How Crowded Is Fort Davis National Historic Site in August?

August runs about 0.7× Fort Davis National Historic Site's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 2,800 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes August the 11th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the March peak (2.3×) and the January low (0.5×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 78/100 ("Excellent") — the single best-rated month at Fort Davis, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 89°F and an overnight low around 63°F, with about 2.7" of precipitation.

That average of about 76°F is warm enough that midday heat is worth planning around.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 23% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.1 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 10-hour midwinter low and the 14-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 42,553 recreation visits, up 5.9% from 40,189 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 24.3%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.