Best time to visit Fort Smith National Historic Site
February and November are the best balance at Fort Smith National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 63°F), with moderate crowds. September is busiest, with about 18,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 53°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Ft Smith Rgnl AP, AR USW00013964
- Lat / lon
- 35.33, -94.36
- Elevation
- 449 ft
- From park center
- 5.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 51° | 57° | 66° | 75° | 81° | 89° | 94° | 94° | 87° | 76° | 63° | 53° | 74° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 33° | 42° | 50° | 60° | 68° | 72° | 71° | 63° | 51° | 40° | 32° | 51° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 47.3 |
| Snow, in | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:00 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:02 | 14:00 | 14:32 | 14:20 | 13:29 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:15 | 9:47 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 122 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 30° | 2.9 | 1.4 | 10:00 | 5,600 | Moderate | Cool |
| Februarybest | 57° | 33° | 2.7 | 0.6 | 10:51 | 6,600 | Moderate | Mild |
| March | 66° | 42° | 3.9 | 0.3 | 11:52 | 7,100 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| April | 75° | 50° | 4.9 | 0 | 13:02 | 10,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 81° | 60° | 5.6 | 0 | 14:00 | 11,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 89° | 68° | 4.6 | 0 | 14:32 | 12,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 94° | 72° | 3.4 | 0 | 14:20 | 17,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 94° | 71° | 3.6 | 0 | 13:29 | 13,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 87° | 63° | 4.0 | 0 | 12:21 | 18,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 76° | 51° | 4.4 | 0 | 11:14 | 9,300 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 63° | 40° | 3.9 | 0 | 10:15 | 9,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 53° | 32° | 3.5 | 0.6 | 9:47 | 5,100 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 74° | 51° | 47.3 | 2.9 | 122,000 | |||
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 94°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 30°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 122,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arkansas
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