When to go · Ellensburg
Ellensburg in May
Good month. Outside the best window (check). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°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
Outside the best window (check). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Ellensburg in this guide.
Weather in May
- EllensburgHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °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 Ellensburg, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Mar: Good
Daytime high
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Mar: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Night low
May: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Mar: -1 °C (30 °F)30 °F (-1 °C)
Rain days
May: 6 (better)
Mar: 7
Crowds
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 2
May: Outside the best window (check). Across United States: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
March: Outside the best window (check). Across United States: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.
Ellensburg: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings