Where to go in May
34 of the 52 destinations are in season in May: 17 a sweet spot, 6 good and 11 ok; 27 of them have a daily high inside the 18–30°C band.
May is a sweet spot at 17 of the 52: Almaty, London, Lisbon, San Francisco, Baku, Prague and 11 more. Best avoided at 18 of them.
Sweet spots in May
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Almaty
Kazakhstan · 23°C · 8 rainy days
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London
United Kingdom · 18°C · 7 rainy days
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Lisbon
Portugal · 23°C · 3 rainy days
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San Francisco
United States · 19°C · 2 rainy days
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Baku
Azerbaijan · 22°C · 4 rainy days · busy
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Prague
Czechia · 20°C · 9 rainy days · busy
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Athens
Greece · 25°C · 4 rainy days · busy
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Tashkent
Uzbekistan · 29°C · 5 rainy days · busy
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Paris
France · 20°C · 10 rainy days · busy
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Zurich
Switzerland · 18°C · 13 rainy days
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Barcelona
Spain · 21°C · 6 rainy days · busy
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New York
United States · 21°C · 11 rainy days · busy
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Leh
India · 13°C · 10 rainy days
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Istanbul
Turkey · 20°C · 8 rainy days · busy
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Toronto
Canada · 17°C · 8 rainy days · busy
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Seoul
South Korea · 17°C · 7 rainy days · busy
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Amsterdam
Netherlands · 18°C · 8 rainy days · busy
Good in May
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Rome Italy | goodbusy | 22° | 7d | shoulder season |
| 11 | Srinagar India | goodbusy | 22° | 8d | peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor… |
| 13 | Budapest Hungary | goodbusy | 21° | 9d | peak: This period coincides with warm weather and numerous festivals… |
| 15 | Marrakech Morocco | goodbusy | 31° | 1d | peak: The weather is warm and pleasant, making it ideal for outdoor… |
| 16 | Cape Town South Africa | good | 21° | 6d | 21C max, 6 rainy days |
| 21 | Vienna Austria | goodbusy | 21° | 9d | peak: This period coincides with warmer weather, attracting tourists… |
Ok in May
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Goa India | ok | 33° | 9d | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| 24 | Auckland New Zealand | ok | 18° | 9d | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| 26 | Tokyo Japan | okbusy | 23° | 10d | peak: Ideal spring weather and cherry blossom season attract tourists. |
| 27 | Sydney Australia | okbusy | 20° | 8d | shoulder season |
| 28 | Da Nang Vietnam | okbusy | 32° | 8d | shoulder season |
| 29 | Nairobi Kenya | ok | 25° | 15d | 25C max, 15 rainy days |
| 30 | Tbilisi Georgia | okbusy | 23° | 11d | peak: Warm weather and long daylight hours make it ideal for tourism. |
| 31 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 16° cool | 6d | shoulder season |
| 32 | Taipei Taiwan | okbusy | 28° | 14d | shoulder season |
| 33 | Bali Indonesia | ok | 29° | 17d | 29C max, 17 rainy days |
| 34 | Mauritius Mauritius | ok | 25° | 20d | 25C max, 20 rainy days |
Warm in May
27 of the 34 in season have a daily high inside the 18–30°C band the scorer treats as comfortable; the warmest of these is Bali at 29°C.
- Bali 29°C
- Tashkent 29°C
- Taipei 28°C
- Athens 25°C
- Mauritius 25°C
- Nairobi 25°C
- Almaty 23°C
- Lisbon 23°C
- Tbilisi 23°C
- Tokyo 23°C
- Baku 22°C
- Rome 22°C
- Srinagar 22°C
- Barcelona 21°C
- Budapest 21°C
- Cape Town 21°C
- New York 21°C
- Vienna 21°C
- Istanbul 20°C
- Paris 20°C
- Prague 20°C
- Sydney 20°C
- San Francisco 19°C
- Amsterdam 18°C
- Auckland 18°C
- London 18°C
- Zurich 18°C
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
By kind of place
- Beaches in May 7 in season
- Islands in May 2 in season
- Cities 29 in season
- Mountains in May 4 in season
- Deserts 1 in season
- Heritage in May 9 in season
By region
- South Asia in May 3 in season
- Southeast Asia in May 2 in season
- East Asia in May 3 in season
- Middle East 1 in season
- Caucasus and Central Asia in May 4 in season
- Europe in May 11 in season
- North America 3 in season
- Africa in May 4 in season
- Oceania 3 in season
- Australia 2 in season
- India 3 in season
- Thailand 0 in season
- United Arab Emirates 0 in season
- United States 2 in season
- Vietnam 1 in season
From your city
The same month, ranked from where you fly from, with the fare seen for it and the holidays that crowd it.
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Middle East
Europe
- Amsterdam AMS
- Barcelona BCN
- Brussels BRU
- Copenhagen CPH
- Dublin DUB
- Frankfurt FRA
- Lisbon LIS
- London LON
- Madrid MAD
- Munich MUC
- Paris PAR
- Prague PRG
- Rome FCO
- Stockholm ARN
- Vienna VIE
- Warsaw WAW
- Zurich ZRH
North America
- Boston BOS
- Chicago ORD
- Los Angeles LAX
- Mexico City MEX
- Miami MIA
- New York NYC
- San Francisco SFO
- Seattle SEA
- Toronto YTO
- Vancouver YVR
Latin America
Africa
Oceania
The other months
- January 12 sweet
- February 21 sweet
- March 15 sweet
- April 18 sweet
- May
- June 17 sweet
- July 20 sweet
- August 19 sweet
- September 15 sweet
- October 13 sweet
- November 2 sweet
- December 3 sweet
Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, the same number the front page and the group grids use. The climate is the destination's own and the same from everywhere; from another city its holidays and its fares can move a month up or down a rung, which is what the from-your-city pages show.