How Crowded Is Olympic in January?
January is a very quiet month at Olympic National Park, running about 0.3× the park's average month — roughly 3% of the year's visitors come in January. That puts it between the August peak and the December low. Overall our best-time score rates January as "Poor" for a visit. Typical January weather averages a high near 41°F and a low around 33°F, with about 8.9" of precipitation. You'll get about 8.6 hours of daylight to explore.
Frequently Asked Questions
January is very quiet at Olympic National Park (about 0.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor". The single best month overall is May.
The busiest month is August and the quietest is December. January sits at about 0.3× the park's average, or 3% of annual visitation.
Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-06-20.