When to go · Cooke City
Cooke City in May
Great month. Inside Cooke City's best window: Jun–Sep (Beartooth Highway usually open mid-May to mid-Oct, weather permitting).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C) / −1°C (30°F)30°F (−1°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Cooke City's best window: Jun–Sep (Beartooth Highway usually open mid-May to mid-Oct, weather permitting).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Cooke City in this guide.
Weather in May
- Cooke CityHighs around 14 °C (57 °F), lows around -1 °C (30 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 57 °F (14 °C), lows around 30 °F (-1 °C), rain on about 11 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 Cooke City, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Jun: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Jun: 10 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Cooke City's best window: Jun–Sep (Beartooth Highway usually open mid-May to mid-Oct, weather permitting).
June: Inside Cooke City's best window: Jun–Sep (Beartooth Highway usually open mid-May to mid-Oct, weather permitting).
Cooke City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast