United States in May

May is one of United States's best months (rank 2 of 12): its 171 destinations average 78/100, led by Los Angeles at 98 — 24°C and 2 rainy days — while Wrangell-St Elias National Park is cooler at -4°C and scores 66.

#2 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in May

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Los Angeles	City	24°C	9 mm · 2 days	98 tier S	Yes
2	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	17°C	15 mm · 3 days	95 tier S	Yes
3	Napa	City	25°C	17 mm · 2 days	95 tier S	Yes
4	Lahaina	Beach	31°C	14 mm · 5 days	94 tier S	Yes
5	Reno	City	21°C	20 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
6	Salt Lake City	City	22°C	32 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	18°C	23 mm · 4 days	93 tier S	Yes
8	Zion National Park	National park	19°C	14 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
9	Boise	City	21°C	37 mm · 6 days	92 tier S	Yes
10	Death Valley National Park	National park	21°C	3 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
11	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	17°C	33 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
12	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	20°C	4 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
13	Honolulu	Beach	31°C	45 mm · 6 days	92 tier S	—
14	Kauai	Island	25°C	55 mm · 17 days	92 tier S	—
15	Sacramento	City	28°C	15 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
16	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	19°C	33 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
17	Philadelphia	City	24°C	101 mm · 10 days	91 tier S	Yes
18	Pinnacles National Park	National park	25°C	11 mm · 2 days	91 tier S	Yes
19	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	16°C	30 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
20	Voyageurs National Park	National park	16°C	62 mm · 9 days	91 tier S	Yes
21	Arches National Park	National park	21°C	13 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	Yes
22	Baltimore	City	24°C	105 mm · 10 days	90 tier S	Yes
23	Bozeman	Trekking hub	17°C	76 mm · 11 days	90 tier S	Yes
24	Clearwater	Beach	34°C	65 mm · 4 days	90 tier S	Yes
25	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	20°C	99 mm · 12 days	90 tier S	Yes
26	Santa Fe	City	19°C	26 mm · 4 days	90 tier S	Yes
27	Shenandoah National Park	National park	19°C	123 mm · 14 days	90 tier S	Yes
28	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	17°C	64 mm · 8 days	90 tier S	Yes
29	Asheville	City	26°C	129 mm · 11 days	89 tier A	Yes
30	Destin	Beach	32°C	108 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
31	Louisville	City	26°C	113 mm · 10 days	89 tier A	Yes
32	Sarasota	Beach	34°C	76 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
33	Badlands National Park	National park	19°C	82 mm · 11 days	88 tier A	Yes
34	Canyonlands National Park	National park	21°C	17 mm · 3 days	88 tier A	Yes
35	Channel Islands National Park	National park	13°C	4 mm · 1 day	88 tier A	—
36	Denver	City	21°C	74 mm · 8 days	88 tier A	Yes
37	Indianapolis	City	23°C	131 mm · 12 days	88 tier A	Yes
38	Kansas City	City	25°C	146 mm · 11 days	88 tier A	Yes
39	Nashville	City	27°C	111 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
40	New York	City	21°C	105 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	Yes
41	Pensacola	Beach	33°C	145 mm · 7 days	88 tier A	Yes
42	San Francisco	City	17°C	15 mm · 2 days	88 tier A	—
43	Taos	Trekking hub	21°C	31 mm · 4 days	88 tier A	Yes
44	Albuquerque	City	26°C	11 mm · 2 days	87 tier A	Yes
45	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	12°C	20 mm · 4 days	87 tier A	—
46	Cincinnati	City	24°C	120 mm · 12 days	87 tier A	Yes
47	Columbus	City	23°C	123 mm · 12 days	87 tier A	Yes
48	Detroit	City	21°C	92 mm · 11 days	87 tier A	Yes
49	Hilton Head Island	Beach	30°C	136 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	Yes
50	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	18°C	114 mm · 12 days	87 tier A	Yes
51	Maui	Island	16°C	82 mm · 21 days	87 tier A	—
52	Myrtle Beach	Beach	28°C	111 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
53	Naples, Florida	Beach	35°C	88 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	—
54	Pittsburgh	City	23°C	109 mm · 12 days	87 tier A	Yes
55	Richmond	City	26°C	127 mm · 10 days	87 tier A	Yes
56	St. Louis	City	26°C	139 mm · 10 days	87 tier A	Yes
57	Washington	City	25°C	137 mm · 12 days	87 tier A	Yes
58	Wind Cave National Park	National park	16°C	94 mm · 11 days	87 tier A	Yes
