Best time to visit Shiloh National Military Park
October and November are the best balance at Shiloh National Military Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 64° to 76°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. May is busiest, with about 38,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 54°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Savannah 6 SW, TN USC00408108
- Lat / lon
- 35.15, -88.32
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- From park center
- 1.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 51° | 56° | 65° | 74° | 81° | 88° | 91° | 91° | 86° | 76° | 64° | 54° | 73° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 33° | 40° | 49° | 59° | 67° | 70° | 69° | 61° | 49° | 40° | 34° | 50° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 59.2 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:02 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:18 | 13:29 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:16 | 9:48 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 21 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 368 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 30° | 4.9 | – | 10:02 | 21,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 56° | 33° | 5.4 | – | 10:51 | 31,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 65° | 40° | 5.6 | – | 11:52 | 29,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 74° | 49° | 5.7 | – | 13:01 | 38,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 81° | 59° | 6.2 | – | 13:59 | 38,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 88° | 67° | 4.4 | – | 14:30 | 30,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 70° | 4.9 | – | 14:18 | 38,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 69° | 4.1 | – | 13:29 | 36,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 86° | 61° | 4.3 | – | 12:21 | 35,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 76° | 49° | 3.9 | – | 11:14 | 31,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 64° | 40° | 4.2 | – | 10:16 | 20,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 54° | 34° | 5.6 | – | 9:48 | 20,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 73° | 50° | 59.2 | – | 368,000 | |||
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 368,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Tennessee
Closures, reservations and alerts: Shiloh National Military Park on nps.gov
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