When to go · Detroit
Detroit in May
Great month. Inside Detroit's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C70°F / 10°C50°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Detroit
Inside Detroit's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Weather in May
- DetroitHighs around 21 °C, lows around 10 °C, rain on about 12 daysHighs around 70 °F, lows around 50 °F, rain on about 12 days
- Midwest and Great Lakes, United States · Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolisbest weather
Hard winters (−15 °C cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.Hard winters (5 °F cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.
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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast