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How Crowded Is Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home in August?

Quiet0.6× average month · best-time score 74/100

August is a quiet month at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, running about 0.6× the park's average month — roughly 5% of the year's visitors come in August. 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 August weather averages a high near 92°F and a low around 73°F, with about 3.4" of precipitation. You'll get about 13.2 hours of daylight to explore.

Frequently Asked Questions

August is quiet at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (about 0.6× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good". The single best month overall is September.

The busiest month is June and the quietest is August. August sits at about 0.6× the park's average, or 5% of annual visitation.

Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (20212025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-06-20.