Best time to visit Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
May is the best balance at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 69°F), with moderate crowds. July is busiest, with about 83,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 45°F.
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- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Hawley 1 E, PA USC00363758
- Lat / lon
- 41.48, -75.17
- Elevation
- 890 ft
- From park center
- 8.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 33° | 36° | 45° | 58° | 69° | 77° | 81° | 79° | 73° | 61° | 49° | 38° | 58° |
| Low, °F | 14° | 14° | 22° | 32° | 43° | 53° | 57° | 55° | 48° | 36° | 27° | 20° | 35° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 45.1 |
| Snow, in | 13.0 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 47.1 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:29 | 10:32 | 11:48 | 13:16 | 14:30 | 15:10 | 14:54 | 13:50 | 12:25 | 11:01 | 9:47 | 9:11 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 83 | 74 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 362 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 14° | 3.2 | 13.0 | 9:29 | 8,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 36° | 14° | 2.7 | 13.2 | 10:32 | 9,800 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 45° | 22° | 3.5 | 9.4 | 11:48 | 9,800 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 58° | 32° | 3.7 | 1.1 | 13:16 | 10,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 69° | 43° | 3.6 | 0 | 14:30 | 31,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| June | 77° | 53° | 4.7 | 0 | 15:10 | 44,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| July | 81° | 57° | 4.0 | 0 | 14:54 | 83,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 79° | 55° | 4.1 | 0 | 13:50 | 74,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| September | 73° | 48° | 4.3 | 0 | 12:25 | 51,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 61° | 36° | 4.4 | 0 | 11:01 | 20,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| November | 49° | 27° | 3.2 | 1.3 | 9:47 | 13,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 38° | 20° | 3.6 | 9.1 | 9:11 | 7,300 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 58° | 35° | 45.1 | 47.1 | 362,000 | |||
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 81°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 14°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 362,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States New York and Pennsylvania
Closures, reservations and alerts: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on nps.gov
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