When to go · Bethel
Bethel in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb cold snaps and storms; breakup in May when roads turn to mud.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C) / 1°C (34°F)34°F (1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb cold snaps and storms; breakup in May when roads turn to mud.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Bethel's best window: Jan (K300) and Mar–Apr (Cama-i, longer days); Jun–Aug for river and tundra.
- JulyGreatInside Bethel's best window: Jan (K300) and Mar–Apr (Cama-i, longer days); Jun–Aug for river and tundra.
- AugustGreatInside Bethel's best window: Jan (K300) and Mar–Apr (Cama-i, longer days); Jun–Aug for river and tundra.
- JanuaryGreatInside Bethel's best window: Jan (K300) and Mar–Apr (Cama-i, longer days); Jun–Aug for river and tundra.
Weather in May
- BethelHighs around 11 °C (52 °F), lows around 1 °C (34 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 52 °F (11 °C), lows around 34 °F (1 °C), rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Memorial Day big impact
Last Monday of May · United States
Start of summer; roads and beaches full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bethel, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jan: -11 °C (12 °F)12 °F (-11 °C)
Night low
May: 1 °C (34 °F)34 °F (1 °C)
Jan: -18 °C (0 °F)0 °F (-18 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb cold snaps and storms; breakup in May when roads turn to mud.
January: Inside Bethel's best window: Jan (K300) and Mar–Apr (Cama-i, longer days); Jun–Aug for river and tundra.
Bethel: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings