When to go · Hyder
Hyder in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (viewing site closed, most businesses shut).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (viewing site closed, most businesses shut).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JulyGreatInside Hyder's best window: Mid-Jul–early Sep (salmon run and bear viewing).
- AugustGreatInside Hyder's best window: Mid-Jul–early Sep (salmon run and bear viewing).
- SeptemberGreatInside Hyder's best window: Mid-Jul–early Sep (salmon run and bear viewing).
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (Mid-Jul–early Sep (salmon run and bear viewing)). Across United States: Rockies and northern parks open; desert heat builds; hurricane season starts. Book parks months ahead.
Weather in May
- HyderHighs around 14 °C (57 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 57 °F (14 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 14 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 Hyder, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jul: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jul: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jul: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 14 (better)
Jul: 15
Crowds
May: Medium
Jul: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jul: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jul: 1
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (viewing site closed, most businesses shut).
July: Inside Hyder's best window: Mid-Jul–early Sep (salmon run and bear viewing).
Hyder: 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