When to go · Brownsville
Brownsville in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (mud season, many trails closed).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (mud season, many trails closed).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Brownsville's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Dec–Mar (skiing).
- JulyGreatInside Brownsville's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Dec–Mar (skiing).
- AugustGreatInside Brownsville's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Dec–Mar (skiing).
- SeptemberGreatInside Brownsville's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Dec–Mar (skiing).
Weather in May
- BrownsvilleHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 13 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 Brownsville, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jan: -12 °C (10 °F)10 °F (-12 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
Jan: 10 (better)
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 (mud season, many trails closed).
January: Inside Brownsville's best window: Jun–Oct (hiking), Dec–Mar (skiing).
Brownsville: 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