When to go · Put-in-Bay
Put-in-Bay, month by month
The best months for Put-in-Bay: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (most businesses shut, ferries limited or weather-dependent); holiday weekends Jul 4 and Labor Day for peak prices and crowds.1 °C / -7 °C, 10 rain days34 °F / 19 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (most businesses shut, ferries limited or weather-dependent); holiday weekends Jul 4 and Labor Day for peak prices and crowds.2 °C / -6 °C, 9 rain days36 °F / 21 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (most businesses shut, ferries limited or weather-dependent); holiday weekends Jul 4 and Labor Day for peak prices and crowds.8 °C / -1 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 30 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.15 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Put-in-Bay's best window: May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds.21 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Put-in-Bay's best window: May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds.26 °C / 16 °C, 10 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Put-in-Bay's best window: May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds.29 °C / 19 °C, 9 rain days84 °F / 66 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Put-in-Bay's best window: May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds.28 °C / 18 °C, 9 rain days82 °F / 64 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Put-in-Bay's best window: May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds.24 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep (ferries at full frequency, everything open); Jun and Sep for warm water with fewer weekend crowds). Across United States: Best all-round month: New England foliage, desert parks, cooler cities. High roads start closing late in the month.17 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (most businesses shut, ferries limited or weather-dependent); holiday weekends Jul 4 and Labor Day for peak prices and crowds.10 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (most businesses shut, ferries limited or weather-dependent); holiday weekends Jul 4 and Labor Day for peak prices and crowds.3 °C / -4 °C, 11 rain days37 °F / 25 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday