How Crowded Is Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in January?

January runs about 0.6× Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 5% of the park's yearly visitors come in January.

In a typical January the park sees about 790 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1980 to 2025.

It is the quietest month of the year at Edgar Allan Poe; by contrast July, the busiest, runs about 1.3× the average — so January is the easiest time to have the place largely to yourself.

On our Best Time to Visit score January rates 43/100 ("Poor"), versus the top-rated September at 66/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical January weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 42°F and an overnight low around 28°F, with about 3.6" of precipitation and roughly 6" of snow.

That average of about 35°F is cold, with winter conditions likely on higher ground.

Because June, July and August together draw about 30% of annual visitors, choosing January instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.5 hours of daylight in January to explore — between the 9.2-hour midwinter low and the 14.8-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2023 drew 15,473 recreation visits, about flat from 15,527 in 2019.