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Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River in August

Very busy2.6× average month · best-time score 53/100

August at Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River averages a daytime high near 80°F and an overnight low around 57°F, with about 4.6" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 2.6× the park's average month, which makes August a very busy month here.

Average low
57°F
Average high
80°F

Range across the year: 15°F to 82°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
4.6 in
Daylight
13.7 hours

Roughly 22% of the park's yearly visitors come in August: about 61,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1980 to 2025.

That makes August the 2nd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.9×) and the December low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score August rates 53/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 68°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 1.5 miles from the park.

August falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 59% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 13.7 hours of daylight in August to explore — between the 9-hour midwinter low and the 15-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 380,245 recreation visits, up 0.8% from 377,061 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 34.9%, so a August visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.

How August compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
July82°F / 59°F2.9× Very busy49 Fair
August80°F / 57°F2.6× Very busy53 Fair
September74°F / 49°F1.8× Very busy56 Fair

All twelve months at Upper Delaware, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at Upper Delaware in August

The National Park Service tags 16 Upper Delaware 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

August averages a daytime high near 80°F and an overnight low around 57°F at Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, with about 4.6 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 1.5 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

August is very busy at Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (about 2.6× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 53/100. Our recommended month is May.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is December. August sits at about 2.6× the park's average, or 22% of annual visitation.

A typical August sees about 61,000 recreation visits at Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1980–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1980–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.