Mount Rainier National Park in February

Mount Rainier National Park · crowd + weather almanac

February crowd level quietest stretch

about 16,000 visits in a typical February

The quietest month of the year · median of 2016–2025 official NPS counts

February is the quietest month of the year at Mount Rainier National Park: about 16,000 recreation visits in a typical February (1% of the year's traffic, and 4% of what the peak month, July, sees). This is the off-season — the park is at or near its quietest. Weather-wise, February days at the Rainier Paradise Rs, WA station typically top out around 34°F with nights near 23°F, and about 12.9 inches of precipitation falls over the month.

Typical February: 16,497 recreation visits (median 2016–2025); the range across those years ran 6,783 (2020) to 26,655 (2016).
Busier than 0 of the other 11 months.
1991–2020 February normals at Rainier Paradise Rs, WA: high 34°F, low 23°F, 12.93 in precipitation.

Typical (median) monthly recreation visits at Mount Rainier National Park, 2016–2025. February highlighted. Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics.

February weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high	34°F
Typical overnight low	23°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)	12.93 in
Measured at	Rainier Paradise Rs, WA (USC00456898), 0.4 mi from the park reference point, elev. 5,427 ft

Every month at Mount Rainier

Month	Typical visits	Crowds	High / Low	Precip
January	23,775	quietest stretch	34°F / 24°F	17.2 in
February	16,497	quietest stretch	34°F / 23°F	12.9 in
March	27,922	quietest stretch	36°F / 24°F	13.2 in
April	29,516	quietest stretch	40°F / 26°F	8.3 in
May	94,992	quiet	48°F / 33°F	5.1 in
June	219,463	moderate	54°F / 37°F	3.8 in
July	377,222	busiest stretch	62°F / 44°F	1.4 in
August	370,623	busiest stretch	64°F / 45°F	1.6 in
September	195,791	moderate	57°F / 41°F	4.4 in
October	105,185	quiet	46°F / 33°F	11.2 in
November	33,377	quietest stretch	37°F / 26°F	18.2 in
December	25,467	quietest stretch	33°F / 22°F	18.9 in

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