Best time to visit Fort Matanzas National Monument
January, November and December are the best balance at Fort Matanzas National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 65° to 74°F), with moderate crowds. July is busiest, with about 84,000 visitors. December is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Palm Coast 6NE, FL USC00086767
- Lat / lon
- 29.63, -81.21
- Elevation
- 5 ft
- From park center
- 5.8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 65° | 68° | 72° | 78° | 83° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 86° | 81° | 74° | 69° | 78° |
| Low, °F | 49° | 52° | 56° | 62° | 70° | 76° | 77° | 77° | 76° | 69° | 60° | 53° | 65° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 51.4 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:26 | 11:06 | 11:54 | 12:51 | 13:37 | 14:02 | 13:53 | 13:13 | 12:18 | 11:24 | 10:37 | 10:15 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 41 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 80 | 84 | 69 | 61 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 682 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 65° | 49° | 3.3 | – | 10:26 | 41,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| February | 68° | 52° | 3.6 | – | 11:06 | 47,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 72° | 56° | 3.1 | – | 11:54 | 56,000 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 78° | 62° | 2.5 | – | 12:51 | 62,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 83° | 70° | 2.8 | – | 13:37 | 64,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 86° | 76° | 5.9 | – | 14:02 | 80,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 88° | 77° | 6.3 | – | 13:53 | 84,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 88° | 77° | 6.4 | – | 13:13 | 69,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 86° | 76° | 7.7 | – | 12:18 | 61,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 81° | 69° | 4.5 | – | 11:24 | 45,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 74° | 60° | 2.5 | – | 10:37 | 38,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Decemberbest | 69° | 53° | 2.9 | – | 10:15 | 36,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Year | 78° | 65° | 51.4 | – | 682,000 | |||
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 88°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 49°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 682,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
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