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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in July

Busy1.6× average month · best-time score 33/100

July at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park averages a daytime high near 90°F and an overnight low around 69°F. Visitation runs about 1.6× the park's average month, which makes July a busy month here.

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Average high
90°F

Range across the year: 28°F to 90°F

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Daylight
14.4 hours

Roughly 13% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: roughly 2,200 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2023 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad; January, the quietest, runs only about 0.4× the average — a 4-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 33/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is October: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 79°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 17.3 miles from the park.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 37% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.4 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 15,348 recreation visits, down 14.5% from 17,946 in 2024.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June86°F / 63°F1.5× Busy51 Fair
July90°F / 69°F1.6× Busy33 Poor
August88°F / 67°F1.3× Busy45 Fair

All twelve months at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

July averages a daytime high near 90°F and an overnight low around 69°F at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 17.3 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is busy at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (about 1.6× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 33/100. Our recommended month is October.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. July sits at about 1.6× the park's average, or 13% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 2,000 recreation visits at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2023–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (2023–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.