Best time to visit River Raisin National Battlefield Park
October is the best balance at River Raisin National Battlefield Park: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 62°F), with busy crowds. August is busiest, with about 24,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 48°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Newport 4SSE, MI USC00205822
- Lat / lon
- 41.95, -83.28
- Elevation
- 578 ft
- From park center
- 5.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 32° | 34° | 43° | 56° | 68° | 78° | 83° | 82° | 75° | 62° | 48° | 37° | 58° |
| Low, °F | 18° | 19° | 27° | 37° | 48° | 58° | 62° | 60° | 54° | 43° | 33° | 25° | 40° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 33.3 |
| Snow, in | 12.4 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 41.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:26 | 10:31 | 11:48 | 13:17 | 14:32 | 15:13 | 14:56 | 13:52 | 12:26 | 11:00 | 9:45 | 9:08 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 209 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 18° | 2.1 | 12.4 | 9:26 | 14,000 | Busy | Cold |
| February | 34° | 19° | 1.8 | 13.5 | 10:31 | 16,000 | Busy | Cold |
| March | 43° | 27° | 2.4 | 5.5 | 11:48 | 18,000 | Busy | Cool |
| April | 56° | 37° | 2.9 | 0.6 | 13:17 | 21,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 68° | 48° | 3.6 | 0 | 14:32 | 17,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 78° | 58° | 3.3 | 0 | 15:13 | 16,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 83° | 62° | 3.2 | 0 | 14:56 | 23,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 60° | 3.6 | 0 | 13:52 | 24,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 75° | 54° | 3.1 | 0 | 12:26 | 14,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 62° | 43° | 2.6 | 0 | 11:00 | 16,000 | Busy | Mild |
| November | 48° | 33° | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9:45 | 13,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 37° | 25° | 2.1 | 8.2 | 9:08 | 17,000 | Busy | Cold |
| Year | 58° | 40° | 33.3 | 41.2 | 209,000 | |||
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 83°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 18°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 209,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Michigan
Closures, reservations and alerts: River Raisin National Battlefield Park on nps.gov
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