Where to go
Best places to travel
in may.
We ranked every destination in the almanac by climate score for May — temperature comfort, rainfall, and daily sunshine hours. Below: the 20 best places to be, right now.
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Where it's warmest in may
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Reliably rain-free
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Longest days of may
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The top 20 destinations for may
№05
Page, Arizona
United States
27°· 7mm· 12.9h sun
№06
Zion National Park
United States
22°· 23mm· 12.8h sun
№07
Grand Canyon
United States
21°· 23mm· 12.8h sun
№08
Mykonos
Greece
22°· 14mm· 12.6h sun
№09
Moab
United States
27°· 11mm· 13.0h sun
№10
Madrid
Spain
24°· 31mm· 12.6h sun
№11
Valletta
Malta
22°· 14mm· 12.5h sun
№12
Athens
Greece
25°· 31mm· 12.2h sun
№13
Los Angeles
United States
24°· 11mm· 11.4h sun
№14
Fethiye
Turkey
26°· 40mm· 12.9h sun
№15
Valencia
Spain
24°· 28mm· 12.6h sun
№16
Gran Canaria
Spain
23°· 22mm· 12.7h sun
№17
Izmir
Turkey
27°· 40mm· 12.8h sun
№18
Rome
Italy
24°· 77mm· 11.9h sun
№19
Lisbon
Portugal
23°· 38mm· 12.4h sun
№20
Konya
Turkey
23°· 45mm· 12.4h sun