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General Grant National Memorial in May

Average1.1× average month · best-time score 69/100

May at General Grant National Memorial averages a daytime high near 71°F and an overnight low around 55°F, with about 4" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 1.1× the park's average month, which makes May an average month here.

Average low
55°F
Average high
71°F

Range across the year: 28°F to 85°F

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Precipitation
4.0 in
Daylight
14.3 hours

Roughly 9% of the park's yearly visitors come in May: roughly 8,600 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes May the 4th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2×) and the January low (0.4×).

On our Best Time to Visit score May rates 69/100 ("Good"). Our recommended month is October: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 63°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.4 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 39% 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 14.3 hours of daylight in May to explore — between the 9.1-hour midwinter low and the 14.9-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 110,602 recreation visits, up 31.4% from 84,153 in 2023.

How May compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
April62°F / 46°F1.0× Average56 Fair
May71°F / 55°F1.1× Average69 Good
June80°F / 64°F1.0× Average71 Good

All twelve months at General Grant, with the best time to visit.

Things to do at General Grant in May

The National Park Service tags 3 General Grant activities for spring. Each links to the park's own page for it.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

May averages a daytime high near 71°F and an overnight low around 55°F at General Grant National Memorial, with about 4 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.4 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

May is average at General Grant National Memorial (about 1.1× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good" at 69/100. Our recommended month is October.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. May sits at about 1.1× the park's average, or 9% of annual visitation.

A typical May sees about 9,000 recreation visits at General Grant National Memorial, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.