Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in November

Roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in November: roughly 7,400 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes November the 10th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the August peak (1.8×) and the February low (0.6×).

On our Best Time to Visit score November rates 41/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is October: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 38°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 8.9 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 37% of annual visitors, choosing November instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.6 hours of daylight in November to explore — between the 9-hour midwinter low and the 15-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 106,672 recreation visits, down 27.9% from 148,031 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 12.8%, so November may feel a touch quieter than it once did.