Where to go in May

Compare May weather for 74 destinations, ordered by the site's outdoor comfort score. China, Greece, Israel are among the highest-scoring options for the representative cities in our dataset.

This is a starting point for a trip, not a list of guaranteed best destinations. A colder month can be excellent for skiing, and the rainiest season can differ between coasts of the same country. Open a country guide for regional seasons and activities.

Explore May on the interactive world map · How these scores are calculated

May weather comparison

High and low temperatures are in Celsius; precipitation is the monthly total in millimetres. These are approximate, curated planning values. The dataset does not yet document a verified station and reference period for every city.

May weather for each guide's reference city
Destination / city	Daytime high	Nighttime low	Precipitation	Comfort score
ChinaBeijing	26°C	13°C	29 mm	100/100
GreeceAthens	25°C	15°C	23 mm	100/100
IsraelTel Aviv	26°C	18°C	3 mm	100/100
ItalyRome	23°C	12°C	45 mm	100/100
JordanAmman	28°C	13°C	5 mm	100/100
PortugalLisbon	22°C	13°C	42 mm	100/100
SpainMadrid	24°C	11°C	43 mm	100/100
TurkeyIstanbul	21°C	12°C	35 mm	100/100
PeruCusco	21°C	3°C	10 mm	98/100
MoroccoMarrakech	29°C	15°C	15 mm	97/100
GermanyBerlin	20°C	9°C	54 mm	96/100
MexicoMexico City	26°C	12°C	55 mm	96/100
PolandWarsaw	19°C	8°C	56 mm	95/100
CroatiaSplit	23°C	15°C	60 mm	94/100
CzechiaPrague	20°C	8°C	61 mm	94/100
HungaryBudapest	22°C	11°C	60 mm	94/100
AustriaVienna	20°C	11°C	64 mm	92/100
ChileSantiago	18°C	5°C	40 mm	92/100
FranceParis	19°C	11°C	63 mm	92/100
NetherlandsAmsterdam	18°C	9°C	50 mm	91/100
United KingdomLondon	18°C	9°C	49 mm	91/100
Papua New GuineaPort Moresby	30°C	23°C	65 mm	90/100
ArgentinaBuenos Aires	19°C	10°C	75 mm	87/100
South AfricaCape Town	20°C	9°C	79 mm	87/100
BrazilRio de Janeiro	26°C	20°C	80 mm	86/100
IndonesiaBali	31°C	23°C	75 mm	86/100
CanadaToronto	19°C	9°C	80 mm	85/100
DenmarkCopenhagen	16°C	8°C	42 mm	83/100
NorwayOslo	16°C	6°C	53 mm	83/100
SwedenStockholm	16°C	6°C	30 mm	83/100
New CaledoniaNoumea	26°C	19°C	90 mm	82/100
EgyptCairo	33°C	18°C	1 mm	80/100
United StatesNew York	22°C	12°C	95 mm	80/100
ColombiaCartagena	32°C	26°C	90 mm	79/100
FinlandHelsinki	15°C	5°C	37 mm	79/100
IrelandDublin	15°C	7°C	55 mm	78/100
French PolynesiaPapeete	31°C	22°C	100 mm	76/100
GuamHagatna	31°C	25°C	100 mm	76/100
South KoreaSeoul	24°C	13°C	105 mm	76/100
TongaNukualofa	26°C	20°C	110 mm	74/100
SwitzerlandZurich	19°C	8°C	110 mm	73/100
AustraliaSydney	20°C	12°C	120 mm	70/100
Cook IslandsRarotonga	27°C	21°C	120 mm	70/100
NepalKathmandu	29°C	16°C	120 mm	70/100
New ZealandAuckland	18°C	11°C	115 mm	70/100
CubaHavana	30°C	22°C	120 mm	69/100
NauruYaren	31°C	25°C	120 mm	68/100
NiueAlofi	27°C	21°C	130 mm	66/100
JapanTokyo	23°C	15°C	138 mm	63/100
PhilippinesManila	34°C	25°C	130 mm	60/100
KenyaNairobi	23°C	13°C	160 mm	57/100
Solomon IslandsHoniara	31°C	24°C	150 mm	56/100
CambodiaSiem Reap	35°C	25°C	140 mm	54/100
IcelandReykjavik	9°C	4°C	44 mm	54/100
KiribatiTarawa	31°C	26°C	170 mm	53/100
Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo	31°C	22°C	180 mm	52/100
SingaporeSingapore	32°C	25°C	170 mm	52/100
TanzaniaDar es Salaam	29°C	22°C	190 mm	52/100
SamoaApia	29°C	24°C	200 mm	51/100
VanuatuPort Vila	27°C	21°C	200 mm	51/100
VietnamHanoi	32°C	25°C	190 mm	49/100
Costa RicaSan Jose	27°C	17°C	230 mm	47/100
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur	33°C	24°C	200 mm	46/100
MaldivesMale	31°C	26°C	220 mm	46/100
TaiwanTaipei	30°C	22°C	235 mm	45/100
United Arab EmiratesDubai	38°C	25°C	1 mm	45/100
Marshall IslandsMajuro	31°C	25°C	250 mm	42/100
TuvaluFunafuti	31°C	26°C	250 mm	42/100
FijiSuva	29°C	21°C	270 mm	41/100
ThailandBangkok	34°C	26°C	250 mm	37/100
IndiaDelhi	40°C	26°C	30 mm	32/100
PalauKoror	31°C	25°C	320 mm	32/100
Sri LankaColombo	31°C	26°C	340 mm	29/100
MicronesiaPohnpei	30°C	23°C	430 mm	19/100

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