Where to go from Sydney in May
Sydney averages 20°C in May, which is pleasant already. These score highest from there in May.
This May, from Sydney
In May, 33 of the 51 destinations are in season from Sydney; fares were seen for 1 of them, none under 1,000 AUD, and the cheapest in season is Tokyo at 1,075 AUD.
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in AUD, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for May departures from SYD, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
1,000 AUD to 2,000 AUD
| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tokyo Japan from SYD | goodbusy | 23° | +3° | 10d | 10h 28m | 1,075 AUD | 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 SYD | good | 23° | +3° | 8d | 14h 50m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −2° | 7d | 21h 39m | shoulder season |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 23° | +3° | 3d | 23h 05m | shoulder season |
| 4 | Athens Greece from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 25° | +5° | 4d | 19h 35m | shoulder season |
| 5 | San Francisco United States from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 19° | −1° | 2d | 15h 29m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Baku Azerbaijan from SYD | goodbusy | 22° | +2° | 4d | 17h 04m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Prague Czechia from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 20° | 0° | 9d | 20h 33m | shoulder season |
| 9 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +9° | 5d | 15h 20m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 10 | Budapest Hungary from SYD | goodbusy | 21° | +1° | 9d | 20h 09m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 11 | Barcelona Spain from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +1° | 6d | 21h 53m | shoulder season |
| 12 | Marrakech Morocco from SYD | goodbusy | 31° | +11° | 1d | 22h 56m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 13 | Istanbul Turkey from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 20° | 0° | 8d | 19h 11m | shoulder season |
| 14 | Paris France from SYD | goodbusy | 20° | 0° | 10d | 21h 36m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 15 | Toronto Canada | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | −3° | 8d | 19h 55m | shoulder season |
| 16 | Rome Italy from SYD | goodbusy | 22° | +2° | 7d | 20h 51m | shoulder season |
| 17 | Vienna Austria from SYD | goodbusy | 21° | +1° | 9d | 20h 23m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 18 | Seoul South Korea from SYD | okbusy | 17° cool | −3° | 7d | 11h 05m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 19 | Srinagar India from SYD | okbusy | 22° | +2° | 8d | 14h 18m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 20 | Amsterdam Netherlands from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −2° | 8d | 21h 14m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 21 | Zurich Switzerland from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 18° | −2° | 13d | 21h 07m | shoulder season |
| 22 | Cape Town South Africa from SYD | okbusy | 21° | +1° | 6d | 14h 19m | shoulder season |
| 23 | New York United States from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +1° | 11d | 20h 25m | shoulder season |
| 24 | Leh India from SYD | okbusy | 13° cool | −7° | 10d | 14h 03m | shoulder season |
| 25 | Goa India from SYD | okbusy | 33° | +13° | 9d | 12h 55m | holidays: AU: May Day |
| 26 | Da Nang Vietnam from SYD | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +12° | 8d | 9h 41m | shoulder season |
| 27 | Tbilisi Georgia from SYD | okbusy | 23° | +3° | 11d | 17h 36m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 28 | Melbourne Australia from SYD | okbusy | 16° cool | −4° | 6d | 1h 47m | shoulder season |
| 29 | Auckland New Zealand from SYD | okbusy | 18° | −2° | 9d | 3h 33m | holidays: AU: May Day |
| 30 | Nairobi Kenya from SYD | okbusy | 25° | +5° | 15d | 15h 43m | holidays: AU: May Day |
| 31 | Taipei Taiwan from SYD | okbusy | 28° | +8° | 14d | 9h 48m | shoulder season |
| 32 | Bali Indonesia from SYD | okbusy | 29° | +9° | 17d | 6h 33m | holidays: AU: May Day |
| 33 | Mauritius Mauritius from SYD | okbusy | 25° | +5° | 20d | 11h 58m | shoulder season |
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 Sydney
- 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 33 in season
- Everything from Sydney
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 AUD, 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 SYD.
Fares from Sydney for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.