Best time to visit Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
May, October and November are the best balance at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 79°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. July is busiest, with about 46,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 50°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Greensboro Wtp, NC USC00313625
- Lat / lon
- 36.08, -79.80
- Elevation
- 765 ft
- From park center
- 4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 50° | 54° | 62° | 71° | 79° | 85° | 89° | 87° | 81° | 71° | 61° | 53° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 33° | 39° | 48° | 58° | 65° | 71° | 68° | 61° | 49° | 39° | 33° | 49° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 45.9 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:57 | 10:49 | 11:51 | 13:03 | 14:04 | 14:36 | 14:23 | 13:32 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:12 | 9:43 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 28 | 31 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 439 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 30° | 3.2 | – | 9:57 | 28,000 | Busy | Cool |
| February | 54° | 33° | 2.5 | – | 10:49 | 31,000 | Busy | Cool |
| March | 62° | 39° | 3.7 | – | 11:51 | 43,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 71° | 48° | 3.6 | – | 13:03 | 37,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 79° | 58° | 3.3 | – | 14:04 | 37,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 85° | 65° | 5.1 | – | 14:36 | 35,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 71° | 5.8 | – | 14:23 | 46,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 68° | 4.5 | – | 13:32 | 36,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 81° | 61° | 4.4 | – | 12:22 | 40,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 71° | 49° | 3.2 | – | 11:12 | 35,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 61° | 39° | 3.0 | – | 10:12 | 37,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| December | 53° | 33° | 3.4 | – | 9:43 | 33,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 70° | 49° | 45.9 | – | 439,000 | |||
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 89°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 30°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 439,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State North Carolina
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