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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in January

Very quiet0.1× average month · best-time score 2/100

January at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site averages a daytime high near 33°F and an overnight low around 8°F, with about 0.4" of precipitation and roughly 5" of snow. Visitation runs about 0.1× the park's average month, which makes January a very quiet month here.

Average low
8°F
Average high
33°F

Range across the year: 8°F to 88°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
0.4 in
Snowfall
5 in
Daylight
9.1 hours

Check access before you plan around January

January draws about 7% of the visits Minuteman Missile sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around January. Official Minuteman Missile park page.

Roughly 1% of the park's yearly visitors come in January: about 740 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2004 to 2025.

That makes January the 11th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (3×) and the February low (0.1×).

On our Best Time to Visit score January rates 2/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 21°F is cold, with winter conditions likely on higher ground. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 9.4 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 61% of annual visitors, choosing January instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.1 hours of daylight in January to explore — between the 8.7-hour midwinter low and the 15.3-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 102,146 recreation visits, down 13.5% from 118,108 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 9.3%, so January may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How January compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
December36°F / 10°F0.2× Very quiet41 Poor
January33°F / 8°F0.1× Very quiet2 Poor
February37°F / 11°F0.1× Very quiet4 Poor

All twelve months at Minuteman Missile, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at Minuteman Missile in January

The National Park Service tags 6 Minuteman Missile activities for winter. Each links to the park's own page for it.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

January averages a daytime high near 33°F and an overnight low around 8°F at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, with about 0.4 inches of precipitation and roughly 5 inches of snow. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 9.4 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

January is very quiet at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (about 0.1× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 2/100. Our recommended month is May. January draws about 7% of the visits Minuteman Missile sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around January.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is February. January sits at about 0.1× the park's average, or 1% of annual visitation.

A typical January sees about 1,000 recreation visits at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2004–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (2004–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.