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Where to go in May

238 popular destinations, sorted by the holiday type that fits their May weather · 30-year averages, not a forecast

In May, 39 of 238 destinations fit a beach holiday (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showers), 64 fit a tropical holiday and 77 a warm one. 40 fit a cool holiday and 0 are cold enough for snow. 33 destinations are in the monsoon this month, including Mombasa, Zanzibar, Kochi, Cherrapunji and Colombo.

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The world in May

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World map for May, land coloured by fit for the Warm preset: good 19 %, too cold 45 %, too hot 31 %, too rainy 3 % and monsoon 1 %. Dots mark 238 destinations, 77 of them fitting. Lisbon — good · May 48 mm · 13–22 °CAlgarve — good · May 32 mm · 12–23 °CPorto — good · May 88 mm · 11–20 °CMadeira — too cold · May 32 mm · 13–18 °CTenerife — too cold · May 16 mm · 9–18 °CBarcelona — good · May 56 mm · 12–21 °CMallorca — good · May 32 mm · 11–22 °CIbiza — good · May 24 mm · 13–23 °CMálaga — good · May 24 mm · 13–24 °CNice — good · May 56 mm · 13–20 °CCorsica — good · May 40 mm · 12–20 °CRome — good · May 32 mm · 12–23 °CSorrento — good · May 48 mm · 13–21 °CSicily — good · May 24 mm · 14–22 °CSardinia — good · May 24 mm · 13–23 °CFlorence — good · May 72 mm · 11–22 °CVenice — good · May 64 mm · 13–22 °CAthens — good · May 16 mm · 16–25 °CSantorini — good · May 8 mm · 17–23 °CCrete — good · May 16 mm · 16–24 °CRhodes — good · May 24 mm · 16–24 °CCorfu — good · May 40 mm · 13–23 °CDubrovnik — good · May 72 mm · 14–22 °CSplit — good · May 56 mm · 12–21 °CMalta — good · May 8 mm · 16–24 °CCyprus — good · May 16 mm · 14–25 °CIstanbul — good · May 40 mm · 12–21 °CAntalya — good · May 32 mm · 13–26 °CBodrum — good · May 16 mm · 16–26 °CMadrid — good · May 48 mm · 10–22 °CSeville — good · May 32 mm · 13–26 °CGran Canaria — good · May 8 mm · 13–22 °CLanzarote — good · May 0 mm · 15–25 °CMykonos — good · May 8 mm · 16–22 °CCappadocia — good · May 56 mm · 7–21 °CLondon — too cold · May 48 mm · 7–17 °CEdinburgh — too cold · May 56 mm · 5–14 °CDublin — too cold · May 56 mm · 6–15 °CParis — good · May 64 mm · 10–19 °CAmsterdam — too cold · May 56 mm · 8–17 °CBerlin — good · May 56 mm · 9–19 °CPrague — good · May 64 mm · 9–20 °CVienna — good · May 64 mm · 10–21 °CBudapest — good · May 56 mm · 11–22 °CCopenhagen — too cold · May 40 mm · 8–16 °CStockholm — too cold · May 32 mm · 5–16 °CBergen — too cold · May 112 mm · 6–13 °CReykjavík — too cold · May 64 mm · 4–9 °CInnsbruck — too cold · May 120 mm · 4–13 °CChamonix — too cold · May 120 mm · -1–5 °CMunich — good · May 96 mm · 8–19 °CInterlaken — too cold · May 104 mm · 2–10 °COslo — too cold · May 48 mm · 5–15 °CTromsø — too cold · May 48 mm · 2–7 °CRovaniemi — too cold · May 40 mm · 2–10 °CKrakow — good · May 72 mm · 8–20 °CLake Bled — too cold · May 152 mm · 5–15 °CMarrakech — good · May 16 mm · 14–26 °CAgadir — good · May 0 mm · 15–23 °CCairo — too hot · May 0 mm · 17–32 °CHurghada — too hot · May 0 mm · 22–31 °CSharm El Sheikh — too hot · May 0 mm · 23–34 °CTel Aviv — good · May 0 mm · 16–27 °CPetra — too hot · May 0 mm · 16–30 °CDubai — too hot · May 0 mm · 24–39 °CAbu Dhabi — too hot · May 0 mm · 25–38 °CMuscat — too hot · May 0 mm · 27–38 °CSalalah — too hot · May 8 mm · 24–35 °CDjerba — good · May 8 mm · 17–27 °CLuxor — too hot · May 0 mm · 22–39 °CDoha — too hot · May 0 mm · 26–38 °CDakar — too hot · May 0 mm · 19–28 °CAccra — too hot · May 152 mm · 24–32 °CNairobi — too rainy · May 120 mm · 15–25 °CArusha — good · May 88 mm · 15–23 °CMombasa — too hot · May 256 mm · 22–30 °CZanzibar — too hot · May 272 mm · 23–30 °CVictoria Falls — too hot · May 8 mm · 11–29 °CWindhoek — good · May 8 mm · 8–23 °CKruger — good · May 16 mm · 12–27 °CDurban — good · May 56 mm · 14–25 °CCape Town — good · May 80 mm · 