How Crowded Is Grand Teton National Park in May?

May runs about 1× Grand Teton National Park's average month, which makes it an average month here — roughly 8% of the park's yearly visitors come in May.

In a typical May the park sees about 288,000 recreation visits, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes May the 5th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (2.6×) and the December low (0.2×).

On our Best Time to Visit score May rates 47/100 ("Fair"), versus the top-rated April at 49/100 — best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight.

Typical May weather, from 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals at the nearest station, averages a daytime high near 56°F and an overnight low around 31°F, with about 2.4" of precipitation and roughly 3" of snow.

That average of about 43°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter.

Because June, July and August together draw about 60% 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 14.5 hours of daylight in May to explore — between the 8.7-hour midwinter low and the 15.3-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 3,800,648 recreation visits, up 4.8% from 3,628,222 in 2024.