Best time to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park
October is the best balance at Theodore Roosevelt: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 58°F), with moderate crowds. July is busiest, with about 159,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 44°F. January, February and December see few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Medora, ND USC00325813
- Lat / lon
- 46.92, -103.53
- Elevation
- 2,268 ft
- From park center
- 4.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 28° | 32° | 44° | 56° | 67° | 77° | 86° | 85° | 74° | 58° | 42° | 31° | 57° |
| Low, °F | 3° | 8° | 18° | 30° | 41° | 50° | 56° | 53° | 43° | 30° | 18° | 7° | 30° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 15.8 |
| Snow, in | 4.4 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 30.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 8:54 | 10:12 | 11:45 | 13:31 | 15:01 | 15:52 | 15:32 | 14:13 | 12:30 | 10:47 | 9:17 | 8:32 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 138 | 159 | 151 | 119 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 737 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Few or no visits | |
| 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 | 28° | 3° | 0.3 | 4.4 | 8:54 | 1,700 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 32° | 8° | 0.4 | 7.2 | 10:12 | 2,200 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 44° | 18° | 0.6 | 3.8 | 11:45 | 8,300 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 56° | 30° | 1.6 | 3.4 | 13:31 | 12,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| May | 67° | 41° | 2.6 | 0.4 | 15:01 | 74,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| June | 77° | 50° | 2.9 | 0 | 15:52 | 138,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 86° | 56° | 2.1 | 0 | 15:32 | 159,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 85° | 53° | 1.4 | 0 | 14:13 | 151,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 74° | 43° | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12:30 | 119,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 58° | 30° | 1.2 | 1.8 | 10:47 | 55,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| November | 42° | 18° | 0.6 | 3.0 | 9:17 | 15,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 31° | 7° | 0.6 | 6.0 | 8:32 | 2,100 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 57° | 30° | 15.8 | 30.1 | 737,000 | |||
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 86°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 3°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 737,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State North Dakota
Closures, reservations and alerts: Theodore Roosevelt National Park on nps.gov
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