11–20 °CNosy Be — too hot · May 48 mm · 22–31 °CMauritius — too rainy · May 152 mm · 19–25 °CRéunion — too rainy · May 128 mm · 14–20 °CSeychelles — too hot · May 152 mm · 25–30 °CCape Verde — good · May 0 mm · 19–26 °CMaun — too hot · May 0 mm · 12–30 °CKigali — too rainy · May 128 mm · 15–25 °CJohannesburg — good · May 16 mm · 6–20 °CDelhi — too hot · May 8 mm · 26–40 °CJaipur — too hot · May 16 mm · 26–41 °CMumbai — too hot · May 24 mm · 27–34 °CGoa — too hot · May 88 mm · 26–34 °CKochi — too hot · May 336 mm · 26–33 °CLeh — too cold · May 8 mm · 0–13 °CCherrapunji — monsoon · May 656 mm · 16–23 °CKathmandu — good · May 128 mm · 15–27 °CColombo — too hot · May 392 mm · 26–32 °CGalle — too hot · May 416 mm · 26–30 °CMaldives — too hot · May 232 mm · 28–32 °CAgra — too hot · May 16 mm · 26–42 °CVaranasi — too hot · May 8 mm · 27–41 °CSrinagar — good · May 88 mm · 10–23 °CParo — too cold · May 88 mm · 7–17 °CTrincomalee — too hot · May 64 mm · 26–34 °CAndaman Islands — too hot · May 304 mm · 25–31 °CBangkok — too hot · May 152 mm · 26–34 °CChiang Mai — too hot · May 160 mm · 22–32 °CPhuket — too hot · May 240 mm · 24–32 °CKrabi — too hot · May 216 mm · 24–33 °CKoh Samui — too hot · May 128 mm · 25–33 °CKoh Chang — too hot · May 320 mm · 24–32 °CHanoi — too hot · May 200 mm · 24–31 °CHoi An — too hot · May 56 mm · 25–33 °CHo Chi Minh City — too hot · May 224 mm · 25–33 °CPhu Quoc — too hot · May 304 mm · 25–32 °CSiem Reap — too hot · May 144 mm · 25–34 °CLuang Prabang — too hot · May 168 mm · 22–32 °CYangon — too hot · May 296 mm · 25–34 °CKuala Lumpur — too hot · May 200 mm · 23–33 °CPenang — too hot · May 216 mm · 24–32 °CLangkawi — too hot · May 272 mm · 23–31 °CKota Kinabalu — too hot · May 248 mm · 23–31 °CSingapore — too hot · May 176 mm · 24–31 °CBali — too hot · May 96 mm · 23–31 °CLombok — too hot · May 72 mm · 21–30 °CYogyakarta — too hot · May 112 mm · 23–31 °CLabuan Bajo — too hot · May 96 mm · 23–31 °CBoracay — too hot · May 272 mm · 25–32 °CEl Nido — too hot · May 176 mm · 25–32 °CCebu — too hot · May 112 mm · 24–32 °CSiargao — too hot · May 208 mm · 25–32 °CNha Trang — too hot · May 80 mm · 24–31 °CSapa — monsoon · May 240 mm · 17–25 °CPhnom Penh — too hot · May 152 mm · 26–34 °CBagan — too hot · May 96 mm · 26–37 °CManila — too hot · May 160 mm · 25–34 °CRaja Ampat — too hot · May 296 mm · 24–30 °CPerhentian Islands — too hot · May 136 mm · 24–33 °CTokyo — too rainy · May 144 mm · 14–23 °CKyoto — too rainy · May 152 mm · 12–21 °CSapporo — too cold · May 72 mm · 7–17 °COkinawa — too rainy · May 240 mm · 22–27 °CSeoul — good · May 96 mm · 12–22 °CBeijing — good · May 32 mm · 14–27 °CShanghai — good · May 96 mm · 16–24 °CGuilin — monsoon · May 328 mm · 19–27 °CHong Kong — too hot · May 296 mm · 23–28 °CTaipei — too rainy · May 272 mm · 20–26 °CJeju — monsoon · May 192 mm · 12–19 °CChengdu — good · May 88 mm · 17–26 °CSanya — too hot · May 96 mm · 25–31 °CUlaanbaatar — too cold · May 16 mm · 1–17 °CSydney — good · May 96 mm · 11–21 °CMelbourne — too cold · May 56 mm · 9–17 °CBrisbane — too rainy · May 120 mm · 15–24 °CCairns — good · May 88 mm · 20–26 °CDarwin — too hot · May 16 mm · 22–32 °CUluru — good · May 16 mm · 10–25 °CPerth — good · May 96 mm · 12–22 °CAuckland — too cold · May 120 mm · 10–17 °CQueenstown — too cold · May 152 mm · 2–10 °CFiji — too hot · May 104 mm · 21–29 °CBora Bora — too hot · May 136 mm · 24–29 °CHonolulu — too rainy · May 120 mm · 20–27 °CHobart — too cold · May 48 mm · 6–14 °CWhitsundays — good · May 96 mm · 17–25 °CChristchurch — too cold · May 72 mm · 5–14 °CRarotonga — too rainy · May 176 mm · 21–26 °CNouméa — good · May 80 mm · 19–26 °CVanuatu — too rainy · May 184 mm · 21–27 °CMaui — good · May 88 mm · 18–27 °CNew York — too rainy · May 112 mm · 11–22 °CMiami — too hot · May 152 mm · 22–30 °COrlando — too hot · May 88 mm · 18–31 °CNew Orleans — too hot · May 128 mm · 19–29 °CLas Vegas — too hot · May 8 mm · 17–32 °CLos