Best time to visit Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
April, June and September are the best balance at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 76°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. July is busiest, with about 153,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 47°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Vancouver Pearson AP, WA USW00094298
- Lat / lon
- 45.62, -122.66
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- From park center
- 0.3 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 47° | 51° | 56° | 61° | 68° | 74° | 81° | 82° | 76° | 64° | 53° | 47° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 34° | 35° | 38° | 42° | 48° | 53° | 57° | 57° | 52° | 45° | 39° | 35° | 45° |
| Precipitation, in | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 37.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:03 | 10:18 | 11:46 | 13:27 | 14:53 | 15:40 | 15:22 | 14:07 | 12:29 | 10:51 | 9:25 | 8:42 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 58 | 66 | 77 | 91 | 132 | 124 | 153 | 105 | 70 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 1,016 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 5.3 | – | 9:03 | 58,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 51° | 35° | 3.8 | – | 10:18 | 66,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 56° | 38° | 4.0 | – | 11:46 | 77,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 61° | 42° | 2.9 | – | 13:27 | 91,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 68° | 48° | 2.5 | – | 14:53 | 132,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 74° | 53° | 1.6 | – | 15:40 | 124,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 81° | 57° | 0.4 | – | 15:22 | 153,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 57° | 0.5 | – | 14:07 | 105,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 76° | 52° | 1.4 | – | 12:29 | 70,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| October | 64° | 45° | 3.4 | – | 10:51 | 49,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 53° | 39° | 5.5 | – | 9:25 | 47,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 47° | 35° | 6.1 | – | 8:42 | 44,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 45° | 37.5 | – | 1,016,000 | |||
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 82°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 34°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,016,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Washington
Closures, reservations and alerts: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on nps.gov
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