Best time to visit Morristown National Historical Park
April and May are the best balance at Morristown National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 62° to 72°F), with very busy crowds. April is busiest, with about 29,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 44°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Canoe Brook, NJ USC00281335
- Lat / lon
- 40.74, -74.35
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- From park center
- 9.8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 40° | 42° | 50° | 62° | 72° | 82° | 86° | 85° | 78° | 66° | 54° | 44° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 22° | 23° | 31° | 41° | 50° | 60° | 66° | 64° | 56° | 44° | 35° | 28° | 43° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 50.4 |
| Snow, in | 5.8 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 24.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:33 | 10:35 | 11:49 | 13:14 | 14:26 | 15:05 | 14:49 | 13:48 | 12:25 | 11:03 | 9:51 | 9:16 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 10 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 210 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 22° | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9:33 | 9,600 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 42° | 23° | 3.0 | 8.4 | 10:35 | 11,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 50° | 31° | 4.2 | 4.6 | 11:49 | 15,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 62° | 41° | 4.0 | 0.4 | 13:14 | 29,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 72° | 50° | 4.0 | 0 | 14:26 | 24,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 82° | 60° | 4.8 | 0 | 15:05 | 19,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 86° | 66° | 4.7 | 0 | 14:49 | 20,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 85° | 64° | 4.9 | 0 | 13:48 | 24,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 78° | 56° | 4.6 | 0 | 12:25 | 19,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 66° | 44° | 4.6 | 0 | 11:03 | 21,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 54° | 35° | 3.6 | 0.7 | 9:51 | 12,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 44° | 28° | 4.4 | 4.1 | 9:16 | 8,400 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 43° | 50.4 | 24.0 | 210,000 | |||
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 22°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 210,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State New Jersey
Closures, reservations and alerts: Morristown National Historical Park on nps.gov
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