Best time to visit Pea Ridge National Military Park
March and November are the best balance at Pea Ridge National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 58° to 58°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. March is busiest, with about 18,000 visitors. January 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
- Washburn 5 W, MO USC00238740
- Lat / lon
- 36.58, -94.05
- Elevation
- 1,400 ft
- From park center
- 8.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 44° | 50° | 58° | 68° | 76° | 85° | 89° | 89° | 82° | 69° | 58° | 47° | 68° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 29° | 37° | 47° | 55° | 64° | 69° | 67° | 59° | 48° | 37° | 29° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 48.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:55 | 10:48 | 11:51 | 13:04 | 14:05 | 14:38 | 14:25 | 13:33 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:11 | 9:41 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 5 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 135 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 26° | 2.7 | – | 9:55 | 4,700 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 50° | 29° | 2.4 | – | 10:48 | 6,500 | Moderate | Cool |
| Marchbest | 58° | 37° | 3.8 | – | 11:51 | 18,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| April | 68° | 47° | 5.3 | – | 13:04 | 12,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 76° | 55° | 6.2 | – | 14:05 | 18,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 85° | 64° | 4.6 | – | 14:38 | 12,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 69° | 4.5 | – | 14:25 | 14,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 89° | 67° | 3.4 | – | 13:33 | 10,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 82° | 59° | 4.7 | – | 12:22 | 11,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 69° | 48° | 4.2 | – | 11:12 | 12,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 58° | 37° | 3.7 | – | 10:11 | 11,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 47° | 29° | 3.0 | – | 9:41 | 6,900 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 68° | 47° | 48.5 | – | 135,000 | |||
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 89°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 26°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 135,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arkansas
Closures, reservations and alerts: Pea Ridge National Military Park on nps.gov
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