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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in July

Busy1.3× average month · best-time score 28/100

July at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park averages a daytime high near 90°F and an overnight low around 70°F, with about 5" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 1.3× the park's average month, which makes July a busy month here.

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90°F

Range across the year: 34°F to 90°F

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Precipitation
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Daylight
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Roughly 11% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: about 63,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1983 to 2025.

That makes July the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the June peak (1.4×) and the October low (0.6×).

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 28/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is October: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 80°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 8.9 miles from the park.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 33% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 647,349 recreation visits, down 44.2% from 1,159,438 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 19.7%, so July may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June87°F / 67°F1.4× Busy37 Poor
July90°F / 70°F1.3× Busy28 Poor
August89°F / 69°F1.2× Busy38 Poor

All twelve months at Martin Luther King, Jr., 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 70°F at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, with about 5 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 8.9 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is busy at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (about 1.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 28/100. Our recommended month is October.

The busiest month is June and the quietest is October. July sits at about 1.3× the park's average, or 11% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 63,000 recreation visits at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1983–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1983–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.