Best time to visit Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
May, October and November are the best balance at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 63° to 77°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. September is busiest, with about 160,000 visitors. January 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
- Mableton 1 N, GA USC00095404
- Lat / lon
- 33.85, -84.58
- Elevation
- 980 ft
- From park center
- 4.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 53° | 57° | 65° | 72° | 77° | 82° | 84° | 84° | 80° | 71° | 63° | 55° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 32° | 35° | 40° | 48° | 57° | 65° | 68° | 68° | 62° | 51° | 40° | 35° | 50° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 56.2 |
| Snow, in | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:07 | 10:55 | 11:52 | 12:59 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 14:12 | 13:25 | 12:21 | 11:16 | 10:21 | 9:54 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 71 | 102 | 117 | 141 | 128 | 129 | 137 | 156 | 160 | 83 | 79 | 88 | 1,392 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 32° | 4.9 | 0.7 | 10:07 | 71,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 57° | 35° | 4.9 | 0.2 | 10:55 | 102,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 65° | 40° | 4.9 | 0.1 | 11:52 | 117,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 72° | 48° | 4.0 | 0 | 12:59 | 141,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 77° | 57° | 4.2 | 0 | 13:54 | 128,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 82° | 65° | 4.1 | 0 | 14:24 | 129,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 84° | 68° | 7.0 | 0 | 14:12 | 137,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 84° | 68° | 4.8 | 0 | 13:25 | 156,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 80° | 62° | 3.7 | 0 | 12:21 | 160,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Octoberbest | 71° | 51° | 4.2 | 0 | 11:16 | 83,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 63° | 40° | 4.5 | 0 | 10:21 | 79,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 55° | 35° | 4.9 | 0.2 | 9:54 | 88,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 70° | 50° | 56.2 | 1.2 | 1,392,000 | |||
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 32°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,392,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Georgia
Closures, reservations and alerts: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on nps.gov
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