Where to go from Kuala Lumpur in May
Kuala Lumpur averages 31°C in May. These are at least 5° cooler, and in season.
This May, from Kuala Lumpur
In May, 34 of the 51 destinations are in season from Kuala Lumpur; fares were seen for 2 of them, 2 under 3,000 MYR, and the cheapest in season is Da Nang at 722 MYR.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in MYR, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for May departures from KUL, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
Under 1,500 MYR
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Da Nang Vietnam from KUL | okbusy | 32° | +1° | 8d | 2h 55m | 722 MYR | shoulder season |
1,500 MYR to 3,000 MYR
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tokyo Japan from KUL | sweet spotbusy | 23° | −8° | 10d | 7h 26m | 1,596 MYR | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
No fare seen yet (32)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty Kazakhstan from KUL | sweet spot | 23° | −8° | 8d | 7h 10m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom | sweet spot | 18° | −13° | 7d | 13h 49m | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal | sweet spot | 23° | −8° | 3d | 15h 04m | 23C max, 3 rainy days |
| 4 | San Francisco United States | sweet spot | 19° | −12° | 2d | 17h 33m | 19C max, 2 rainy days |
| 5 | Baku Azerbaijan | sweet spotbusy | 22° | −9° | 4d | 9h 02m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Prague Czechia | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −11° | 9d | 12h 37m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Athens Greece | sweet spotbusy | 25° | −6° | 4d | 11h 35m | shoulder season |
| 9 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from KUL | sweet spotbusy | 29° | −2° | 5d | 7h 28m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 10 | Paris France | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −11° | 10d | 13h 40m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 11 | Rome Italy | goodbusy | 22° | −9° | 7d | 12h 49m | shoulder season |
| 12 | Srinagar India | goodbusy | 22° | −9° | 8d | 6h 21m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 13 | Zurich Switzerland | sweet spot | 18° | −13° | 13d | 13h 08m | 18C max, 13 rainy days |
| 14 | Budapest Hungary | goodbusy | 21° | −10° | 9d | 12h 09m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 15 | Barcelona Spain | sweet spotbusy | 21° | −10° | 6d | 13h 51m | shoulder season |
| 16 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 31° | 0° | 1d | 15h 11m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 17 | Cape Town South Africa | good | 21° | −10° | 6d | 12h 33m | 21C max, 6 rainy days |
| 18 | New York United States | sweet spotbusy | 21° | −10° | 11d | 19h 25m | shoulder season |
| 19 | Leh India | sweet spot | 13° cool | −18° | 10d | 6h 09m | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| 20 | Istanbul Turkey from KUL | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −11° | 8d | 11h 09m | shoulder season |
| 21 | Toronto Canada | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −14° | 8d | 19h 02m | shoulder season |
| 22 | Vienna Austria | goodbusy | 21° | −10° | 9d | 12h 24m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 23 | Goa India from KUL | ok | 33° | +2° | 9d | 5h 01m | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Seoul South Korea from KUL | okbusy | 17° cool | −14° | 7d | 6h 33m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 26 | Auckland New Zealand from KUL | ok | 18° | −13° | 9d | 11h 32m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 27 | Amsterdam Netherlands from KUL | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −13° | 8d | 13h 24m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 28 | Sydney Australia from KUL | okbusy | 20° | −11° | 8d | 8h 57m | shoulder season |
| 29 | Nairobi Kenya | ok | 25° | −6° | 15d | 9h 43m | 25C max, 15 rainy days |
| 30 | Tbilisi Georgia | okbusy | 23° | −8° | 11d | 9h 34m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 31 | Melbourne Australia from KUL | okbusy | 16° cool | −15° | 6d | 8h 37m | shoulder season |
| 32 | Taipei Taiwan from KUL | okbusy | 28° | −3° | 14d | 4h 53m | shoulder season |
| 33 | Bali Indonesia from KUL | ok | 29° | −2° | 17d | 3h 19m | 29C max, 17 rainy days |
| 34 | Mauritius Mauritius from KUL | ok | 25° | −6° | 20d | 7h 34m | 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
- 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 Kuala Lumpur
- January 35 in season
- February 41 in season
- March 45 in season
- April 41 in season
- May
- June 29 in season
- July 29 in season
- August 29 in season
- September 29 in season
- October 36 in season
- November 39 in season
- December 33 in season
- Everything from Kuala Lumpur
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 MYR, 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 KUL.
Fares from Kuala Lumpur for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.