When to go · Houghton Lake
Houghton Lake in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov and early Dec (grey, most rentals closed); black-fly weeks in late May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov and early Dec (grey, most rentals closed); black-fly weeks in late May.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Houghton Lake's best window: Jun–Aug for water; late Jan for Tip Up Town.
- JulyGreatInside Houghton Lake's best window: Jun–Aug for water; late Jan for Tip Up Town.
- AugustGreatInside Houghton Lake's best window: Jun–Aug for water; late Jan for Tip Up Town.
- JanuaryGreatInside Houghton Lake's best window: Jun–Aug for water; late Jan for Tip Up Town.
Weather in May
- Houghton LakeHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °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 Houghton Lake, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jan: -11 °C (12 °F)12 °F (-11 °C)
Rain days
May: 11 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov and early Dec (grey, most rentals closed); black-fly weeks in late May.
January: Inside Houghton Lake's best window: Jun–Aug for water; late Jan for Tip Up Town.
Houghton Lake: 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