Best time to visit Ninety Six National Historic Site
February, October and November are the best balance at Ninety Six National Historic Site: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 74°F), with busy crowds. April is busiest, with about 14,000 visitors. December is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Lake Greenwood, SC USC00384896
- Lat / lon
- 34.17, -81.90
- Elevation
- 422 ft
- From park center
- 6.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 54° | 57° | 66° | 74° | 81° | 87° | 91° | 89° | 84° | 74° | 64° | 56° | 73° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 32° | 38° | 47° | 57° | 65° | 69° | 68° | 62° | 49° | 38° | 32° | 49° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 47.3 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:06 | 10:54 | 11:52 | 12:59 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:13 | 13:25 | 12:21 | 11:16 | 10:20 | 9:53 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 114 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 30° | 4.1 | – | 10:06 | 5,200 | Moderate | Cool |
| Februarybest | 57° | 32° | 3.8 | – | 10:54 | 7,700 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 66° | 38° | 4.5 | – | 11:52 | 11,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 74° | 47° | 3.4 | – | 12:59 | 14,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 81° | 57° | 3.5 | – | 13:55 | 13,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 87° | 65° | 4.3 | – | 14:25 | 12,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 69° | 3.9 | – | 14:13 | 10,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 89° | 68° | 4.6 | – | 13:25 | 9,800 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 84° | 62° | 3.8 | – | 12:21 | 11,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 74° | 49° | 3.3 | – | 11:16 | 9,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 64° | 38° | 3.6 | – | 10:20 | 8,500 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 56° | 32° | 4.5 | – | 9:53 | 4,100 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Year | 73° | 49° | 47.3 | – | 114,000 | |||
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 91°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 30°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 114,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State South Carolina
Closures, reservations and alerts: Ninety Six National Historic Site on nps.gov
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