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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in July

Average1.0× average month · best-time score 40/100

July at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park averages a daytime high near 92°F and an overnight low around 76°F. Visitation runs about 1× the park's average month, which makes July an average month here.

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92°F

Range across the year: 51°F to 94°F

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Daylight
13.5 hours

Roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: roughly 9,400 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2003 to 2025.

That makes July the 6th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the November peak (1.2×) and the August low (0.7×).

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 40/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is April: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 84°F is hot, with afternoons near 92°F to plan the day around. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 7.9 miles from the park.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 23% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.5 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 178,946 recreation visits, up 11.5% from 160,450 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 158.7%, so a July visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June92°F / 76°F1.0× Average43 Poor
July92°F / 76°F1.0× Average40 Poor
August94°F / 77°F0.7× Quiet53 Fair

All twelve months at Palo Alto Battlefield, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at Palo Alto Battlefield in July

The National Park Service tags 10 Palo Alto Battlefield activities for summer. Here are 8 of them. Each links to the park's own page for it.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

July averages a daytime high near 92°F and an overnight low around 76°F at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 7.9 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is average at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (about 1.0× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 40/100. Our recommended month is April.

The busiest month is November and the quietest is August. July sits at about 1.0× the park's average, or 8% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 9,000 recreation visits at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2003–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (2003–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.