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How Crowded Is Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt in January?

Very quiet0.3× average month · best-time score 42/100

January is a very quiet month at Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, running about 0.3× the park's average month — roughly 3% of the year's visitors come in January. It is the quietest month of the year here — the best time to have the place largely to yourself, though you may trade away some warmth and daylight. Typical January weather averages a high near 35°F and a low around 19°F, with about 3.5" of precipitation. You'll get about 9.3 hours of daylight to explore.

Frequently Asked Questions

January is very quiet at Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (about 0.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor". The single best month overall is May.

The busiest month is October and the quietest is January. January sits at about 0.3× the park's average, or 3% of annual visitation.

Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (19792025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-06-20.