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Typical May weather
Denali National Park
Alaska · May
55° days
31° nights
about 2 snowy days · 18½ hours of daylight
What to pack
- Warm coat
What May feels like
The park road opens in stages through May, usually reaching Teklanika around mid-month, with buses starting toward the end. Everything is bare and brown before the green catches up, which is exactly why the wildlife viewing is so good — nothing has any cover yet.
Winter is doing its thing: 2.6 in of snow in a typical May, with fresh snow on about 2 days. about 17 nights dip below freezing.
The numbers
| Typical high | 55° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 31° |
| Days with snow | 2 |
| Rain and melted snow | 0.8 in |
| Snowfall | 2.6 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 4:43 am / 11:00 pm |