When to go · Kaktovik
Kaktovik in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C) / −20°C (−4°F)−4°F (−20°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- KaktovikHighs around -5 °C (23 °F), lows around -20 °C (−4 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 23 °F (-5 °C), lows around −4 °F (-20 °C), rain on about 0 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 Kaktovik, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Sep: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: -5 °C (23 °F)23 °F (-5 °C)
Sep: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Night low
May: -20 °C (−4 °F)−4 °F (-20 °C)
Sep: -15 °C (5 °F)5 °F (-15 °C)
Rain days
May: 0
Sep: 0
Crowds
May: Medium
Sep: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Sep: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Sep: 1
May: Outside the best window (Sep–Oct). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
September: Inside Kaktovik's best window: Sep–Oct.
Kaktovik: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings