Best time to visit Manassas National Battlefield Park
April and November are the best balance at Manassas National Battlefield Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 67°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. April is busiest, with about 54,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 43°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Washington Dc Dulles AP, VA USW00093738
- Lat / lon
- 38.94, -77.46
- Elevation
- 290 ft
- From park center
- 8.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 43° | 46° | 55° | 67° | 75° | 83° | 88° | 86° | 79° | 68° | 57° | 47° | 66° |
| Low, °F | 25° | 27° | 34° | 43° | 53° | 62° | 67° | 65° | 58° | 45° | 36° | 29° | 45° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 43.2 |
| Snow, in | 6.9 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 21.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:43 | 10:41 | 11:50 | 13:09 | 14:16 | 14:52 | 14:38 | 13:41 | 12:23 | 11:07 | 10:00 | 9:28 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 28 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 43 | 32 | 527 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 25° | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9:43 | 28,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 46° | 27° | 2.6 | 7.0 | 10:41 | 34,000 | Busy | Cool |
| March | 55° | 34° | 3.5 | 3.9 | 11:50 | 44,000 | Very busy | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 67° | 43° | 3.5 | 0.1 | 13:09 | 54,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 75° | 53° | 4.7 | 0 | 14:16 | 50,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 83° | 62° | 4.3 | 0 | 14:52 | 49,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 88° | 67° | 4.2 | 0 | 14:38 | 49,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 86° | 65° | 3.5 | 0 | 13:41 | 50,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 79° | 58° | 3.9 | 0 | 12:23 | 46,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 68° | 45° | 3.6 | 0 | 11:07 | 49,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 57° | 36° | 3.1 | 0.3 | 10:00 | 43,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 47° | 29° | 3.3 | 2.8 | 9:28 | 32,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 66° | 45° | 43.2 | 21.0 | 527,000 | |||
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 88°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 25°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 527,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Virginia
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