Where to go from Cape Town in May
Cape Town averages 21°C in May, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in May.
This May, from Cape Town
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in ZAR, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for May departures from CPT, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
10,000 ZAR to 20,000 ZAR
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tokyo Japan from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 23° | +2° | 10d | 18h 52m | 18,825 ZAR | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty Kazakhstan from CPT | sweet spot | 23° | +2° | 8d | 13h 39m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom from CPT | sweet spot | 18° | −3° | 7d | 12h 43m | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal from CPT | sweet spot | 23° | +2° | 3d | 11h 23m | 23C max, 3 rainy days |
| 4 | San Francisco United States from CPT | sweet spot | 19° | −2° | 2d | 21h 02m | 19C max, 2 rainy days |
| 5 | Baku Azerbaijan from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 22° | +1° | 4d | 11h 44m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Prague Czechia from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −1° | 9d | 12h 20m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Athens Greece from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 25° | +4° | 4d | 10h 41m | shoulder season |
| 9 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +8° | 5d | 12h 55m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 10 | Paris France from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −1° | 10d | 12h 19m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 11 | Rome Italy from CPT | goodbusy | 22° | +1° | 7d | 11h 13m | shoulder season |
| 12 | Srinagar India from CPT | goodbusy | 22° | +1° | 8d | 12h 34m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 13 | Zurich Switzerland from CPT | sweet spot | 18° | −3° | 13d | 12h 02m | 18C max, 13 rainy days |
| 14 | Budapest Hungary from CPT | goodbusy | 21° | 0° | 9d | 11h 57m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 15 | Barcelona Spain from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 21° | 0° | 6d | 11h 20m | shoulder season |
| 16 | Marrakech Morocco from CPT | goodbusy | 31° | +10° | 1d | 10h 26m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 17 | New York United States from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 21° | 0° | 11d | 16h 16m | shoulder season |
| 18 | Leh India from CPT | sweet spot | 13° cool | −8° | 10d | 12h 48m | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| 19 | Istanbul Turkey from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −1° | 8d | 11h 12m | shoulder season |
| 20 | Toronto Canada from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −4° | 8d | 16h 55m | shoulder season |
| 21 | Vienna Austria from CPT | goodbusy | 21° | 0° | 9d | 12h 03m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 22 | Goa India from CPT | ok | 33° | +12° | 9d | 10h 41m | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| 23 | Seoul South Korea from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −4° | 7d | 17h 34m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 24 | Auckland New Zealand | ok | 18° | −3° | 9d | 15h 14m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Amsterdam Netherlands from CPT | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −3° | 8d | 12h 44m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 26 | Sydney Australia from CPT | okbusy | 20° | −1° | 8d | 14h 19m | shoulder season |
| 27 | Da Nang Vietnam from CPT | okbusy | 32° | +11° | 8d | 14h 17m | shoulder season |
| 28 | Nairobi Kenya from CPT | ok | 25° | +4° | 15d | 5h 55m | 25C max, 15 rainy days |
| 29 | Tbilisi Georgia from CPT | okbusy | 23° | +2° | 11d | 11h 41m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 30 | Melbourne Australia from CPT | okbusy | 16° cool | −5° | 6d | 13h 29m | shoulder season |
| 31 | Taipei Taiwan from CPT | okbusy | 28° | +7° | 14d | 16h 20m | shoulder season |
| 32 | Bali Indonesia from CPT | sweet spot | 29° | +8° | 17d | 13h 12m | 29C max, 17 rainy days |
| 33 | Mauritius Mauritius from CPT | ok | 25° | +4° | 20d | 5h 56m | 25C max, 20 rainy days |
Not this May
- Abu Dhabi extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
- 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
- Dubai extreme heat: 21 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 Cape Town
- January 34 in season
- February 40 in season
- March 44 in season
- April 40 in season
- May
- June 28 in season
- July 29 in season
- August 28 in season
- September 28 in season
- October 36 in season
- November 38 in season
- December 35 in season
- Everything from Cape Town
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 ZAR, converted at the European Central Bank's daily rate. 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 CPT.
Fares from Cape Town for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.