Best places to visit in May
29 cities have May as their single best-weather month — comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine based on 2020–2024 data. Top destinations: Lusaka, Ciudad Juárez, Alexandria.
Cities whose best month is May
| Rank | City | Country | High / Low | Precip | Sun | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Lusaka | Zambia | 24.4° / 14° | 11.3 mm | 11.1 h | 100 |
| 2 ★ | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 31.5° / 16.7° | 3.6 mm | 13.3 h | 100 |
| 3 ★ | Alexandria | Egypt | 27.3° / 17.7° | 6.3 mm | 12.4 h | 99 |
| 4 | Fresno | United States | 30.3° / 14.7° | 27.5 mm | 13.5 h | 99 |
| 5 | Albuquerque | United States | 28° / 12.8° | 55.6 mm | 13.1 h | 97 |
| 6 | Seville | Spain | 29.2° / 15.8° | 96.9 mm | 12.2 h | 96 |
| 7 | Urumqi | China | 25.2° / 13.6° | 95.2 mm | 10.7 h | 95 |
| 8 | Zaragoza | Spain | 26.4° / 13.6° | 131.5 mm | 12.6 h | 94 |
| 9 | Beijing | China | 27.6° / 14.3° | 155.6 mm | 9.5 h | 93 |
| 10 | Madrid | Spain | 25° / 11.9° | 143.4 mm | 12.5 h | 93 |
| 11 | Tianjin | China | 26.5° / 14.7° | 179.6 mm | 9.7 h | 92 |
| 12 | Shijiazhuang | China | 27.6° / 14.7° | 162.1 mm | 9.3 h | 92 |
| 13 | Jinan | China | 26.9° / 16.1° | 152.8 mm | 9.6 h | 92 |
| 14 | Lanzhou | China | 24.9° / 11.9° | 148.3 mm | 9.1 h | 92 |
| 15 | Tangshan | China | 26.2° / 13.7° | 198.5 mm | 9.6 h | 91 |
| 16 | Nur-Sultan | Kazakhstan | 21.7° / 9° | 171.5 mm | 12.4 h | 91 |
| 17 | Omsk | Russia | 20.3° / 7.6° | 153.1 mm | 12.8 h | 89 |
| 18 | Barnaul | Russia | 20.7° / 8.1° | 207 mm | 12 h | 88 |
| 19 | Xi'an | China | 28° / 15.1° | 281.2 mm | 8.5 h | 87 |
| 20 | Shenyang | China | 23.6° / 11.4° | 350.7 mm | 9.5 h | 86 |
| 21 | Dalian | China | 19.6° / 12.8° | 376.6 mm | 9.7 h | 86 |
| 22 | Changchun | China | 21.3° / 9.3° | 322.4 mm | 9.6 h | 85 |
| 23 | New York | United States | 21.1° / 11.1° | 430.5 mm | 10.6 h | 84 |
| 24 | Harbin | China | 20.8° / 8.7° | 345.5 mm | 10.1 h | 84 |
| 25 | Montreal | Canada | 19.8° / 8.7° | 302.8 mm | 10.8 h | 84 |
| 26 | Washington | United States | 23.1° / 12.3° | 531 mm | 9.8 h | 80 |
| 27 | Washington DC | United States | 23.1° / 12.3° | 531 mm | 9.8 h | 80 |
| 28 | Baltimore | United States | 22.4° / 12.3° | 623.5 mm | 10 h | 78 |
| 29 | Sendai | Japan | 20.9° / 10.6° | 609.2 mm | 8.8 h | 75 |
Each city links to its month-by-month best-time-to-visit guide; the score (0–100) blends temperature comfort, low rainfall, and sunshine for May.
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