How Crowded Is Everglades National Park in May?

May runs about 0.9× Everglades National Park's average month, which makes it a quiet month here — roughly 7% of the park's yearly visitors come in May.

In a typical May the park sees about 63,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes May the 8th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the February peak (1.5×) and the September low (0.6×).

On our Best Time to Visit score May rates 65/100 ("Good") — the single best-rated month at Everglades, balancing crowds against weather and daylight.

Typical May weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 87°F and an overnight low around 70°F, with about 3.6" of precipitation.

That average of about 79°F is warm enough that midday heat is worth planning around.

Because June, July and August together draw about 21% of annual visitors, choosing May instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 13.2 hours of daylight in May to explore — between the 10.4-hour midwinter low and the 13.6-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 778,198 recreation visits, up 4.9% from 741,983 in 2024.