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Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in October

Very busy1.7× average month · best-time score 43/100

October at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park averages a daytime high near 57°F and an overnight low around 37°F. Visitation runs about 1.7× the park's average month, which makes October a very busy month here.

Average low
37°F
Average high
57°F

Range across the year: 8°F to 80°F

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Daylight
10.8 hours

Roughly 14% of the park's yearly visitors come in October: roughly 4,300 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes October the 4th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.7×) and the January low (0.1×).

On our Best Time to Visit score October rates 43/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is May: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 47°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 7.1 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 57% of annual visitors, choosing October instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 10.8 hours of daylight in October to explore — between the 8.8-hour midwinter low and the 15.2-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 28,451 recreation visits, up 6.6% from 26,685 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 14.3%, so October may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How October compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
September71°F / 48°F1.8× Very busy58 Fair
October57°F / 37°F1.7× Very busy43 Poor
November45°F / 27°F0.2× Very quiet51 Fair

All twelve months at Saint-Gaudens, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

October averages a daytime high near 57°F and an overnight low around 37°F at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 7.1 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

October is very busy at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (about 1.7× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 43/100. Our recommended month is May.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. October sits at about 1.7× the park's average, or 14% of annual visitation.

A typical October sees about 4,000 recreation visits at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.