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Where to go in May

173 popular destinations, sorted into the holiday types that fit their May climate · monthly normals, not a forecast

In May, 26 of 173 destinations fit a beach holiday (mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showers), 47 a tropical one and 61 a warm one; 25 suit cool-weather trips and 0 have snow-cold means. 27 destinations are in the monsoon this month — Mombasa, Zanzibar, Kochi, Cherrapunji and Colombo among them.

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The world in May

Weather you like
World map for May, land coloured by fit for the Warm preset: good 20 %, too cold 50 %, too hot 25 %, too rainy 3 % and monsoon 1 %. Dots mark 173 destinations, 61 of them fitting. Lisbon — good · May 48 mm · 18 °CAlgarve — good · May 32 mm · 17 °CPorto — good · May 88 mm · 15 °CMadeira — good · May 32 mm · 15 °CTenerife — too cold · May 16 mm · 14 °CBarcelona — good · May 56 mm · 17 °CMallorca — good · May 32 mm · 16 °CIbiza — good · May 24 mm · 18 °CMálaga — good · May 24 mm · 19 °CNice — good · May 56 mm · 17 °CCorsica — good · May 40 mm · 16 °CRome — good · May 32 mm · 17 °CSorrento — good · May 48 mm · 17 °CSicily — good · May 24 mm · 18 °CSardinia — good · May 24 mm · 18 °CFlorence — good · May 72 mm · 16 °CVenice — good · May 64 mm · 18 °CAthens — good · May 16 mm · 20 °CSantorini — good · May 8 mm · 20 °CCrete — good · May 16 mm · 20 °CRhodes — good · May 24 mm · 20 °CCorfu — good · May 40 mm · 18 °CDubrovnik — good · May 72 mm · 18 °CSplit — good · May 56 mm · 17 °CMalta — good · May 8 mm · 20 °CCyprus — good · May 16 mm · 19 °CIstanbul — good · May 40 mm · 16 °CAntalya — good · May 32 mm · 20 °CBodrum — good · May 16 mm · 21 °CLondon — too cold · May 48 mm · 12 °CEdinburgh — too cold · May 56 mm · 10 °CDublin — too cold · May 56 mm · 11 °CParis — good · May 64 mm · 15 °CAmsterdam — too cold · May 56 mm · 13 °CBerlin — good · May 56 mm · 14 °CPrague — good · May 64 mm · 14 °CVienna — good · May 64 mm · 15 °CBudapest — good · May 56 mm · 17 °CCopenhagen — too cold · May 40 mm · 12 °CStockholm — too cold · May 32 mm · 10 °CBergen — too cold · May 112 mm · 10 °CReykjavík — too cold · May 64 mm · 6 °CInnsbruck — too cold · May 120 mm · 8 °CChamonix — too cold · May 120 mm · 2 °CMarrakech — good · May 16 mm · 20 °CAgadir — good · May 0 mm · 19 °CCairo — too hot · May 0 mm · 25 °CHurghada — too hot · May 0 mm · 26 °CSharm El Sheikh — too hot · May 0 mm · 29 °CTel Aviv — good · May 0 mm · 21 °CPetra — good · May 0 mm · 23 °CDubai — too hot · May 0 mm · 31 °CAbu Dhabi — too hot · May 0 mm · 31 °CMuscat — too hot · May 0 mm · 33 °CSalalah — too hot · May 8 mm · 29 °CDakar — good · May 0 mm · 24 °CAccra — too hot · May 152 mm · 28 °CNairobi — too rainy · May 120 mm · 20 °CArusha — good · May 88 mm · 19 °CMombasa — too hot · May 256 mm · 26 °CZanzibar — too hot · May 272 mm · 27 °CVictoria Falls — good · May 8 mm · 20 °CWindhoek — good · May 8 mm · 15 °CKruger — good · May 16 mm · 19 °CDurban — good · May 56 mm · 20 °CCape Town — good · May 80 mm · 15 °CNosy Be — too hot · May 48 mm · 26 °CMauritius — too rainy · May 152 mm · 22 °CRéunion — too rainy · May 128 mm · 17 °CSeychelles — too hot · May 152 mm · 28 °CDelhi — too hot · May 8 mm · 33 °CJaipur — too hot · May 16 mm · 33 °CMumbai — too hot · May 24 mm · 30 °CGoa — too hot · May 88 mm · 30 °CKochi — too hot · May 336 mm · 29 °CLeh — too cold · May 8 mm · 7 °CCherrapunji — monsoon · May 656 mm · 19 °CKathmandu — good · May 128 mm · 21 °CColombo — too hot · May 392 mm · 29 °CGalle — too hot · May 416 mm · 28 °CMaldives — too hot · May 232 mm · 30 °CBangkok — too hot · May 152 mm · 30 °CChiang Mai — too hot · May 160 mm · 27 °CPhuket — too hot · May 240 mm · 28 °CKrabi — too hot · May 216 mm · 29 °CKoh Samui — too hot · May 128 mm · 29 °CKoh Chang — too hot · May 320 mm · 28 °CHanoi — too hot · May 200 mm · 27 °CHoi An — too hot · May 56 mm · 29 °CHo Chi Minh City — too hot · May 224 mm · 29 °CPhu Quoc — too hot · May 304 mm · 29 °CSiem Reap — too hot · May 144 mm · 29 °CLuang Prabang — too hot · May 168 mm · 27 °CYangon — too hot · May 296 mm · 30 °CKuala Lumpur — too hot · May 200 mm · 28 °CPenang — too hot · May 216 mm · 28 °CLangkawi — too hot · May 272 mm · 27 °CKota Kinabalu — too hot · May 248 mm · 27 °CSingapore — too hot · May 176 mm · 28 °CBali — too hot · May 96 mm · 27 °CLombok — too hot · May 72 mm · 25 °CYogyakarta — too hot · May 112 mm · 27 °CLabuan Bajo — too hot · May 96 mm · 27 °CBoracay — too hot · May 272 mm · 28 °CEl Nido — too hot · May 176 mm · 28 °CCebu — too hot · May 112 mm · 28 °CSiargao — too hot · May 208 mm · 28 °CTokyo — too rainy · May 144 mm · 19 °CKyoto — too rainy · May 152 mm · 17 °CSapporo — too cold · May 72 mm · 12 °COkinawa — too hot · May 240 mm · 24 °CSeoul — good · May 96 mm · 17 °CBeijing — good · May 32 mm · 20 °CShanghai — good · May 96 mm · 20 °CGuilin — monsoon · May 328 mm · 23 °CHong Kong — too hot · May 296 mm · 26 °CTaipei — too rainy · May 272 mm · 23 °CSydney — good · May 96 mm · 16 °CMelbourne — too cold · May 56 mm · 13 °CBrisbane — too rainy · May 120 mm · 19 °CCairns — good · May 88 mm · 23 °CDarwin — too hot · May 16 mm · 27 °CUluru — good · May 16 mm · 18 °CPerth — good · May 96 mm · 17 °CAuckland — too cold · May 120 mm · 14 °CQueenstown — too cold · May 152 mm · 6 °CFiji — too hot · May 104 mm · 25 °CBora Bora — too hot · May 136 mm · 26 °CHonolulu — too rainy · May 120 mm · 24 °CNew York — too rainy · May 112 mm · 17 °CMiami — too hot · May 152 mm · 26 °COrlando — too hot · May 88 mm · 25 °CNew Orleans — too hot · May 128 mm · 24 °CLas Vegas — too hot · May 8 mm · 24 °CLos Angeles — good · May 8 mm · 18 °CSan Francisco — good · May 16 mm · 16 °CVancouver — too cold · May 112 mm · 10 °CBanff — too cold · May 64 mm · 4 °CToronto — too cold · May 72 mm · 13 °CMexico City — good · May 56 mm · 19 °CCancún — too hot · May 96 mm · 28 °CPuerto Vallarta — good · May 8 mm · 24 °CCabo San Lucas — good · May 0 mm · 23 °CBelize City — too hot · May 96 mm · 28 °CAntigua Guatemala — too rainy · May 128 mm · 19 °CTamarindo — too hot · May 224 mm · 28 °CSan José — monsoon · May 296 mm · 21 °CPanama City — too hot · May 224 mm · 28 °CHavana — too hot · May 120 mm · 27 °CMontego Bay — too hot · May 272 mm · 26 °CPunta Cana — too hot · May 144 mm · 27 °CSan Juan — too hot · May 192 mm · 26 °CNassau — too hot · May 120 mm · 26 °CBarbados — too hot · May 80 mm · 27 °CSt Lucia — too hot · May 112 mm · 27 °CAruba — too hot · May 16 mm · 29 °CCuraçao — too hot · May 24 mm · 28 °CCartagena — too hot · May 136 mm · 28 °CMedellín — monsoon · May 296 mm · 18 °CQuito — good · May 80 mm · 15 °CGalápagos — too hot · May 8 mm · 24 °CLima — good · May 0 mm · 19 °CCusco — too cold · May 8 mm · 9 °CLa Paz — too cold · May 16 mm · 5 °CSan Pedro de Atacama — too cold · May 0 mm · 11 °CSantiago — too cold · May 72 mm · 12 °CBariloche — too cold · May 80 mm · 5 °CEl Calafate — too cold · May 32 mm · 3 °CBuenos Aires — good · May 80 mm · 15 °CIguazú — too rainy · May 160 mm · 18 °CRio de Janeiro — good · May 80 mm · 22 °CSalvador — too hot · May 312 mm · 25 °CManaus — too hot · May 240 mm · 27 °C
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The world in May: every 0.25° cell of land coloured by how it fits the Warm preset (mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers), with a dot per destination — larger and gold where the month fits. Pick the weather you like above and the whole world is re-judged; tap a dot for its page.

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Warm holidays in May

mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers · 61 of 173 destinations

Southern Europe & Mediterranean

Northern & Central Europe

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

South America

Tropical holidays in May

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon · 47 of 173 destinations

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

Beach holidays in May

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showers · 26 of 173 destinations

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

Cool holidays in May

mean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoon · 25 of 173 destinations

Southern Europe & Mediterranean

Northern & Central Europe

South Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

South America

Snow holidays in May

mean below 0 °C32 °F, any rain · 0 of 173 destinations

Nothing fits this month — widen your picks on the map.

In the monsoon in May

Places where May is a true monsoon month — heavy, seasonal rain (≥ 180 mm7.1 in, or ≥ 120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate whose wettest month is at least three times its driest.

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

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