How Crowded Is Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in August?

August runs about 0.6× Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 5% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees roughly 2,100 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2021 to 2025.

It is the quietest month of the year at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home; by contrast June, the busiest, runs about 2.4× the average — so August is the easiest time to have the place largely to yourself.

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 74/100 ("Good"), versus the top-rated September at 76/100 — pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 92°F and an overnight low around 73°F, with about 3.4" of precipitation.

That average of about 83°F is warm enough that midday heat is worth planning around.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 35% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.2 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.9-hour midwinter low and the 14.1-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 61,170 recreation visits, down 14.5% from 71,554 in 2024.