How Crowded Is Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in March?

March runs about 1.6× Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial's average month, which makes it a busy month here — roughly 13% of the park's yearly visitors come in March.

In a typical March the park sees about 396,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2011 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial; December, the quietest, runs only about 0.5× the average — a 3-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score March rates 20/100 ("Poor"), versus the top-rated September at 69/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical March weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 57°F and an overnight low around 39°F, with about 3.5" of precipitation and roughly 2" of snow.

That average of about 48°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 29% of annual visitors, choosing March instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 11.7 hours of daylight in March to explore — between the 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 2,843,263 recreation visits, down 12.6% from 3,251,594 in 2024.