Fort Stanwix National Monument in August
August at Fort Stanwix National Monument averages a daytime high near 79°F and an overnight low around 58°F, with about 3.6" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 1.7× the park's average month, which makes August a very busy month here.
- Average low
- 58°F
- Average high
- 79°F
Range across the year: 13°F to 81°F
- Precipitation
- 3.6 in
- Daylight
- 13.8 hours
Roughly 14% of the park's yearly visitors come in August: about 11,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.
That makes August the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (3.4×) and the January low (0.2×).
On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 72/100 ("Good"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.
The daily average of about 69°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 3.2 miles from the park.
August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 54% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.
You'll have about 13.8 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 8.8-hour midwinter low and the 15.2-hour summer high.
Park-wide, 2025 drew 77,507 recreation visits, down 2.8% from 79,704 in 2024.
Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 13.3%, so August may feel a touch quieter than it once did.
How August compares with the months around it
| Month | Avg high / low | Crowds | Best-time score |
|---|---|---|---|
| July | 81°F / 60°F | 3.4× Very busy | 49 Fair |
| August | 79°F / 58°F | 1.7× Very busy | 72 Good |
| September | 72°F / 51°F | 1.3× Busy | 66 Good |
All twelve months at Fort Stanwix, with the best time to visit.
Things to do at Fort Stanwix in August
The National Park Service tags 15 Fort Stanwix activities for summer. Here are 8 of them. Each links to the park's own page for it.
- Hands - On History · 10-60 minutes
- A Forgotten Civil War: The Revolution in the Mohawk Valley · 15-30 minutes
- Colonial Dress-Up Trunk · 5-15 minutes
- Fort Film: "I Am So Wore Out with Fatigue" · 18 minutes
- Fort Stanwix B.A.R.K. Rangers!
- Junior Rangers at Fort Stanwix! · 30-180 minutes
- Kayak the Erie Canal
- Picnic at the Park
Frequently Asked Questions
August averages a daytime high near 79°F and an overnight low around 58°F at Fort Stanwix National Monument, with about 3.6 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 3.2 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.
August is very busy at Fort Stanwix National Monument (about 1.7× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good" at 72/100. Our recommended month is May.
The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. August sits at about 1.7× the park's average, or 14% of annual visitation.
A typical August sees about 11,000 recreation visits at Fort Stanwix National Monument, 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.