How Crowded Is Mojave National Preserve in August?

August runs about 0.7× Mojave National Preserve's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 6% of the park's yearly visitors come in August.

In a typical August the park sees about 44,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1997 to 2025.

It is the quietest month of the year at Mojave; by contrast November, the busiest, runs about 1.3× the average — so August is the easiest time to have the place largely to yourself.

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 79/100 ("Excellent") — the single best-rated month at Mojave, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical August weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 91°F and an overnight low around 72°F, with about 0.6" of precipitation.

That average of about 82°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 22% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.3 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9.6-hour midwinter low and the 14.4-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 569,844 recreation visits, up 34.1% from 424,864 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 7.7%, so a August visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.