Olympic National Park in August

Olympic National Park · crowd + weather almanac

August crowd level busiest stretch

about 687,000 visits in a typical August

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

August is the busiest month of the year at Olympic National Park: about 687,000 recreation visits in a typical August (22% of the year's traffic). This is high season — the park is at or near its busiest. Weather-wise, August days at the Port Angeles, WA station typically top out around 67°F with nights near 55°F, and about 0.7 inches of precipitation falls over the month.

Typical August: 687,481 recreation visits (median 2016–2025); the range across those years ran 518,417 (2023) to 813,267 (2016).
Busier than 11 of the other 11 months.
1991–2020 August normals at Port Angeles, WA: high 67°F, low 55°F, 0.67 in precipitation, 0.0 in snow.
Similar daytime temperatures, thinner crowds: July typically runs 67°F days with about 25% fewer visits (514,000 vs 687,000).

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

August weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high	67°F
Typical overnight low	55°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)	0.67 in
Snowfall (monthly normal)	0.0 in
Measured at	Port Angeles, WA (USC00456624), 1.1 mi from the park reference point, elev. 90 ft

Every month at Olympic

Month	Typical visits	Crowds	High / Low	Precip
January	85,509	quietest stretch	45°F / 36°F	3.8 in
February	87,434	quietest stretch	46°F / 37°F	2.4 in
March	116,481	quiet	49°F / 39°F	2.4 in
April	160,557	quiet	54°F / 42°F	1.6 in
May	306,600	moderate	60°F / 48°F	1.1 in
June	371,755	moderate	63°F / 51°F	1.1 in
July	513,621	busy	67°F / 54°F	0.6 in
August	687,481	busiest stretch	67°F / 55°F	0.7 in
September	394,729	moderate	64°F / 51°F	1.2 in
October	190,997	quiet	56°F / 45°F	3.2 in
November	108,025	quiet	49°F / 40°F	4.4 in
December	79,670	quietest stretch	44°F / 37°F	4.2 in

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