Best time to visit Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
January, February and April are the best balance at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: mild and dry for the park (average highs 64° to 77°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. July is busiest, with about 129,000 visitors. February is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Mayport Pilot Stn, FL USW00003853
- Lat / lon
- 30.40, -81.42
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- From park center
- 5.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 64° | 67° | 71° | 77° | 83° | 88° | 90° | 89° | 86° | 80° | 72° | 66° | 78° |
| Low, °F | 47° | 49° | 54° | 60° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 75° | 73° | 66° | 57° | 50° | 62° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 48.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:22 | 11:04 | 11:54 | 12:52 | 13:40 | 14:06 | 13:56 | 13:15 | 12:19 | 11:23 | 10:34 | 10:11 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 69 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 98 | 106 | 129 | 84 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 77 | 1,022 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 64° | 47° | 2.9 | – | 10:22 | 69,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Februarybest | 67° | 49° | 2.6 | – | 11:04 | 57,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| March | 71° | 54° | 3.1 | – | 11:54 | 77,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 77° | 60° | 2.5 | – | 12:52 | 77,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 83° | 68° | 3.0 | – | 13:40 | 98,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 88° | 73° | 6.6 | – | 14:06 | 106,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 90° | 75° | 5.4 | – | 13:56 | 129,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 89° | 75° | 6.0 | – | 13:15 | 84,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 86° | 73° | 6.4 | – | 12:19 | 78,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 80° | 66° | 5.0 | – | 11:23 | 83,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 72° | 57° | 2.3 | – | 10:34 | 88,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 66° | 50° | 2.8 | – | 10:11 | 77,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Year | 78° | 62° | 48.5 | – | 1,022,000 | |||
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 90°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 47°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,022,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Florida
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