Where to go from London in May
London averages 18°C in May, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in May.
This May, from London
In May, 33 of the 51 destinations are in season from London; fares were seen for 1 of them, 1 under £600, and the cheapest in season is Tokyo at £567.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in GBP, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for May departures from LON, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
£300 to £600
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tokyo Japan from LON | sweet spotbusy | 23° | +5° | 10d | 12h 34m | £567 | 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 LON | sweet spot | 23° | +5° | 8d | 7h 45m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | Lisbon Portugal from LON | sweet spot | 23° | +5° | 3d | 2h 51m | 23C max, 3 rainy days |
| 3 | San Francisco United States from LON | sweet spot | 19° | +1° | 2d | 11h 26m | 19C max, 2 rainy days |
| 4 | Baku Azerbaijan from LON | sweet spotbusy | 22° | +4° | 4d | 5h 46m | shoulder season |
| 5 | Prague Czechia from LON | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +2° | 9d | 2h 10m | shoulder season |
| 6 | Athens Greece from LON | sweet spotbusy | 25° | +7° | 4d | 3h 51m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from LON | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +11° | 5d | 7h 18m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 9 | Paris France from LON | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +2° | 10d | 1h 20m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 10 | Rome Italy from LON | goodbusy | 22° | +4° | 7d | 2h 40m | shoulder season |
| 11 | Srinagar India from LON | goodbusy | 22° | +4° | 8d | 8h 23m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 12 | Zurich Switzerland from LON | sweet spot | 18° | 0° | 13d | 1h 51m | 18C max, 13 rainy days |
| 13 | Budapest Hungary from LON | goodbusy | 21° | +3° | 9d | 2h 42m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 14 | Barcelona Spain from LON | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +3° | 6d | 2h 19m | shoulder season |
| 15 | Marrakech Morocco from LON | goodbusy | 31° | +13° | 1d | 3h 44m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 16 | Cape Town South Africa from LON | good | 21° | +3° | 6d | 12h 43m | 21C max, 6 rainy days |
| 17 | New York United States from LON | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +3° | 11d | 7h 43m | shoulder season |
| 18 | Leh India from LON | sweet spot | 13° cool | −5° | 10d | 8h 36m | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| 19 | Istanbul Turkey from LON | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +2° | 8d | 3h 55m | shoulder season |
| 20 | Toronto Canada | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −1° | 8d | 7h 53m | shoulder season |
| 21 | Vienna Austria from LON | goodbusy | 21° | +3° | 9d | 2h 27m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 22 | Goa India from LON | sweet spot | 33° | +15° | 9d | 10h 09m | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| 23 | Seoul South Korea from LON | okbusy | 17° cool | −1° | 7d | 11h 42m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 24 | Auckland New Zealand | ok | 18° | 0° | 9d | 23h 18m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Amsterdam Netherlands from LON | sweet spotbusy | 18° | 0° | 8d | 1h 20m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 26 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 20° | +2° | 8d | 21h 39m | shoulder season |
| 27 | Da Nang Vietnam from LON | okbusy | 32° | +14° | 8d | 12h 54m | shoulder season |
| 28 | Nairobi Kenya from LON | ok | 25° | +7° | 15d | 9h 15m | 25C max, 15 rainy days |
| 29 | Tbilisi Georgia from LON | okbusy | 23° | +5° | 11d | 5h 15m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 30 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 16° cool | −2° | 6d | 21h 30m | shoulder season |
| 31 | Taipei Taiwan from LON | okbusy | 28° | +10° | 14d | 12h 49m | shoulder season |
| 32 | Bali Indonesia from LON | sweet spot | 29° | +11° | 17d | 16h 10m | 29C max, 17 rainy days |
| 33 | Mauritius Mauritius from LON | ok | 25° | +7° | 20d | 12h 50m | 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 London
- January 35 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 34 in season
- Everything from London
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 GBP, 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 LON.
Fares from London for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.