Angeles — good · May 8 mm · 12–25 °CSan Francisco — good · May 16 mm · 10–22 °CVancouver — too cold · May 112 mm · 6–14 °CBanff — too cold · May 64 mm · -2–10 °CToronto — too cold · May 72 mm · 8–17 °CMexico City — good · May 56 mm · 11–27 °CCancún — too hot · May 96 mm · 23–33 °CPuerto Vallarta — too hot · May 8 mm · 16–32 °CCabo San Lucas — too hot · May 0 mm · 16–30 °CBelize City — too hot · May 96 mm · 25–32 °CAntigua Guatemala — too rainy · May 128 mm · 14–25 °CTamarindo — too hot · May 224 mm · 23–33 °CSan José — monsoon · May 296 mm · 16–26 °CPanama City — too hot · May 224 mm · 24–31 °CChicago — good · May 88 mm · 9–21 °CSeattle — too cold · May 48 mm · 8–18 °CAspen — too cold · May 40 mm · -4–11 °CYellowstone — too cold · May 64 mm · -4–10 °CGrand Canyon — good · May 16 mm · 6–22 °CAnchorage — too cold · May 40 mm · 4–13 °CMontreal — good · May 80 mm · 8–19 °COaxaca — good · May 72 mm · 13–26 °CTulum — too hot · May 96 mm · 22–33 °CRoatán — too hot · May 80 mm · 26–32 °CLa Fortuna — too hot · May 264 mm · 20–29 °CHavana — too hot · May 120 mm · 22–31 °CMontego Bay — too hot · May 272 mm · 21–30 °CPunta Cana — too hot · May 144 mm · 23–31 °CSan Juan — too hot · May 192 mm · 21–31 °CNassau — too hot · May 120 mm · 22–30 °CBarbados — too hot · May 80 mm · 24–30 °CSt Lucia — too hot · May 112 mm · 24–30 °CAruba — too hot · May 16 mm · 25–32 °CCuraçao — too hot · May 24 mm · 25–31 °CTurks & Caicos Islands — too hot · May 64 mm · 24–29 °CCayman Islands — too hot · May 136 mm · 24–31 °CAntigua — too hot · May 96 mm · 24–30 °CMartinique — too hot · May 104 mm · 23–30 °CGuadeloupe — too hot · May 120 mm · 22–29 °CCartagena — too hot · May 136 mm · 24–32 °CMedellín — monsoon · May 296 mm · 14–23 °CQuito — good · May 80 mm · 9–21 °CGalápagos — too hot · May 8 mm · 20–28 °CLima — good · May 0 mm · 16–22 °CCusco — too cold · May 8 mm · 0–17 °CLa Paz — too cold · May 16 mm · -4–14 °CSan Pedro de Atacama — good · May 0 mm · 2–19 °CSantiago — too cold · May 72 mm · 6–18 °CBariloche — too cold · May 80 mm · 1–10 °CEl Calafate — too cold · May 32 mm · -1–7 °CBuenos Aires — good · May 80 mm · 10–19 °CIguazú — too rainy · May 160 mm · 12–24 °CRio de Janeiro — good · May 80 mm · 18–27 °CSalvador — too hot · May 312 mm · 22–28 °CManaus — too hot · May 240 mm · 23–30 °CBogotá — too cold · May 136 mm · 9–18 °CFlorianópolis — good · May 96 mm · 14–23 °CFernando de Noronha — too hot · May 280 mm · 25–30 °CUshuaia — too cold · May 56 mm · 0–5 °CUyuni — too cold · May 0 mm · 0–18 °C
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The world in May: every 0.25° cell of land is coloured by how it fits the Warm preset (highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers). Each dot is a destination; it is larger and gold where the month fits. Pick the weather you like above and the whole world is judged again. Tap a dot to open its page.

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Warm holidays in May

highs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showers · 77 of 238 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

highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon · 64 of 238 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

highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showers · 39 of 238 destinations

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

Cool holidays in May

highs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoon · 40 of 238 destinations

Southern Europe & Mediterranean

Northern & Central Europe

South Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

South America

Snow holidays in May

highs below 3 °C37 °F, any rain · 0 of 238 destinations

No destination 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 more, or 120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest.

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

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