When to go · Monticello
Monticello in May
Great month. Inside Monticello's best window: May–Sep for the lake; Apr and Oct for quiet roads and lower cabin rates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Monticello's best window: May–Sep for the lake; Apr and Oct for quiet roads and lower cabin rates.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Monticello in this guide.
Weather in May
- MonticelloHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 12 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 Monticello, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Apr: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Apr: 11 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 1
May: Inside Monticello's best window: May–Sep for the lake; Apr and Oct for quiet roads and lower cabin rates.
April: Inside Monticello's best window: May–Sep for the lake; Apr and Oct for quiet roads and lower cabin rates.
Monticello: 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