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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in October

Very quiet0.1× average month · best-time score 31/100

October at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts averages a daytime high near 65°F and an overnight low around 45°F, with about 3.5" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 0.1× the park's average month, which makes October a very quiet month here.

Average low
45°F
Average high
65°F

Range across the year: 23°F to 84°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
3.5 in
Daylight
11.0 hours

Check access before you plan around October

October draws about 13% of the visits Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around October. Official Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts park page.

Roughly 1% of the park's yearly visitors come in October: roughly 4,200 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes October the 8th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (3.1×) and the February low (0.1×).

On our Best Time to Visit score October rates 31/100 ("Poor"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 55°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 3.5 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 73% 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 11 hours of daylight in October to explore — between the 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 437,413 recreation visits, down 2.3% from 447,863 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has risen about 24.6%, so a October visit is likely to feel busier than it did a few years ago.

How October compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
September76°F / 57°F1.6× Very busy66 Good
October65°F / 45°F0.1× Very quiet31 Poor
November56°F / 35°F0.1× Very quiet18 Poor

All twelve months at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

October averages a daytime high near 65°F and an overnight low around 45°F at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, with about 3.5 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 3.5 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

October is very quiet at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (about 0.1× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Poor" at 31/100. Our recommended month is May. October draws about 13% of the visits Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts sees in an average month. Numbers that low usually mean limited access: closed roads, closed facilities or deep-winter conditions. The count alone does not say which, so check the park's current conditions before planning around October.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is February. October sits at about 0.1× the park's average, or 1% of annual visitation.

A typical October sees about 4,000 recreation visits at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 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.