When to go · Lombard
Lombard in May
Great month. Inside Lombard's best window: May (Lilac Festival) and late spring.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Lombard's best window: May (Lilac Festival) and late spring.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Lombard in this guide.
Weather in May
- LombardHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °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 Lombard, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great (better)
Mar: Good
Daytime high
May: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Night low
May: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Mar: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Mar: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 2
May: Inside Lombard's best window: May (Lilac Festival) and late spring.
March: Outside the best window (May (Lilac Festival) and late spring). Across United States: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.
Lombard: 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