Best time to visit Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
April and May are the best balance at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 71°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. July is busiest, with about 572,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 41°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Andover Aeroflex AP, NJ USW00054779
- Lat / lon
- 41.01, -74.74
- Elevation
- 583 ft
- From park center
- 12.3 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 36° | 39° | 48° | 61° | 71° | 79° | 84° | 82° | 74° | 63° | 52° | 41° | 61° |
| Low, °F | 19° | 20° | 28° | 38° | 48° | 57° | 62° | 60° | 52° | 42° | 32° | 25° | 40° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 48.8 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:31 | 10:34 | 11:48 | 13:15 | 14:27 | 15:07 | 14:51 | 13:49 | 12:25 | 11:02 | 9:49 | 9:14 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 184 | 202 | 217 | 297 | 385 | 390 | 572 | 559 | 506 | 355 | 268 | 156 | 4,091 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 19° | 3.3 | – | 9:31 | 184,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 39° | 20° | 2.8 | – | 10:34 | 202,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| March | 48° | 28° | 4.1 | – | 11:48 | 217,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 61° | 38° | 3.8 | – | 13:15 | 297,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Maybest | 71° | 48° | 3.8 | – | 14:27 | 385,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 79° | 57° | 4.5 | – | 15:07 | 390,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 84° | 62° | 5.1 | – | 14:51 | 572,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 60° | 4.8 | – | 13:49 | 559,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 74° | 52° | 4.3 | – | 12:25 | 506,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 63° | 42° | 4.6 | – | 11:02 | 355,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 52° | 32° | 3.4 | – | 9:49 | 268,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 41° | 25° | 4.2 | – | 9:14 | 156,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 61° | 40° | 48.8 | – | 4,091,000 | |||
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 84°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 19°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 4,091,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Closures, reservations and alerts: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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