When to go · Ketchikan
Ketchikan in May
Great month. Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Ketchikan in this guide.
Weather in May
- KetchikanHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 16 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 Ketchikan, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 16
Jun: 15 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
June: Inside Ketchikan's best window: May–Sep (long days, salmon run Jul–Sep).
Ketchikan: 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