Best time to visit Padre Island National Seashore
January, February and December are the best balance at Padre Island National Seashore: mild and dry for the park (average highs 68° to 71°F), with moderate crowds. June is busiest, with about 73,000 visitors. December is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Port Mansfield, TX USC00417184
- Lat / lon
- 26.56, -97.43
- Elevation
- 9 ft
- From park center
- 11.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 68° | 71° | 76° | 81° | 85° | 90° | 91° | 92° | 89° | 84° | 76° | 70° | 81° |
| Low, °F | 50° | 55° | 61° | 67° | 73° | 77° | 78° | 78° | 74° | 68° | 60° | 52° | 66° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:38 | 11:13 | 11:56 | 12:45 | 13:27 | 13:48 | 13:40 | 13:05 | 12:17 | 11:29 | 10:48 | 10:28 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 33 | 31 | 49 | 43 | 56 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 547 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 68° | 50° | 1.1 | 0 | 10:38 | 33,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Februarybest | 71° | 55° | 1.8 | 0 | 11:13 | 31,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| March | 76° | 61° | 1.3 | 0 | 11:56 | 49,000 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 81° | 67° | 1.4 | 0 | 12:45 | 43,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 85° | 73° | 2.4 | 0 | 13:27 | 56,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 90° | 77° | 2.0 | 0 | 13:48 | 73,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 78° | 2.4 | 0 | 13:40 | 73,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 92° | 78° | 1.1 | 0 | 13:05 | 55,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 89° | 74° | 5.4 | 0 | 12:17 | 38,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| October | 84° | 68° | 3.1 | 0 | 11:29 | 38,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| November | 76° | 60° | 2.0 | 0 | 10:48 | 30,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Decemberbest | 70° | 52° | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10:28 | 26,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Year | 81° | 66° | 25.3 | 0.1 | 547,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 92°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 50°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 547,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Texas
Closures, reservations and alerts: Padre Island National Seashore on nps.gov
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