Best time to visit Virgin Islands National Park
No month averages mild weather at Virgin Islands; January and February come closest (average highs 84°F and 84°F). March is busiest, with about 48,000 visitors. September is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Charlotte Amalie AP, VI VQW00011640
- Lat / lon
- 18.33, -64.97
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- From park center
- 14.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 84° | 84° | 85° | 86° | 87° | 89° | 90° | 90° | 89° | 88° | 87° | 85° | 87° |
| Low, °F | 74° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 78° | 79° | 79° | 80° | 80° | 78° | 77° | 75° | 77° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 41.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 11:08 | 11:31 | 11:59 | 12:32 | 12:59 | 13:13 | 13:08 | 12:45 | 12:13 | 11:42 | 11:15 | 11:02 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 43 | 40 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 413 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | |
| Weather | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 84° | 74° | 2.6 | – | 11:08 | 43,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Februarybest | 84° | 74° | 1.9 | – | 11:31 | 40,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| March | 85° | 74° | 1.9 | – | 11:59 | 48,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| April | 86° | 76° | 2.2 | – | 12:32 | 44,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| May | 87° | 78° | 3.0 | – | 12:59 | 40,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 89° | 79° | 2.4 | – | 13:13 | 38,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 90° | 79° | 2.9 | – | 13:08 | 38,000 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 90° | 80° | 4.4 | – | 12:45 | 20,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| September | 89° | 80° | 5.9 | – | 12:13 | 14,000 | Quiet | Hot |
| October | 88° | 78° | 5.3 | – | 11:42 | 16,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| November | 87° | 77° | 6.1 | – | 11:15 | 32,000 | Busy | Hot |
| December | 85° | 75° | 2.9 | – | 11:02 | 41,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Year | 87° | 77° | 41.5 | – | 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 August, average high 90°F
- Coldest nights February, average low 74°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 413,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State US Virgin Islands
Closures, reservations and alerts: Virgin Islands National Park on nps.gov
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