Where to travel in May?
All 335 destinations ranked by their May climate score — separately for beach holidays, city trips and hiking. Scores combine temperature, sea temperature, rain days and sunshine.
🏖 Best beach destinations in May
| # | Destination | Score | Day °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Falls Zimbabwe | 99 | 27° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Las Vegas United States | 97 | 30° | – | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Petra Jordan | 97 | 28° | – | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Hurghada Egypt | 96 | 31° | 25° | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Jerusalem Israel | 96 | 27° | – | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Marsa Alam Egypt | 95 | 33° | 25° | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | El Gouna Egypt | 94 | 32° | 25° | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Puerto Vallarta Mexico | 94 | 32° | 26° | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Salalah Oman | 94 | 33° | 29° | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Banjul Gambia | 93 | 29° | 23° | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Kihei United States | 93 | 28° | 25° | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | Marrakech Morocco | 93 | 28° | – | 4 | 12 |
🏛 Best city trips in May
| # | Destination | Score | Day °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima Peru | 100 | 22° | 19° | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Swakopmund Namibia | 98 | 23° | 15° | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Windhoek Namibia | 98 | 23° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Sal Cape Verde | 97 | 26° | 23° | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | San Pedro de Atacama Chile | 97 | 20° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Santa Monica United States | 97 | 23° | 17° | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Boa Vista Cape Verde | 96 | 26° | 23° | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Lanzarote Spain | 96 | 24° | 20° | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | San Diego United States | 96 | 20° | 17° | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Victoria Falls Zimbabwe | 96 | 27° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Agadir Morocco | 95 | 23° | 18° | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Ayia Napa Cyprus | 95 | 25° | 21° | 3 | 13 |
🥾 Best hiking destinations in May
| # | Destination | Score | Day °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima Peru | 100 | 22° | 19° | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | San Pedro de Atacama Chile | 98 | 20° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | San Diego United States | 96 | 20° | 17° | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Fuerteventura Spain | 95 | 22° | 20° | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Swakopmund Namibia | 95 | 23° | 15° | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Johannesburg South Africa | 94 | 19° | – | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Malta Malta | 94 | 21° | 19° | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Tenerife Spain | 94 | 22° | 20° | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Santorini Greece | 93 | 21° | 19° | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Windhoek Namibia | 93 | 23° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Mykonos Greece | 92 | 20° | 18° | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Rhodes Greece | 92 | 22° | 20° | 3 | 13 |