Where to go from Vancouver in May
Vancouver averages 16°C in May. These are at least 5° warmer, and in season.
This May, from Vancouver
Every destination in season, by fare
Bands are round numbers in CAD, not thresholds we measured; the fares inside them are: the median of what the scanner has seen for May departures from YVR, a return fare per adult, not a trip budget.
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| # | Place | Verdict | High | vs home | Rain | Flight | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almaty Kazakhstan from YVR | good | 23° | +7° | 8d | 12h 33m | 23C max, 8 rainy days |
| 2 | London United Kingdom from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 18° | +2° | 7d | 10h 10m | shoulder season |
| 3 | Lisbon Portugal from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 23° | +7° | 3d | 11h 02m | shoulder season |
| 4 | Athens Greece from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 25° | +9° | 4d | 12h 52m | shoulder season |
| 5 | San Francisco United States from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 19° | +3° | 2d | 2h 29m | shoulder season |
| 6 | Baku Azerbaijan from YVR | goodbusy | 22° | +6° | 4d | 13h 09m | shoulder season |
| 7 | Prague Czechia from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +4° | 9d | 10h 59m | shoulder season |
| 8 | Tashkent Uzbekistan from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 29° | +13° | 5d | 12h 58m | peak: This period offers warm temperatures and abundant sunshine… |
| 9 | Budapest Hungary from YVR | goodbusy | 21° | +5° | 9d | 11h 30m | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 10 | Barcelona Spain from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +5° | 6d | 11h 26m | shoulder season |
| 11 | Marrakech Morocco from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 31° | +15° | 1d | 11h 52m | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 12 | Istanbul Turkey from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +4° | 8d | 12h 36m | shoulder season |
| 13 | Paris France from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 20° | +4° | 10d | 10h 35m | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| 14 | Toronto Canada from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 17° cool | +1° | 8d | 5h 01m | shoulder season |
| 15 | Rome Italy from YVR | goodbusy | 22° | +6° | 7d | 11h 54m | shoulder season |
| 16 | Vienna Austria from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +5° | 9d | 11h 19m | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
| 17 | Seoul South Korea from YVR | okbusy | 17° cool | +1° | 7d | 10h 55m | peak: Spring is a popular time due to cherry blossom festivals and mild… |
| 18 | Srinagar India from YVR | okbusy | 22° | +6° | 8d | 13h 50m | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 19 | Amsterdam Netherlands from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 18° | +2° | 8d | 10h 19m | peak: This is the time when the tulips bloom, attracting many tourists. |
| 20 | Zurich Switzerland from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 18° | +2° | 13d | 11h 03m | shoulder season |
| 21 | Cape Town South Africa from YVR | okbusy | 21° | +5° | 6d | 21h 00m | shoulder season |
| 22 | New York United States from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 21° | +5° | 11d | 5h 41m | shoulder season |
| 23 | Leh India from YVR | okbusy | 13° cool | −3° | 10d | 13h 45m | shoulder season |
| 24 | Tokyo Japan from YVR | okbusy | 23° | +7° | 10d | 10h 08m | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
| 25 | Sydney Australia from YVR | okbusy | 20° | +4° | 8d | 16h 10m | shoulder season |
| 26 | Goa India from YVR | okbusy | 33° | +17° | 9d | 16h 20m | holidays: CA: National Patriots' Day |
| 27 | Da Nang Vietnam from YVR | sweet spotbusy | 32° | +16° | 8d | 14h 33m | shoulder season |
| 28 | Tbilisi Georgia from YVR | okbusy | 23° | +7° | 11d | 12h 55m | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 29 | Melbourne Australia from YVR | okbusy | 16° cool | 0° | 6d | 17h 01m | shoulder season |
| 30 | Auckland New Zealand from YVR | okbusy | 18° | +2° | 9d | 14h 46m | holidays: CA: National Patriots' Day |
| 31 | Nairobi Kenya from YVR | okbusy | 25° | +9° | 15d | 18h 26m | holidays: CA: National Patriots' Day |
| 32 | Taipei Taiwan from YVR | okbusy | 28° | +12° | 14d | 12h 37m | shoulder season |
| 33 | Bali Indonesia from YVR | okbusy | 29° | +13° | 17d | 16h 46m | holidays: CA: National Patriots' Day |
| 34 | Mauritius Mauritius from YVR | okbusy | 25° | +9° | 20d | 21h 25m | 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
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Other months from Vancouver
- 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 35 in season
- Everything from Vancouver
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 CAD, 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 YVR.
Fares from Vancouver for May have not been seen for enough places yet, so search engines are pointed at Where to go in May.