How Crowded Is Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in September?

September runs about 0.8× Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in September.

In a typical September the park sees roughly 1,400 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2004 to 2025.

That makes September the 10th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.5×) and the December low (0.5×).

On our Best Time to Visit score September rates 78/100 ("Excellent") — the single best-rated month at Brown v. Board of Education, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical September weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 80°F and an overnight low around 57°F, with about 3.5" of precipitation.

That average of about 69°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

Because June, July and August together draw about 32% of annual visitors, choosing September instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 12.2 hours of daylight in September to explore — between the 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 21,919 recreation visits, up 16.4% from 18,826 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 18.4%, so September may feel a touch quieter than it once did.