Where to go from Abu Dhabi in May
Abu Dhabi averages 39°C in May. These are at least 5° cooler, and in season.
This May, from Abu Dhabi
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in USD, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for May departures from AUH, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty Kazakhstan from AUH | sweet spot | 23° | −16° | 8d | 4h 29m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom | sweet spot | 18° | −21° | 7d | 7h 37m | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal from AUH | sweet spot | 23° | −16° | 3d | 8h 23m | 23C max, 3 rainy days |
| 4 | San Francisco United States | sweet spot | 19° | −20° | 2d | 16h 54m | 19C max, 2 rainy days |
| 5 | Baku Azerbaijan | sweet spotbusy | 22° | −17° | 4d | 3h 09m | shoulder season |
| 6 | Prague Czechia from AUH | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −19° | 9d | 6h 23m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Athens Greece from AUH | sweet spotbusy | 25° | −14° | 4d | 4h 54m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from AUH | sweet spotbusy | 29° | −10° | 5d | 3h 44m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 9 | Paris France | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −19° | 10d | 7h 20m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 10 | Rome Italy from AUH | goodbusy | 22° | −17° | 7d | 6h 12m | shoulder season |
| 11 | Srinagar India | goodbusy | 22° | −17° | 8d | 3h 37m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 12 | Zurich Switzerland from AUH | sweet spot | 18° | −21° | 13d | 6h 45m | 18C max, 13 rainy days |
| 13 | Budapest Hungary | goodbusy | 21° | −18° | 9d | 5h 50m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 14 | Barcelona Spain from AUH | sweet spotbusy | 21° | −18° | 6d | 7h 13m | shoulder season |
| 15 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 31° | −8° | 1d | 8h 23m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 16 | Cape Town South Africa | good | 21° | −18° | 6d | 10h 06m | 21C max, 6 rainy days |
| 17 | New York United States | sweet spotbusy | 21° | −18° | 11d | 14h 23m | shoulder season |
| 18 | Leh India | sweet spot | 13° cool | −26° | 10d | 3h 55m | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| 19 | Istanbul Turkey from AUH | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −19° | 8d | 4h 37m | shoulder season |
| 20 | Toronto Canada | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −22° | 8d | 14h 28m | shoulder season |
| 21 | Vienna Austria from AUH | goodbusy | 21° | −18° | 9d | 6h 05m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 22 | Goa India from AUH | ok | 33° | −6° | 9d | 3h 39m | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| 23 | Seoul South Korea from AUH | okbusy | 17° cool | −22° | 7d | 9h 15m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 24 | Auckland New Zealand | ok | 18° | −21° | 9d | 18h 15m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Amsterdam Netherlands from AUH | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −21° | 8d | 7h 15m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 26 | Tokyo Japan from AUH | okbusy | 23° | −16° | 10d | 10h 42m | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
| 27 | Sydney Australia from AUH | okbusy | 20° | −19° | 8d | 15h 38m | shoulder season |
| 28 | Da Nang Vietnam from AUH | okbusy | 32° | −7° | 8d | 7h 47m | shoulder season |
| 29 | Nairobi Kenya from AUH | ok | 25° | −14° | 15d | 5h 07m | 25C max, 15 rainy days |
| 30 | Tbilisi Georgia from AUH | okbusy | 23° | −16° | 11d | 3h 30m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 31 | Melbourne Australia from AUH | okbusy | 16° cool | −23° | 6d | 15h 08m | shoulder season |
| 32 | Taipei Taiwan from AUH | okbusy | 28° | −11° | 14d | 9h 02m | shoulder season |
| 33 | Bali Indonesia from AUH | ok | 29° | −10° | 17d | 10h 06m | 29C max, 17 rainy days |
| 34 | Mauritius Mauritius | ok | 25° | −14° | 20d | 7h 01m | 25C max, 20 rainy days |
Not this May
- Bangkok monsoon: 18 rainy days, 193mm
- Cairo extreme heat: 10 days over 35C
- Colombo monsoon: 26 rainy days, 347mm
- Doha extreme heat: 26 days over 35C
- Hanoi monsoon: 16 rainy days, 245mm
- Ho Chi Minh City monsoon: 23 rainy days, 245mm
- Hong Kong monsoon: 15 rainy days, 220mm
- Jaipur extreme heat: 29 days over 35C
- Kathmandu monsoon: 21 rainy days, 236mm
- Kochi monsoon: 28 rainy days, 551mm
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 25 rainy days, 332mm
- Muscat extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
- Phuket monsoon: 24 rainy days, 254mm
- Singapore monsoon: 23 rainy days, 199mm
- The Andaman Islands monsoon: 24 rainy days, 308mm
- The Maldives monsoon: 21 rainy days, 271mm
Narrow it
Other months from Abu Dhabi
- January 33 in season
- February 39 in season
- March 43 in season
- April 40 in season
- May
- June 29 in season
- July 30 in season
- August 29 in season
- September 29 in season
- October 37 in season
- November 37 in season
- December 33 in season
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Flight times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as "about" — they assume a direct routing, which not every pair has. Fares are shown in USD: there is no free exchange rate for AED, and a converted number we cannot actually compute would be worse than an honest one in dollars. A dash means we have not seen a fare on that route yet.
The climate is the destination's own and the same wherever you fly from. What changes with your city is the distance, the fare and the public holidays that crowd a place out, and those can move a month's verdict up or down a rung.
The climate is the destination's own; the label, the order, the crowd flag and the fare are as scored from AUH.
Fares from Abu Dhabi for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.