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Everglades · May
May is a good time to visit Everglades — quieter than April, busier than June.
Expect moderate crowds (5/10), highs near 89°F, about 13.4 hours of daylight, and 2 seasonal closures in effect.
Crowd score
A comfortable middle ground: some company on popular trails, but no gridlock.
About 41% of this park's busiest month.
Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, 2023–2025
Data: NPS visitation 2023–2025 · crowd scores computed Jul 2026 · alerts checked Jul 10, 2026. How this is calculated →
Computed from federal data · Methodology by Sharon Ben-Moshe
Visitation
May draws about 6% of Everglades’s yearly visitors.
Typical monthly recreation visits, averaged over the most recent three full years.
Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, 2023–2025
Weather
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Homestead
What's open
Open 24 hours year-round; visitor-center hours reduced in summer
Seasonal closures may apply:
Current roadwork is ongoing along the park's northern boundary on US Highway 41/Tamiami Trail to raise the road for Everglades Restoration benefits. Drivers may experience up to 15-minute delays and should watch for personnel, equipment and slow downs.
Be sure to review the Alerts and Conditions below before and during your visit for additional, up-to-date information on closures, cautions, and other current park conditions.
Source: NPS Data API
Conditions
Current roadwork is ongoing along the park's northern boundary on US Highway 41/Tamiami Trail to raise the road for Everglades Restoration benefits. Drivers may experience up to 15-minute delays and should watch for personnel, equipment and slow downs.
Digital passes or credit/debit cards are the ONLY method of payment at all fee collection areas. Pre-paid digital passes are available online and may be purchased in advance.
Details on nps.gov →Be sure to review the Alerts and Conditions below before and during your visit for additional, up-to-date information on closures, cautions, and other current park conditions.
Source: NPS Data API
Context
FAQ
May rates 5/10 for crowds (Moderate) at Everglades National Park — about 41% of its busiest month. Typical recreation visits: 54,348.
In May, Everglades averages a high of 89°F and a low of 69°F, with about 5.2 inches of precipitation.
Entrance to Everglades costs $35 ($35 per private vehicle, valid 7 days).
Everglades is quietest in June and July. If your dates are flexible, those months bring the thinnest crowds of the year.
In mid-May, Everglades gets about 13.4 hours of daylight, with sunrise around 5:38 AM and sunset around 7:01 PM.