59	Boston	City	19°C	78 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	Yes
60	Burlington	City	19°C	74 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
61	Cleveland	City	20°C	89 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
62	Flagstaff	City	17°C	21 mm · 3 days	86 tier A	—
63	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	20°C	201 mm · 13 days	86 tier A	Yes
64	Haleakala National Park	National park	13°C	82 mm · 21 days	86 tier A	Yes
65	Portland	City	20°C	50 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	—
66	Redwood National Park	National park	15°C	58 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	—
67	Sedona	Trekking hub	25°C	10 mm · 2 days	86 tier A	—
68	Charlotte	City	28°C	117 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	Yes
69	Fairbanks	City	14°C	21 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	Yes
70	Gatlinburg	City	25°C	158 mm · 13 days	85 tier A	Yes
71	Key West	Beach	34°C	104 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	—
72	Laguna Beach	Beach	20°C	6 mm · 2 days	85 tier A	—
73	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	22°C	8 mm · 2 days	85 tier A	Yes
74	Raleigh	City	28°C	113 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	Yes
75	Saguaro National Park	National park	25°C	3 mm · 1 day	85 tier A	—
76	San Diego	Beach	21°C	8 mm · 2 days	85 tier A	—
77	Seattle	City	18°C	34 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	—
78	Atlanta	City	29°C	107 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
79	Denali National Park	National park	8°C	70 mm · 14 days	84 tier A	Yes
80	Miami	Beach	33°C	172 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	—
81	Minneapolis	City	20°C	107 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
82	Moab	Trekking hub	24°C	12 mm · 3 days	84 tier A	—
83	Santa Barbara	Beach	22°C	10 mm · 1 day	84 tier A	—
84	Bend	City	16°C	26 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	—
85	Boulder	City	21°C	90 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	—
86	Chicago	City	19°C	109 mm · 11 days	83 tier A	Yes
87	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	33°C	164 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	—
88	Kona	Beach	33°C	176 mm · 21 days	83 tier A	—
89	Madison	City	20°C	118 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	Yes
90	Memphis	City	29°C	109 mm · 9 days	83 tier A	Yes
91	New River Gorge National Park	National park	23°C	154 mm · 16 days	83 tier A	—
92	Milwaukee	City	17°C	102 mm · 11 days	82 tier A	Yes
93	Acadia National Park	National park	12°C	87 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
94	Anchorage	City	13°C	26 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	—
95	Grand Teton National Park	National park	11°C	59 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
96	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	11°C	67 mm · 9 days	81 tier A	—
97	Monterey	Beach	17°C	14 mm · 3 days	81 tier A	—
98	Big Sur	Beach	22°C	14 mm · 2 days	80 tier A	—
99	Charleston	City	29°C	92 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
100	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	3°C	33 mm · 7 days	80 tier A	—
101	Olympic National Park	National park	10°C	99 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
102	Traverse City	City	17°C	69 mm · 8 days	80 tier A	—
103	Big Bend National Park	National park	29°C	28 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	—
104	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	26°C	13 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	—
105	Crater Lake National Park	National park	9°C	79 mm · 9 days	79 tier B	—
106	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	26°C	143 mm · 11 days	79 tier B	—
107	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	8°C	37 mm · 9 days	79 tier B	—
108	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	20°C	22 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	—
109	Sequoia National Park	National park	9°C	55 mm · 13 days	79 tier B	—
110	Katmai National Park	National park	6°C	113 mm · 18 days	78 tier B	—
111	Las Vegas	City	29°C	5 mm · 1 day	78 tier B	—
112	Virginia Beach	Beach	25°C	111 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
113	Yellowstone National Park	National park	9°C	58 mm · 12 days	78 tier B	—
114	Yosemite National Park	National park	8°C	56 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
115	Glacier National Park	National park	9°C	117 mm · 13 days	77 tier B	—
