How Crowded Is Pennsylvania Avenue in December?
Quiet0.5× average month · best-time score 70/100
December is a quiet month at Pennsylvania Avenue, running about 0.5× the park's average month — roughly 5% of the year's visitors come in December. That puts it between the July peak and the January low. Overall our best-time score rates December as "Good" for a visit. You'll get about 9.3 hours of daylight to explore.
Frequently Asked Questions
December is quiet at Pennsylvania Avenue (about 0.5× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good". The single best month overall is January.
The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. December sits at about 0.5× the park's average, or 5% of annual visitation.
Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1986–2025). Updated 2026-06-20.