Where to go from Riyadh in May
Riyadh averages 38°C in May. These are at least 5° cooler, and in season.
This May, from Riyadh
In May, 34 of the 52 destinations are in season from Riyadh; no fare has been seen yet for May from Riyadh to a place in season.
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 RUH, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
No fare seen yet (34)
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty Kazakhstan | sweet spot | 23° | −15° | 8d | 5h 06m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom from RUH | sweet spot | 18° | −20° | 7d | 6h 55m | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal from RUH | sweet spot | 23° | −15° | 3d | 7h 30m | 23C max, 3 rainy days |
| 4 | San Francisco United States from RUH | sweet spot | 19° | −19° | 2d | 16h 44m | 19C max, 2 rainy days |
| 5 | Baku Azerbaijan | sweet spotbusy | 22° | −16° | 4d | 3h 02m | shoulder season |
| 6 | Prague Czechia from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −18° | 9d | 5h 44m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Athens Greece from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 25° | −13° | 4d | 4h 04m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Tashkent Uzbekistan | sweet spotbusy | 29° | −9° | 5d | 4h 17m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 9 | Paris France from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −18° | 10d | 6h 36m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 10 | Rome Italy from RUH | goodbusy | 22° | −16° | 7d | 5h 24m | shoulder season |
| 11 | Srinagar India | goodbusy | 22° | −16° | 8d | 4h 26m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 12 | Zurich Switzerland from RUH | sweet spot | 18° | −20° | 13d | 6h 00m | 18C max, 13 rainy days |
| 13 | Budapest Hungary | goodbusy | 21° | −17° | 9d | 5h 09m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 14 | Barcelona Spain from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 21° | −17° | 6d | 6h 22m | shoulder season |
| 15 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 31° | −7° | 1d | 7h 27m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 16 | Cape Town South Africa | good | 21° | −17° | 6d | 9h 41m | 21C max, 6 rainy days |
| 17 | New York United States from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 21° | −17° | 11d | 13h 43m | shoulder season |
| 18 | Leh India | sweet spot | 13° cool | −25° | 10d | 4h 45m | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| 19 | Istanbul Turkey from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 20° | −18° | 8d | 3h 55m | shoulder season |
| 20 | Toronto Canada from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −21° | 8d | 13h 52m | shoulder season |
| 21 | Vienna Austria from RUH | goodbusy | 21° | −17° | 9d | 5h 24m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 22 | Goa India | ok | 33° | −5° | 9d | 4h 36m | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| 23 | Seoul South Korea from RUH | okbusy | 17° cool | −21° | 7d | 10h 03m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 24 | Auckland New Zealand | ok | 18° | −20° | 9d | 19h 09m | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 25 | Amsterdam Netherlands from RUH | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −20° | 8d | 6h 35m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 26 | Tokyo Japan from RUH | okbusy | 23° | −15° | 10d | 11h 30m | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
| 27 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 20° | −18° | 8d | 16h 31m | shoulder season |
| 28 | Da Nang Vietnam from RUH | okbusy | 32° | −6° | 8d | 8h 46m | shoulder season |
| 29 | Nairobi Kenya from RUH | ok | 25° | −13° | 15d | 4h 42m | 25C max, 15 rainy days |
| 30 | Tbilisi Georgia from RUH | okbusy | 23° | −15° | 11d | 3h 11m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 31 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 16° cool | −22° | 6d | 15h 59m | shoulder season |
| 32 | Taipei Taiwan | okbusy | 28° | −10° | 14d | 9h 57m | shoulder season |
| 33 | Bali Indonesia from RUH | ok | 29° | −9° | 17d | 11h 02m | 29C max, 17 rainy days |
| 34 | Mauritius Mauritius | ok | 25° | −13° | 20d | 7h 14m | 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 Riyadh
- January 35 in season
- February 41 in season
- March 45 in season
- April 41 in season
- May
- June 29 in season
- July 30 in season
- August 29 in season
- September 29 in season
- October 37 in season
- November 39 in season
- December 36 in season
- Everything from Riyadh
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 SAR, 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 RUH.
Fares from Riyadh for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.