116	Great Basin National Park	National park	5°C	57 mm · 7 days	77 tier B	—
117	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	20°C	230 mm · 23 days	77 tier B	—
118	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	28°C	147 mm · 12 days	77 tier B	—
119	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	9°C	103 mm · 12 days	77 tier B	—
120	Savannah	City	31°C	99 mm · 7 days	77 tier B	—
121	St. Augustine	City	31°C	76 mm · 6 days	77 tier B	—
122	Bar Harbor	City	13°C	87 mm · 10 days	75 tier B	—
123	Dallas	City	31°C	147 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
124	Isle Royale National Park	National park	2°C	60 mm · 9 days	75 tier B	—
125	Mackinac Island	Island	11°C	74 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
126	Newport	Beach	18°C	87 mm · 7 days	74 tier B	—
127	North Cascades National Park	National park	2°C	84 mm · 15 days	74 tier B	—
128	Outer Banks	Beach	23°C	122 mm · 9 days	74 tier B	—
129	Hot Springs National Park	National park	29°C	181 mm · 9 days	73 tier B	—
130	Tucson	City	32°C	3 mm · 1 day	73 tier B	—
131	Congaree National Park	National park	30°C	104 mm · 11 days	72 tier B	—
132	Hilo	City	31°C	195 mm · 22 days	72 tier B	Yes
133	Hyannis	Beach	17°C	101 mm · 10 days	72 tier B	—
134	Nantucket	Island	14°C	77 mm · 9 days	72 tier B	—
135	Scottsdale	City	32°C	2 mm · 1 day	72 tier B	—
136	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-3°C	31 mm · 9 days	71 tier B	—
137	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	29°C	1 mm · 1 day	71 tier B	—
138	Juneau	City	13°C	176 mm · 15 days	71 tier B	—
139	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	1°C	95 mm · 15 days	71 tier B	—
140	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	31°C	72 mm · 7 days	70 tier B	—
141	Jacksonville	City	34°C	124 mm · 9 days	70 tier B	—
142	Orlando	City	35°C	104 mm · 8 days	70 tier B	—
143	Palm Springs	City	34°C	2 mm · 1 day	70 tier B	—
144	San Antonio	City	34°C	96 mm · 8 days	70 tier B	—
145	Austin	City	34°C	143 mm · 7 days	69 tier C	—
146	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	3°C	297 mm · 17 days	68 tier C	—
147	Houston	City	33°C	146 mm · 7 days	68 tier C	—
148	Tampa	City	35°C	86 mm · 6 days	68 tier C	—
149	White Sands National Park	National park	29°C	4 mm · 1 day	68 tier C	—
150	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	29°C	10 mm · 1 day	67 tier C	—
151	New Orleans	City	33°C	190 mm · 8 days	67 tier C	—
152	Phoenix	City	33°C	1 mm · 1 day	67 tier C	—
153	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-1°C	109 mm · 16 days	66 tier C	—
154	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-4°C	60 mm · 14 days	66 tier C	—
155	Biscayne National Park	National park	34°C	139 mm · 10 days	62 tier C	—
156	Everglades National Park	National park	35°C	105 mm · 8 days	60 tier C	—
157	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	-1°C	295 mm · 20 days	58 tier D	—
158	Big Sky	Ski resort	10°C	94 mm · 16 days	50 tier D	—
159	Breckenridge	Ski resort	11°C	54 mm · 9 days	47 tier F	—
160	Vail	Ski resort	15°C	66 mm · 11 days	35 tier F	—
161	Aspen	Ski resort	14°C	52 mm · 8 days	34 tier F	—
162	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	14°C	33 mm · 8 days	34 tier F	—
163	Sun Valley	Ski resort	14°C	55 mm · 8 days	34 tier F	—
164	Telluride	Ski resort	14°C	31 mm · 6 days	33 tier F	—
165	Killington	Ski resort	10°C	101 mm · 14 days	32 tier F	—
166	Jackson	Ski resort	14°C	53 mm · 9 days	31 tier F	—
167	Park City	Ski resort	14°C	70 mm · 10 days	31 tier F	—
168	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	17°C	54 mm · 11 days	29 tier F	—
169	Lake Placid	Ski resort	16°C	86 mm · 12 days	21 tier F	—
170	Stowe	Ski resort	18°C	102 mm · 11 days	21 tier F	—
171	Whitefish	Ski resort	18°C	54 mm · 9 days	21 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in May

BottleRock · Napa · 22–24 May
Humpback whale season · Lahaina and 5 more places · 15 Dec – 15 May
California condors over the canyon · Zion National Park · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
Japanese Golden Week · Honolulu · 27 Apr – 7 May (usually)
Lei Day · Honolulu · 1 May
Lantern Floating Hawaii · Honolulu · 24–31 May (usually)
Broad Street Run · Philadelphia · 1–7 May (usually)
Preakness Stakes · Baltimore · 16 May

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 7 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

April · 78/100 October · 76/100 September · 75/100 Weakest: January · 61/100

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