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Grand Portage National Monument in February

Very quiet0.2× average month · best-time score 4/100

February at Grand Portage National Monument averages a daytime high near 24°F and an overnight low around 2°F, with about 1" of precipitation and roughly 8" of snow. Visitation runs about 0.2× the park's average month, which makes February a very quiet month here.

Average low
2°F
Average high
24°F

Range across the year: 1°F to 74°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
1.0 in
Snowfall
8 in
Daylight
10.0 hours

Check access before you plan around February

February draws about 17% of the visits Grand Portage sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around February. Official Grand Portage park page.

Roughly 1% of the park's yearly visitors come in February: roughly 1,300 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes February the 10th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the August peak (3.1×) and the January low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score February rates 4/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is September: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 13°F is cold, with winter conditions likely on higher ground. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 3.4 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 64% of annual visitors, choosing February instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 10 hours of daylight in February to explore — between the 8.2-hour midwinter low and the 15.8-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 85,734 recreation visits, down 3.6% from 88,931 in 2024.

How February compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
January20°F / 1°F0.1× Very quiet1 Poor
February24°F / 2°F0.2× Very quiet4 Poor
March34°F / 13°F0.3× Very quiet46 Fair

All twelve months at Grand Portage, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at Grand Portage in February

The National Park Service tags 15 Grand Portage activities for winter. Here are 8 of them. Each links to the park's own page for it.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

February averages a daytime high near 24°F and an overnight low around 2°F at Grand Portage National Monument, with about 1 inches of precipitation and roughly 8 inches of snow. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 3.4 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

February is very quiet at Grand Portage National Monument (about 0.2× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 4/100. Our recommended month is September. February draws about 17% of the visits Grand Portage sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around February.

The busiest month is August and the quietest is January. February sits at about 0.2× the park's average, or 1% of annual visitation.

A typical February sees about 1,000 recreation visits at Grand Portage 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.