Best time to visit Minute Man National Historical Park
May and September are the best balance at Minute Man National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 70° to 76°F), with very busy crowds. October is busiest, with about 109,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 42°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Bedford Hanscom Fld, MA USW00014702
- Lat / lon
- 42.47, -71.29
- Elevation
- 133 ft
- From park center
- 1.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 37° | 39° | 48° | 60° | 70° | 79° | 85° | 84° | 76° | 64° | 52° | 42° | 61° |
| Low, °F | 18° | 19° | 27° | 37° | 47° | 56° | 62° | 60° | 52° | 41° | 32° | 24° | 40° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 42.6 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:23 | 10:29 | 11:48 | 13:18 | 14:35 | 15:16 | 15:00 | 13:54 | 12:26 | 10:59 | 9:42 | 9:05 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 35 | 37 | 63 | 106 | 102 | 97 | 106 | 97 | 96 | 109 | 62 | 47 | 958 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 18° | 2.9 | – | 9:23 | 35,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 39° | 19° | 2.7 | – | 10:29 | 37,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| March | 48° | 27° | 3.9 | – | 11:48 | 63,000 | Busy | Cool |
| April | 60° | 37° | 3.8 | – | 13:18 | 106,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 70° | 47° | 3.4 | – | 14:35 | 102,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 79° | 56° | 3.7 | – | 15:16 | 97,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 85° | 62° | 3.5 | – | 15:00 | 106,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 84° | 60° | 3.5 | – | 13:54 | 97,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 76° | 52° | 3.5 | – | 12:26 | 96,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| October | 64° | 41° | 4.2 | – | 10:59 | 109,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 52° | 32° | 3.7 | – | 9:42 | 62,000 | Busy | Cool |
| December | 42° | 24° | 3.8 | – | 9:05 | 47,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 61° | 40° | 42.6 | – | 958,000 | |||
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 85°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 18°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 958,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Massachusetts
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