Where to go in May

132 cities, one measured yardstick: average highs, rain days, rain hours and daylight from multi-year Open-Meteo records. 37 cities sit in the ideal band this month. Ranked by disclosed thresholds the skip list included.

TTDI measures 87 cities for May. Twenty-six fall in the ideal comfort band, 35 in good, 12 in mixed, and 14 in difficult. The 26 ideal entries exactly match the 12 mixed and 14 difficult combined. With another 35 in the good band, May's profile across the 87 is decisively favorable.

Los Angeles leads the featured eight with an average high of 25°C and 1 rain day. Petra follows at 28°C, also with 1 rain day. Lisbon sits at 23°C and 3 rain days. The top three all hold between 23°C and 28°C with no more than 3 rain days, a tight window of warm, dry weather. Mykonos, Seville, Crete, Athens, and Beijing complete the remaining five.

The 14 cities in the difficult band are a small fraction of the 87, but if one of them turns up on your May shortlist, the band label signals conditions meaningfully different from the 26 ideal and 35 good-band entries at the top.

In May, Los Angeles tops the ranking at an average high of 25°C and 1 rain day.

Nº 1

Lima

Ideal in May

  • 21° / 17° high / low
  • 0.0 h rain/day
  • 11.6 h daylight

21° highs with 0 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Lima in May →

Nº 4

Sedona

Ideal in May

  • 27° / 12° high / low
  • 0.1 h rain/day
  • 14.0 h daylight

27° highs with 1 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Sedona in May →

Nº 5

Petra

Ideal in May

  • 28° / 17° high / low
  • 0.1 h rain/day
  • 13.7 h daylight

28° highs with 1 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Petra in May →

Nº 6

Amman

Ideal in May

  • 28° / 16° high / low
  • 0.1 h rain/day
  • 13.8 h daylight

28° highs with 1 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Amman in May →

Nº 8

Lisbon

Ideal in May

  • 23° / 14° high / low
  • 0.2 h rain/day
  • 14.3 h daylight

23° highs with 3 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Lisbon in May →

Nº 9

Mykonos

Ideal in May

  • 22° / 17° high / low
  • 0.3 h rain/day
  • 14.2 h daylight

22° highs with 3 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Mykonos in May →

Nº 11

Bodrum

Ideal in May

  • 26° / 17° high / low
  • 0.3 h rain/day
  • 14.1 h daylight

26° highs with 4 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Bodrum in May →

Nº 13

Seville

Ideal in May

  • 29° / 16° high / low
  • 0.4 h rain/day
  • 14.2 h daylight

29° highs with 4 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Seville in May →

Nº 14

Crete

Ideal in May

  • 25° / 16° high / low
  • 0.5 h rain/day
  • 14.0 h daylight

25° highs with 5 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Crete in May →

Nº 15

Athens

Ideal in May

  • 25° / 16° high / low
  • 0.5 h rain/day
  • 14.2 h daylight

25° highs with 5 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Athens in May →

Nº 16

Beijing

Ideal in May

  • 27° / 14° high / low
  • 0.6 h rain/day
  • 14.4 h daylight

27° highs with 5 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Beijing in May →

Nº 17

Madrid

Ideal in May

  • 25° / 12° high / low
  • 0.6 h rain/day
  • 14.4 h daylight

25° highs with 6 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Madrid in May →

Nº 18

Antalya

Ideal in May

  • 27° / 16° high / low
  • 0.8 h rain/day
  • 14.1 h daylight

27° highs with 6 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Antalya in May →

Nº 21

Cannes

Ideal in May

  • 22° / 14° high / low
  • 1.0 h rain/day
  • 14.7 h daylight

22° highs with 9 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Cannes in May →

Nº 24

Berlin

Ideal in May

  • 19° / 9° high / low
  • 0.8 h rain/day
  • 15.7 h daylight

19° highs with 9 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Berlin in May →

Nº 25

Segovia

Ideal in May

  • 19° / 8° high / low
  • 1.0 h rain/day
  • 14.5 h daylight

19° highs with 9 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Segovia in May →

Nº 26

Toronto

Ideal in May

  • 18° / 9° high / low
  • 1.3 h rain/day
  • 14.7 h daylight

18° highs with 9 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Toronto in May →

Nº 30

Krakow

Ideal in May

  • 19° / 8° high / low
  • 1.3 h rain/day
  • 15.4 h daylight

19° highs with 11 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Krakow in May →

Nº 31

Rome

Ideal in May

  • 24° / 13° high / low
  • 1.3 h rain/day
  • 14.5 h daylight

24° highs with 12 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Rome in May →

Nº 34

Antwerp

Ideal in May

  • 19° / 10° high / low
  • 1.5 h rain/day
  • 15.5 h daylight

19° highs with 12 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Antwerp in May →

Nº 35

Paris

Ideal in May

  • 19° / 10° high / low
  • 1.4 h rain/day
  • 15.3 h daylight

19° highs with 13 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Paris in May →

Measurably difficult in May

Honesty cuts both ways: these cities trip a difficult threshold this month:

  • Doha : 38° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Jaipur : 39° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Udaipur : 37° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Varanasi : 39° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Kyoto : 223 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Osaka : 235 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Goa : 217 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Austin : 213 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Taipei : 248 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Punta Cana : Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Bogota : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Innsbruck : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Ubud : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Bali : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Guangzhou : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Boracay : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Pattaya : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Maui : Rain on 22 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Cartagena : Rain on 22 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Bangkok : Rain on 22 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Montego Bay : Rain on 23 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Kathmandu : Rain on 24 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • San José : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Medellin : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Cebu : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Singapore : Rain on 26 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Kauai : Rain on 31 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.

May, answered from the data

Where is it ideal to travel in May?

37 of the 132 cities we measure sit in the ideal band in May; Lima, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv lead the ranking.

Which city is coolest in May?

Vestmannaeyjar, with average highs of 8 °C in our measured record.

Which city is driest in May?

Lima, averaging 0 rain days across the month.

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