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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in July

Busy1.5× average month · best-time score 54/100

July at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site averages a daytime high near 85°F and an overnight low around 64°F. Visitation runs about 1.5× the park's average month, which makes July a busy month here.

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64°F
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85°F

Range across the year: 21°F to 85°F

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Daylight
14.6 hours

Roughly 13% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: roughly 6,400 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes July the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the August peak (1.6×) and the January low (0.3×).

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 54/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is October: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 74°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 7 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 14.6 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 48,776 recreation visits, down 10.2% from 54,293 in 2023.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June80°F / 59°F1.3× Busy65 Good
July85°F / 64°F1.5× Busy54 Fair
August82°F / 62°F1.6× Very busy51 Fair

All twelve months at Hopewell Furnace, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

July averages a daytime high near 85°F and an overnight low around 64°F at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 7 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is busy at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (about 1.5× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 54/100. Our recommended month is October.

The busiest month is August and the quietest is January. July sits at about 1.5× the park's average, or 13% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 6,000 recreation visits at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, 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.