When to go · Gillette
Gillette in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, wind, black ice); late May and September can still snow.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, wind, black ice); late May and September can still snow.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Gillette's best window: Jun–Sep (warm, dry, all sights open).
- JulyGreatInside Gillette's best window: Jun–Sep (warm, dry, all sights open).
- AugustGreatInside Gillette's best window: Jun–Sep (warm, dry, all sights open).
- SeptemberGreatInside Gillette's best window: Jun–Sep (warm, dry, all sights open).
Weather in May
- GilletteHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 10 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 Gillette, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Jun: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, wind, black ice); late May and September can still snow.
June: Inside Gillette's best window: Jun–Sep (warm, dry, all sights open).
Gillette: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast