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Where to go in May

Well-known places at their most comfortable in the month you choose: mild days and little rain, from twenty years of weather averages. Typical weather, not a forecast, and never a place under a travel advisory.

10 of 18 well-known places suit May. 8 are too hot, cold or wet that month.

Places for May

  1. Number 1

    Beijing

    China

    Comfort 96 out of 100

    Warm

    Typical high / low
    29° / 12°
    Rain in the month
    38 mm
    Open brief for Beijing

  2. Number 2

    Bali

    Indonesia

    Comfort 93 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    27° / 23°
    Rain in the month
    82 mm
    Open brief for Bali

  3. Number 3

    Seoul

    South Korea

    Comfort 92 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    22° / 10°
    Rain in the month
    86 mm
    Open brief for Seoul

  4. Number 4

    Shanghai

    China

    Comfort 91 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    25° / 16°
    Rain in the month
    95 mm
    Open brief for Shanghai

  5. Number 5

    Kathmandu

    Nepal

    Comfort 91 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    25° / 14°
    Rain in the month
    97 mm
    Open brief for Kathmandu

  6. Number 6

    Tokyo

    Japan

    Comfort 85 out of 100

    Wet

    Typical high / low
    24° / 13°
    Rain in the month
    136 mm
    Open brief for Tokyo

  7. Number 7

    Kyoto

    Japan

    Comfort 85 out of 100

    Wet

    Typical high / low
    20° / 13°
    Rain in the month
    135 mm
    Open brief for Kyoto

  8. Number 8

    Kuala Lumpur

    Malaysia

    Comfort 78 out of 100

    Wet

    Typical high / low
    29° / 22°
    Rain in the month
    170 mm
    Open brief for Kuala Lumpur

  9. Number 9

    Maldives

    Maldives

    Comfort 73 out of 100

    Wet

    Typical high / low
    29° / 28°
    Rain in the month
    190 mm
    Open brief for Maldives

  10. Number 10

    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    Comfort 72 out of 100

    Wet

    Typical high / low
    29° / 24°
    Rain in the month
    210 mm
    Open brief for Hong Kong

Places are ranked by the same comfort rule as the Best time of year card: the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. A place is listed only when its month is comfortable (a comfort of 70 or more, about a mild day with little rain). It is a short list of well-known places, not every place; crowds, prices, humidity and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell. Not a forecast. A place under a Level 3 or 4 travel advisory is never listed.

NASA POWER climatology (public domain), 2001–2020. Read on 2026-10-08. Search for any other place above its brief to see its own best time of year.