Best Time to Visit Hamilton Grange National Memorial
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Visit Hamilton Grange in September
September offers pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season). For comparison, July is the most crowded month (~1.3× the average month) and January is the quietest.
Annual visits
64K
2024
Busiest month
Jul
1.3× avg
Quietest month
Jan
0.5× avg
10-yr trend
falling
-12.2%
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Photos courtesy of the National Park Service (public domain).
How crowded is Hamilton Grange by month?
Relative crowd level by month (1.0 = the park's average month), from NPS visitation records 1979–2025.
Month-by-month crowd, weather & daylight
| Month | Crowd level | Best-time score | Avg high / low | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Very quiet | 43 Poor | 40°F / 28°F | 9.4 h |
| February | Quiet | 38 Poor | 42°F / 30°F | 10.4 h |
| March | Quiet | 32 Poor | 50°F / 36°F | 11.7 h |
| April | Average | 42 Poor | 62°F / 46°F | 13.1 h |
| May | Average | 57 Fair | 71°F / 55°F | 14.3 h |
| June | Busy | 53 Fair | 80°F / 64°F | 14.9 h |
| July | Busy | 40 Poor | 85°F / 70°F | 14.7 h |
| August | Busy | 44 Poor | 83°F / 69°F | 13.6 h |
| September★ best | Quiet | 67 Good | 76°F / 62°F | 12.3 h |
| October | Busy | 40 Poor | 65°F / 51°F | 10.9 h |
| November | Busy | 25 Poor | 54°F / 42°F | 9.7 h |
| December | Average | 21 Poor | 44°F / 34°F | 9.1 h |
Climate normals (1991–2020) from the nearest NOAA station (USW00094728, ~3 mi away).
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About visiting Hamilton Grange
Hamilton Grange National Memorial is a National Memorial in NY and a relatively quiet park, drawing about 64,000 recreation visits in 2024. Visitation has eased over the past decade, down about 12.2%. Crowds concentrate sharply by season: July is the busiest month at about 1.3× the park's average month, while January is the calmest at roughly 0.5× — a 3-to-1 swing between high and low season. Roughly 31% of the year's visitors arrive in the three summer months of June, July and August alone, so timing a trip outside that window is the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels. Weather swings from an average high-season warmth near 78°F in July down to about 34°F in January, with the wettest stretch in July and meaningful snowfall around February. About 7 months a year see comfortable average temperatures in the 50–80°F range, which is part of why crowd timing and weather timing don't always line up. The sweet spot is September: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season). Visit then and you trade a little peak-season certainty for noticeably shorter lines and easier parking than the July rush. Daylight ranges from about 9.1 hours in midwinter to 14.9 hours near the summer solstice, which shapes how much ground you can cover in a day. These crowd figures are drawn from 1979–2025 of National Park Service visitor-use records, paired with 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals, and are updated as new monthly data is released.
Park overview
Merchant’s clerk, Revolutionary War soldier, first Secretary Treasury of the United States: Alexander Hamilton’s life is memorialized at The Grange, the home he built on a country estate in uptown Manhattan. A faithful testament to early American architecture, it stands today as a tribute to its first owner’s many accomplishments.
Weather & conditions
New York City has a temperate climate, and temperatures in northern Manhattan are frequently several degrees cooler than those in the southern part of the city.
Park overview text courtesy of the National Park Service — official park site.
Where to stay near Hamilton Grange
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Getting to Hamilton Grange
The nearest airport is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 8 mi (18 min drive) away. Most visitors reach Hamilton Grange by car.
Frequently Asked Questions
September offers pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season) at Hamilton Grange National Memorial. The park is busiest in July (about 1.3× the average month) and quietest in January.
July is the busiest month at Hamilton Grange National Memorial, running roughly 1.3 times the park's average monthly visitation.
January is the quietest month at Hamilton Grange National Memorial, at about 0.5× the average month — a good choice if you want to avoid crowds.
Hamilton Grange National Memorial recorded about 63,647 recreation visits in 2024. Visitation has been falling over the past decade (-12.2%).
Based on 1991–2020 climate normals, the warmest month at Hamilton Grange National Memorial averages about 78°F (July). See the month-by-month table above for the full picture.
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is the closest airport to Hamilton Grange National Memorial, about 8 mi (18 min drive) away.
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Water quality of lakes near Hamilton Grange
If you are planning to swim, paddle or fish on this trip, these graded lakes are within a 40-mile drive. Grades are A–F from EPA and state-agency sampling.
- Oakland Lake water qualityGrade — · 11 mi · NY
- Lake Lucille water qualityGrade — · 25 mi · NY
- Tomkins Lake water qualityGrade — · 31 mi · NY
- Greenwood Lake water qualityGrade — · 32 mi · NY
- Lake Mohegan water qualityGrade — · 35 mi · NY
Beach water quality near Hamilton Grange
Beaches within a 40-mile drive, graded on multi-year bacteria sampling from EPA BEACON — worth checking before you plan a swim day.
- Locust Point Yacht Club water qualityGrade A · 8 mi · NY
- Coney Island Beach - Brighton 6th - Ocean Parkway water qualityGrade A · 17 mi · NY
- Coney Island - W. 8th St. To Pier water qualityGrade A · 17 mi · NY
- Silver Point Beach Club water qualityGrade A · 19 mi · NY
- Catalina Beach water qualityGrade A · 19 mi · NY
Sources: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. Crowd index = a month's visits ÷ the park's average month.