When to go · Little Diomede
Little Diomede in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (ice, storms, limited helicopter flights).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 4°C (39°F)39°F (4°C) / −3°C (27°F)27°F (−3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (ice, storms, limited helicopter flights).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Little Diomede's best window: Jun–Aug.
- JulyGreatInside Little Diomede's best window: Jun–Aug.
- AugustGreatInside Little Diomede's best window: Jun–Aug.
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across United States: After Labor Day the crowds drop and parks stay open; Florida and the Gulf are at hurricane peak.
Weather in May
- Little DiomedeHighs around 4 °C (39 °F), lows around -3 °C (27 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 39 °F (4 °C), lows around 27 °F (-3 °C), rain on about 7 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 Little Diomede, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Night low
May: -3 °C (27 °F)27 °F (-3 °C)
Jun: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Rain days
May: 7 (better)
Jun: 8
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (ice, storms, limited helicopter flights).
June: Inside Little Diomede's best window: Jun–Aug.
Little Diomede: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings