Best time to visit Lincoln Home National Historic Site
September is the best balance at Lincoln Home National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 78°F), with moderate crowds. May is busiest, with about 22,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 41°F.
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- Few or no visits (may be closed)
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Month by month
- Station
- Springfield #2, IL USC00118186
- Lat / lon
- 39.80, -89.68
- Elevation
- 599 ft
- From park center
- 1.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 36° | 41° | 52° | 65° | 74° | 83° | 86° | 84° | 78° | 66° | 53° | 41° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 19° | 22° | 31° | 41° | 53° | 63° | 66° | 64° | 56° | 44° | 33° | 24° | 43° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 40.4 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:38 | 10:38 | 11:49 | 13:12 | 14:21 | 14:58 | 14:44 | 13:44 | 12:24 | 11:05 | 9:56 | 9:22 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 146 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 19° | 2.2 | – | 9:38 | 2,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 41° | 22° | 2.2 | – | 10:38 | 4,700 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 52° | 31° | 3.0 | – | 11:49 | 13,000 | Busy | Cool |
| April | 65° | 41° | 4.1 | – | 13:12 | 20,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 74° | 53° | 5.1 | – | 14:21 | 22,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 83° | 63° | 5.0 | – | 14:58 | 18,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 86° | 66° | 4.4 | – | 14:44 | 20,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 84° | 64° | 2.9 | – | 13:44 | 15,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 78° | 56° | 3.1 | – | 12:24 | 11,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| October | 66° | 44° | 3.1 | – | 11:05 | 8,900 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 53° | 33° | 3.1 | – | 9:56 | 5,500 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 41° | 24° | 2.3 | – | 9:22 | 3,600 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 43° | 40.4 | – | 146,000 | |||
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 86°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 19°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 146,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Illinois
Closures, reservations and alerts: Lincoln Home National Historic Site on nps.gov
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