When to go · Meadowlands
Meadowlands in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May mud season (soft gravel, few birds); Jul–Aug mosquitoes and deer flies.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May mud season (soft gravel, few birds); Jul–Aug mosquitoes and deer flies.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Meadowlands's best window: Dec–Mar for winter birds; Jun–Aug for green bog and wildflowers.
- JulyGreatInside Meadowlands's best window: Dec–Mar for winter birds; Jun–Aug for green bog and wildflowers.
- AugustGreatInside Meadowlands's best window: Dec–Mar for winter birds; Jun–Aug for green bog and wildflowers.
- DecemberGreatInside Meadowlands's best window: Dec–Mar for winter birds; Jun–Aug for green bog and wildflowers.
Weather in May
- MeadowlandsHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °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 Meadowlands, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Night low
May: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Jan: -18 °C (0 °F)0 °F (-18 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May mud season (soft gravel, few birds); Jul–Aug mosquitoes and deer flies.
January: Inside Meadowlands's best window: Dec–Mar for winter birds; Jun–Aug for green bog and wildflowers.
Meadowlands: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast