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

September runs about 0.9× Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site's average month, which makes it an average month here — roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in September.

In a typical September the park sees roughly 1,200 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1980 to 2025.

That makes September the 9th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.3×) and the January low (0.6×).

On our Best Time to Visit score September rates 66/100 ("Good") — the single best-rated month at Edgar Allan Poe, 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 63°F, with about 4.9" of precipitation.

That average of about 72°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day.

Because June, July and August together draw about 30% 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 9.2-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.