Best time to visit Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
February, March and November are the best balance at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 55° to 65°F), with crowds from quiet to moderate. June is busiest, with about 212,000 visitors. November is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Sanford Dam, TX USC00418040
- Lat / lon
- 35.70, -101.55
- Elevation
- 2,936 ft
- From park center
- 11.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 52° | 55° | 65° | 73° | 83° | 92° | 97° | 94° | 87° | 75° | 63° | 52° | 74° |
| Low, °F | 21° | 24° | 31° | 40° | 50° | 61° | 66° | 64° | 57° | 43° | 31° | 23° | 43° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 19.2 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:59 | 10:50 | 11:51 | 13:02 | 14:01 | 14:33 | 14:21 | 13:30 | 12:21 | 11:13 | 10:14 | 9:46 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 38 | 67 | 85 | 109 | 152 | 212 | 174 | 120 | 95 | 64 | 33 | 41 | 1,189 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 21° | 0.6 | – | 9:59 | 38,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Februarybest | 55° | 24° | 0.5 | – | 10:50 | 67,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Marchbest | 65° | 31° | 1.2 | – | 11:51 | 85,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| April | 73° | 40° | 1.7 | – | 13:02 | 109,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| May | 83° | 50° | 2.3 | – | 14:01 | 152,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 92° | 61° | 3.0 | – | 14:33 | 212,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| July | 97° | 66° | 2.3 | – | 14:21 | 174,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 94° | 64° | 2.9 | – | 13:30 | 120,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 87° | 57° | 1.6 | – | 12:21 | 95,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| October | 75° | 43° | 1.9 | – | 11:13 | 64,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 63° | 31° | 0.7 | – | 10:14 | 33,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| December | 52° | 23° | 0.6 | – | 9:46 | 41,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 74° | 43° | 19.2 | – | 1,189,000 | |||
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 97°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 21°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,189,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Texas
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