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Fort Laramie National Historic Site in June

Very busy1.8× average month · best-time score 63/100

June at Fort Laramie National Historic Site averages a daytime high near 83°F and an overnight low around 50°F, with about 2.2" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 1.8× the park's average month, which makes June a very busy month here.

Average low
50°F
Average high
83°F

Range across the year: 15°F to 91°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
2.2 in
Daylight
15.1 hours

Roughly 15% of the park's yearly visitors come in June: roughly 6,900 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes June the 3rd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.3×) and the January low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score June rates 63/100 ("Good"). Our recommended month is September: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 66°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 0.6 miles from the park.

June falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 51% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 15.1 hours of daylight in June to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 36,998 recreation visits, down 16% from 44,045 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 12.3%, so June may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How June compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
May71°F / 41°F1.7× Very busy51 Fair
June83°F / 50°F1.8× Very busy63 Good
July91°F / 57°F2.3× Very busy35 Poor

All twelve months at Fort Laramie, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

June averages a daytime high near 83°F and an overnight low around 50°F at Fort Laramie National Historic Site, with about 2.2 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 0.6 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

June is very busy at Fort Laramie National Historic Site (about 1.8× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good" at 63/100. Our recommended month is September.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. June sits at about 1.8× the park's average, or 15% of annual visitation.

A typical June sees about 7,000 recreation visits at Fort Laramie National Historic Site, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.