When to go · McCarthy
McCarthy in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 62°C (144°F)144°F (62°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- JulyGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- AugustGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- SeptemberGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
Weather in May
- McCarthyHighs around 30.9 °C (88 °F), lows around 62.2 °C (144 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 88 °F (30.9 °C), lows around 144 °F (62.2 °C), rain on about 1 day
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 McCarthy, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 30.9 °C (88 °F)88 °F (30.9 °C)
Jun: 38.9 °C (102 °F)102 °F (38.9 °C)
Night low
May: 62.2 °C (144 °F)144 °F (62.2 °C)
Jun: 69.7 °C (157 °F)157 °F (69.7 °C)
Rain days
May: 1 (better)
Jun: 2
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
June: Inside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
McCarthy: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen