Best time to visit Stones River National Battlefield
April, October and November are the best balance at Stones River National Battlefield: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 73°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. May is busiest, with about 52,000 visitors. February 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
- Murfreesboro 5 N, TN USC00406371
- Lat / lon
- 35.92, -86.37
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- From park center
- 4.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 48° | 53° | 61° | 71° | 79° | 86° | 89° | 89° | 84° | 73° | 61° | 51° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 28° | 30° | 37° | 46° | 55° | 64° | 68° | 67° | 59° | 47° | 37° | 31° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 55.9 |
| Snow, in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:58 | 10:49 | 11:51 | 13:03 | 14:02 | 14:35 | 14:22 | 13:31 | 12:22 | 11:13 | 10:13 | 9:44 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 25 | 23 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 413 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Busy | |
| 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 | 48° | 28° | 4.7 | 0.8 | 9:58 | 25,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 53° | 30° | 4.9 | 0.7 | 10:49 | 23,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 61° | 37° | 5.3 | 0.4 | 11:51 | 35,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 71° | 46° | 4.8 | 0 | 13:03 | 45,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 79° | 55° | 4.9 | 0 | 14:02 | 52,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 86° | 64° | 5.7 | 0 | 14:35 | 47,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 68° | 5.0 | 0 | 14:22 | 34,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 89° | 67° | 3.6 | 0 | 13:31 | 33,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 84° | 59° | 4.0 | 0 | 12:22 | 29,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 73° | 47° | 3.5 | 0 | 11:13 | 25,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 61° | 37° | 4.1 | 0 | 10:13 | 31,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 51° | 31° | 5.5 | 0.3 | 9:44 | 33,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 70° | 47° | 55.9 | 2.2 | 413,000 | |||
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 413,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Tennessee
Closures, reservations and alerts: Stones River National Battlefield on nps.gov
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