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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in July

Busy1.5× average month · best-time score 27/100

July at Frederick Douglass National Historic Site averages a daytime high near 90°F and an overnight low around 72°F, with about 4.3" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 1.5× the park's average month, which makes July a busy month here.

Average low
72°F
Average high
90°F

Range across the year: 30°F to 90°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
4.3 in
Daylight
14.5 hours

Roughly 12% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: roughly 6,700 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes July the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the June peak (1.5×) and the January low (0.4×).

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 27/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is September: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 81°F is hot, with afternoons near 90°F to plan the day around. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.9 miles from the park.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 33% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.5 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 25,836 recreation visits, down 57.7% from 61,063 in 2019.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 22.2%, so a July visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June85°F / 68°F1.5× Busy42 Poor
July90°F / 72°F1.5× Busy27 Poor
August88°F / 71°F1.0× Average49 Fair

All twelve months at Frederick Douglass, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at Frederick Douglass in July

The National Park Service tags 7 Frederick Douglass activities for summer. Each links to the park's own page for it.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

July averages a daytime high near 90°F and an overnight low around 72°F at Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, with about 4.3 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.9 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is busy at Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (about 1.5× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 27/100. Our recommended month is September.

The busiest month is June and the quietest is January. July sits at about 1.5× the park's average, or 12% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 7,000 recreation visits at Frederick Douglass 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.