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Grand Teton National Park in May

Grand Teton National Park · crowd + weather almanac

May crowd level moderate
about 285,000 visits in a typical May
The 5th-busiest month of the year · median of 2016–2025 official NPS counts

May is the 5th-busiest month of the year at Grand Teton National Park: about 285,000 recreation visits in a typical May (8% of the year's traffic, and 37% of what the peak month, July, sees). Crowds are middling — noticeably lighter than peak season. Weather-wise, May days at the Moose, WY station typically top out around 62°F with nights near 33°F, and about 2.0 inches of precipitation falls over the month.

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Typical (median) monthly recreation visits at Grand Teton National Park, 2016–2025. May highlighted. Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics.

May weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high62°F
Typical overnight low33°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)1.99 in
Snowfall (monthly normal)0.9 in
Measured atMoose, WY (USC00486428), 0.1 mi from the park reference point, elev. 6,444 ft

Every month at Grand Teton

MonthTypical visitsCrowdsHigh / LowPrecip
January52,998quietest stretch27°F / 1°F2.6 in
February53,425quietest stretch32°F / 6°F2.2 in
March59,499quietest stretch42°F / 15°F1.8 in
April63,745quietest stretch50°F / 24°F1.8 in
May285,423moderate62°F / 33°F2.0 in
June626,248busy71°F / 39°F1.8 in
July765,526busiest stretch82°F / 44°F1.1 in
August701,866busiest stretch81°F / 42°F1.2 in
September568,963busy71°F / 34°F1.6 in
October224,238quiet56°F / 25°F1.7 in
November49,344quietest stretch39°F / 15°F2.3 in
December49,799quietest stretch28°F / 4°F2.8 in

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