Weekly note

Where to go in North America in May

10 of the 10 destinations in North America are in season in May: 7 a sweet spot, 3 good, 0 ok.

May is a sweet spot at 7 of the 10: Los Angeles, Mexico City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, New York and 1 more.

Ranked for May

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Los Angeles United States sweet spot 20° 1d 20C max, 1 rainy day
2 Seattle United States good 18° 9d 18C max, 9 rainy days
3 Mexico City Mexico sweet spot 28° 9d 28C max, 9 rainy days
4 Boston United States sweet spot 19° 10d 19C max, 10 rainy days
5 Chicago United States sweet spot 20° 11d 20C max, 11 rainy days
6 San Francisco United States sweet spot 19° 2d 19C max, 2 rainy days
7 Vancouver Canada good 17° cool 8d 17C max, 8 rainy days
8 Miami United States good 30° 15d 30C max, 15 rainy days
9 New York United States sweet spotbusy 21° 11d shoulder season
10 Toronto Canada sweet spotbusy 17° cool 8d shoulder season

Other months for North America

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 North America as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.