | 26,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 83° | 63° | 2.5 | – | 12:47 | 19,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 88° | 68° | 2.6 | – | 13:29 | 17,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 90° | 74° | 7.0 | – | 13:52 | 13,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| July | 91° | 75° | 7.4 | – | 13:43 | 15,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 92° | 75° | 9.1 | – | 13:07 | 12,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 90° | 74° | 6.0 | – | 12:17 | 7,900 | Moderate | Very hot |
| October | 86° | 68° | 2.8 | – | 11:28 | 4,000 | Quiet | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 80° | 60° | 1.8 | – | 10:45 | 9,600 | Moderate | Mild |
| Decemberbest | 75° | 55° | 2.3 | – | 10:25 | 13,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Year | 83° | 65° | 49.0 | – | 170,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 92°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 52°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 170,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
Closures, reservations and alerts: De Soto National Memorial on nps.gov
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