Where to go in Middle East in May
2 of the 8 destinations in Middle East are in season in May: 1 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.
May is a sweet spot at 1 of these 8 places: Petra. Best avoided at 6 of them.
Ranked for May
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Jordan | sweet spot | 26° | 0d | — | 26C max, 0 rainy days |
| 2 | Istanbul Turkey | good | 21° | 8d | £187 | 21C max, 8 rainy days |
Fares are the typical return from London for May departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for May departures.
Not this May
- Abu Dhabi extreme heat: 20 days over 35C
- Cairo extreme heat: 14 days over 35C
- Doha extreme heat: 26 days over 35C
- Dubai extreme heat: 21 days over 35C
- Muscat extreme heat: 27 days over 35C
- Riyadh extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
Other months for Middle East
- January 0 sweet
- February 5 sweet
- March 1 sweet
- April 2 sweet
- May
- June 1 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 2 sweet
- September 1 sweet
- October 0 sweet
- November 2 sweet
- December 1 sweet
- Every month, side by side
May elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Middle East as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.