When to go · Harvard
Harvard in May
Great month. Inside Harvard's best window: May (apple blossom), Sep–Oct (apple picking and foliage).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Harvard's best window: May (apple blossom), Sep–Oct (apple picking and foliage).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Harvard in this guide.
Weather in May
- HarvardHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 10 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 Harvard, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Sep: Great
Daytime high
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Sep: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Sep: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Sep: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Sep: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Sep: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Sep: 1
May: Inside Harvard's best window: May (apple blossom), Sep–Oct (apple picking and foliage).
September: Inside Harvard's best window: May (apple blossom), Sep–Oct (apple picking and foliage).
Harvard: 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