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Indiana Dunes National Park in April

Indiana Dunes National Park · crowd + weather almanac

April crowd level quiet
about 123,000 visits in a typical April
The 8th-busiest month of the year · median of 2016–2025 official NPS counts

April is the 8th-busiest month of the year at Indiana Dunes National Park: about 123,000 recreation visits in a typical April (5% of the year's traffic, and 28% of what the peak month, July, sees). This is one of the quieter months of the year here. Weather-wise, April days at the Indiana Dunes Nl, IN station typically top out around 57°F with nights near 40°F, and about 3.5 inches of precipitation falls over the month.

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Typical (median) monthly recreation visits at Indiana Dunes National Park, 2016–2025. April highlighted. Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics.

April weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high57°F
Typical overnight low40°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)3.55 in
Snowfall (monthly normal)0.6 in
Measured atIndiana Dunes Nl, IN (USC00124244), 2.4 mi from the park reference point, elev. 680 ft

Every month at Indiana Dunes

MonthTypical visitsCrowdsHigh / LowPrecip
January71,142quiet32°F / 18°F2.2 in
February85,577quiet36°F / 21°F2.0 in
March124,061quiet46°F / 30°F2.3 in
April122,599quiet57°F / 40°F3.5 in
May204,925moderate68°F / 50°F4.3 in
June330,558busy78°F / 60°F4.3 in
July436,351busiest stretch82°F / 64°F4.0 in
August397,679busiest stretch80°F / 63°F4.1 in
September242,939moderate74°F / 56°F3.6 in
October184,907moderate62°F / 45°F3.8 in
November95,411quiet49°F / 34°F2.8 in
December88,593quiet37°F / 24°F2.3 in

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