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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in May

Busy1.3× average month · best-time score 63/100

May at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park averages a daytime high near 78°F and an overnight low around 54°F. Visitation runs about 1.3× the park's average month, which makes May a busy month here.

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54°F
Average high
78°F

Range across the year: 28°F to 90°F

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Daylight
14.1 hours

Roughly 11% of the park's yearly visitors come in May: roughly 1,800 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2023 to 2025.

That makes May the 4th-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.6×) and the January low (0.4×).

On our Best Time to Visit score May rates 63/100 ("Good"). Our recommended month is October: pleasant weather with noticeably thinner crowds (shoulder season).

The daily average of about 66°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 17.3 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 37% 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 14.1 hours of daylight in May to explore — between the 9.3-hour midwinter low and the 14.7-hour summer high.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 15,348 recreation visits, down 14.5% from 17,946 in 2024.

How May compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
April69°F / 44°F1.2× Busy55 Fair
May78°F / 54°F1.3× Busy63 Good
June86°F / 63°F1.5× Busy51 Fair

All twelve months at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

May averages a daytime high near 78°F and an overnight low around 54°F at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 17.3 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

May is busy at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (about 1.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Good" at 63/100. Our recommended month is October.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. May sits at about 1.3× the park's average, or 11% of annual visitation.

A typical May sees about 2,000 recreation visits at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 2023–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (2023–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.