When to go · Cloudcroft
Cloudcroft in May
Great month. Inside Cloudcroft's best window: May–Oct for trails and mild days; Dec–Feb for snow and ice skating.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Cloudcroft's best window: May–Oct for trails and mild days; Dec–Feb for snow and ice skating.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Cloudcroft in this guide.
Weather in May
- CloudcroftHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 4 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 Cloudcroft, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Rain days
May: 4
Jan: 4
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Cloudcroft's best window: May–Oct for trails and mild days; Dec–Feb for snow and ice skating.
January: Inside Cloudcroft's best window: May–Oct for trails and mild days; Dec–Feb for snow and ice skating.
Cloudcroft: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings