When to go · Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Late spring (Apr–May) when trails may be muddy and lifts limited.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Late spring (Apr–May) when trails may be muddy and lifts limited.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Bretton Woods's best window: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Oct for cog railway and hiking.
- JulyGreatInside Bretton Woods's best window: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Oct for cog railway and hiking.
- AugustGreatInside Bretton Woods's best window: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Oct for cog railway and hiking.
- SeptemberGreatInside Bretton Woods's best window: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Oct for cog railway and hiking.
Weather in May
- Bretton WoodsHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 11 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 Bretton Woods, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jan: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
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: Late spring (Apr–May) when trails may be muddy and lifts limited.
January: Inside Bretton Woods's best window: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Oct for cog railway and hiking.
Bretton Woods: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast