Best time to visit Petersburg National Battlefield
April, October and November are the best balance at Petersburg National Battlefield: mild and dry for the park (average highs 62° to 72°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. August is busiest, with about 33,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 53°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Petersburg, VA USC00446656
- Lat / lon
- 37.24, -77.39
- Elevation
- 19 ft
- From park center
- 13.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 49° | 52° | 60° | 70° | 78° | 86° | 89° | 87° | 82° | 72° | 62° | 53° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 28° | 29° | 36° | 46° | 55° | 64° | 69° | 67° | 61° | 48° | 37° | 31° | 48° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 47.0 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:52 | 10:46 | 11:51 | 13:06 | 14:08 | 14:42 | 14:29 | 13:35 | 12:22 | 11:10 | 10:08 | 9:37 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 18 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 290 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 28° | 3.0 | – | 9:52 | 18,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 52° | 29° | 2.7 | – | 10:46 | 16,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 60° | 36° | 4.4 | – | 11:51 | 27,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 70° | 46° | 3.6 | – | 13:06 | 25,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 78° | 55° | 4.4 | – | 14:08 | 27,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 86° | 64° | 4.2 | – | 14:42 | 32,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 69° | 4.7 | – | 14:29 | 28,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 67° | 5.3 | – | 13:35 | 33,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 82° | 61° | 4.6 | – | 12:22 | 27,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 72° | 48° | 3.4 | – | 11:10 | 17,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 62° | 37° | 3.2 | – | 10:08 | 23,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 53° | 31° | 3.5 | – | 9:37 | 16,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 70° | 48° | 47.0 | – | 290,000 | |||
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 28°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 290,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Virginia
Closures, reservations and alerts: Petersburg National Battlefield on nps.gov
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