When to go · Snowshoe
Snowshoe in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May and Nov (mud season, lifts closed, check opening dates).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May and Nov (mud season, lifts closed, check opening dates).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Snowshoe's best window: Dec–Mar for snow; Jun–Sep for biking and hiking.
- JulyGreatInside Snowshoe's best window: Dec–Mar for snow; Jun–Sep for biking and hiking.
- AugustGreatInside Snowshoe's best window: Dec–Mar for snow; Jun–Sep for biking and hiking.
- SeptemberGreatInside Snowshoe's best window: Dec–Mar for snow; Jun–Sep for biking and hiking.
Weather in May
- SnowshoeHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 6 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 Snowshoe, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jan: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
Rain days
May: 6
Jan: 6
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May and Nov (mud season, lifts closed, check opening dates).
January: Inside Snowshoe's best window: Dec–Mar for snow; Jun–Sep for biking and hiking.
Snowshoe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings