Best time to visit Voyageurs National Park
May, June and September have the mildest temperatures at Voyageurs, though they are among the wetter months. August is busiest, with about 46,000 visitors. October is the quietest, with highs near 51°F. April 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
- Kabetogama, MN USC00214191
- Lat / lon
- 48.41, -93.05
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft
- From park center
- 8.4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 16° | 21° | 35° | 49° | 64° | 73° | 78° | 76° | 66° | 51° | 34° | 21° | 49° |
| Low, °F | -8° | -5° | 10° | 23° | 37° | 48° | 52° | 49° | 42° | 31° | 17° | 2° | 25° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 29.0 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 8:43 | 10:06 | 11:44 | 13:36 | 15:12 | 16:05 | 15:44 | 14:20 | 12:31 | 10:43 | 9:08 | 8:20 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 209 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Few or no visits | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | -8° | 1.1 | – | 8:43 | 2,100 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 21° | -5° | 0.7 | – | 10:06 | 5,800 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 35° | 10° | 1.0 | – | 11:44 | 3,900 | Quiet | Cold |
| April | 49° | 23° | 1.8 | – | 13:36 | 170 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| Maybest | 64° | 37° | 3.3 | – | 15:12 | 28,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 73° | 48° | 4.7 | – | 16:05 | 43,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 78° | 52° | 4.2 | – | 15:44 | 44,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| August | 76° | 49° | 3.0 | – | 14:20 | 46,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Septemberbest | 66° | 42° | 4.1 | – | 12:31 | 22,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| October | 51° | 31° | 2.3 | – | 10:43 | 11,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| November | 34° | 17° | 1.8 | – | 9:08 | 2,400 | Quiet | Cold |
| December | 21° | 2° | 1.1 | – | 8:20 | 156 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 49° | 25° | 29.0 | – | 209,000 | |||
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 78°F
- Coldest nights January, average low -8°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 209,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Minnesota
Closures, reservations and alerts: Voyageurs National Park on nps.gov
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