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Wind Cave National Park in July

Very busy2.5× average month · best-time score 51/100

July at Wind Cave National Park averages a daytime high near 85°F and an overnight low around 57°F, with about 3" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 2.5× the park's average month, which makes July a very busy month here.

Average low
57°F
Average high
85°F

Range across the year: 15°F to 85°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
3.0 in
Daylight
14.9 hours

Roughly 21% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: about 123,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Wind Cave; January, the quietest, runs only about 0.2× the average — a 10-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 51/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is September: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 71°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 2.6 miles from the park.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 55% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.9 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 606,258 recreation visits, up 23.9% from 489,399 in 2024.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June77°F / 50°F2.0× Very busy57 Fair
July85°F / 57°F2.5× Very busy51 Fair
August84°F / 55°F2.0× Very busy59 Fair

All twelve months at Wind Cave, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at Wind Cave in July

The National Park Service tags 13 Wind Cave 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 85°F and an overnight low around 57°F at Wind Cave National Park, with about 3 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.6 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is very busy at Wind Cave National Park (about 2.5× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 51/100. Our recommended month is September.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. July sits at about 2.5× the park's average, or 21% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 123,000 recreation visits at Wind Cave National Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

Where to stay near Wind Cave in July

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