How Crowded Is Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie in January?
January is a quiet month at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, running about 0.5× the park's average month — roughly 4% of the year's visitors come in January. It is the quietest month of the year here — the best time to have the place largely to yourself, though you may trade away some warmth and daylight. Typical January weather averages a high near 59°F and a low around 37°F, with about 3.8" of precipitation. You'll get about 10.1 hours of daylight to explore.
Frequently Asked Questions
January is quiet at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park (about 0.5× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good". The single best month overall is September.
The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. January sits at about 0.5× the park's average, or 4% of annual visitation.
Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-06-20.