Best Travel Climate

Cool in May

Cool in May: based on historical climate data, Longyearbyen, El Chaltén and Abisko rank highest in May. Longyearbyen stands out for: cold at around -3 °c. They top this particular ranking, but their overall travel score is low, so check the monthly details before deciding.

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Colourful houses in the polar desert of Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen

1Unsuitable· 28

Longyearbyen

Svalbard

Climate score

Average high: -3 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 1 °C sea

Cold at around -3 °C

The Fitz Roy massif above El Chaltén

El Chaltén

2Unsuitable· 13

El Chaltén

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 23 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 0 °C

Aurora over Abisko National Park

Abisko

3Unsuitable· 18

Abisko

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 0 °C

Akureyri on its fjord below snowy mountains

Akureyri

4Unsuitable· 19

Akureyri

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 1 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 5 °C sea

Cool at around 1 °C

The ice wall of the Perito Moreno glacier near El Calafate

El Calafate

5Unsuitable· 22

El Calafate

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 2 °C

Colourful houses above the Nuuk fjord

Nuuk

6Unsuitable· 31

Nuuk

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 1 °C sea

Cool at around 2 °C

Huge icebergs in the Ilulissat icefjord

Ilulissat

7Unsuitable· 38

Ilulissat

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 8 rainy days (est.) 0 °C sea

Cool at around 2 °C

Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel below snowy peaks

Ushuaia

8Unsuitable· 14

Ushuaia

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Cool at around 4 °C

Church and harbour of Húsavík with whale-watching boats

Húsavík

9Unsuitable· 23

Húsavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 5 °C sea

Cool at around 4 °C

Puerto Natales on the fjord, gateway to Torres del Paine

Puerto Natales

10Unsuitable· 13

Puerto Natales

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 4 °C

Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in Lapland

Kiruna

11Unsuitable· 34

Kiruna

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 5 °C

Tromsø with northern lights over snowy peaks

Tromsø

12Unsuitable· 21

Tromsø

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 6 °C

Flåm at the end of the Aurlandsfjord between steep mountains

Flåm

13Unsuitable· 28

Flåm

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 6 °C

Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan

Punta Arenas

14Unsuitable· 22

Punta Arenas

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 7 °C sea

Cool at around 6 °C

Snowy Levi ski resort in Lapland

Levi

15Unsuitable· 30

Levi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Reynisfjara black sand beach with sea stacks near Vík

Vík

16Unsuitable· 21

Vík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Cool at around 7 °C

Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu below the Remarkables

Queenstown

17Unsuitable· 18

Queenstown

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Whistler ski village below snowy peaks

Whistler

18Unsuitable· 30

Whistler

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Northern lights over the Yukon near Whitehorse

Whitehorse

19Unsuitable· 40

Whitehorse

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Red fishing cabins below steep peaks in Lofoten

Lofoten

20Unsuitable· 24

Lofoten

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 7 °C

The lone "That Wanaka Tree" in the lake below the mountains

Wanaka

21Unsuitable· 22

Wanaka

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Bariloche on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andes

Bariloche

22Unsuitable· 30

Bariloche

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

View from Hallgrímskirkja over Reykjavík to the bay and mountains

Reykjavík

23Unsuitable· 24

Reykjavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 7 °C sea

Cool at around 8 °C

Grass-roof houses at Tórshavn harbour

Tórshavn

24Unsuitable· 25

Tórshavn

Faroe Islands

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Cool at around 8 °C

The Matterhorn above the village of Zermatt

Zermatt

25Unsuitable· 29

Zermatt

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Åre ski resort on the lake below Åreskutan

Åre

26Unsuitable· 26

Åre

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 19 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Turquoise mountain lake in Banff National Park

Banff

27Unsuitable· 31

Banff

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 9 °C

St. Moritz by its lake in the Engadin

St. Moritz

28Unsuitable· 28

St. Moritz

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 9 °C

Maligne Lake and Spirit Island in Jasper National Park

Jasper

29Unsuitable· 34

Jasper

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 9 °C

Anchorage below the Chugach Mountains

Anchorage

30Unsuitable· 33

Anchorage

USA

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 3 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Snowy forest in Lapland near Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi

31Unsuitable· 37

Rovaniemi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 10 °C

Aurora over Yellowknife

Yellowknife

32Limited· 53

Yellowknife

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 8 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 10 °C

Aspen in the snowy Rocky Mountains

Aspen

33Limited· 52

Aspen

USA

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 10 °C

Interlaken between two lakes below the Jungfrau

Interlaken

34Unsuitable· 28

Interlaken

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Grindelwald below the north face of the Eiger

Grindelwald

35Unsuitable· 28

Grindelwald

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Art nouveau town of Ålesund between fjord and mountains

Ålesund

36Unsuitable· 25

Ålesund

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA

Breckenridge

37Limited· 45

Breckenridge

USA

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Car-free glacier village of Saas-Fee below 4,000-metre peaks

Saas-Fee

38Unsuitable· 31

Saas-Fee

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 19 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

White cathedral on Senate Square in Helsinki

Helsinki

39Unsuitable· 42

Helsinki

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 8 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Davos, a mountain town in the Swiss Alps

Davos

40Unsuitable· 30

Davos

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Sölden glacier ski area in the Ötztal

Sölden

41Unsuitable· 30

Sölden

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Colourful wharf houses on the river in Trondheim

Trondheim

42Unsuitable· 26

Trondheim

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Colourful wooden houses at Bergen harbour

Bergen

43Unsuitable· 28

Bergen

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Dramatic rock formations on the Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye

44Unsuitable· 28

Isle of Skye

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

The Teton Range above Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole

45Unsuitable· 44

Jackson Hole

USA

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Preikestolen above the Lysefjord near Stavanger

Stavanger

46Unsuitable· 33

Stavanger

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Chamonix in the valley below Mont Blanc

Chamonix

47Unsuitable· 36

Chamonix

France

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Aurora over snowy forest near Fairbanks

Fairbanks

48Limited· 54

Fairbanks

USA

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Medieval towers of Tallinn's old town

Tallinn

49Unsuitable· 42

Tallinn

Estonia

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 9 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Dunes and beach chairs on Sylt

Sylt

50Unsuitable· 40

Sylt

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Inverness on the River Ness, gateway to the Highlands

Inverness

51Unsuitable· 36

Inverness

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Victorian architecture in Glasgow

Glasgow

52Unsuitable· 38

Glasgow

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Aerial panorama of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

53Unsuitable· 34

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Cortina d'Ampezzo amid the Dolomites

Cortina d'Ampezzo

54Unsuitable· 37

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 19 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Temple Bar nightlife quarter in Dublin

Dublin

55Unsuitable· 36

Dublin

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Bolzano in its wine valley below the Dolomites

Bolzano

56Unsuitable· 40

Bolzano

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Canal in the Haga district of Gothenburg

Gothenburg

57Unsuitable· 41

Gothenburg

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Waterfront Station in Vancouver

Vancouver

58Unsuitable· 35

Vancouver

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Oslo Opera House on the waterfront

Oslo

59Limited· 50

Oslo

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Andorra la Vella in the Pyrenees

Andorra la Vella

60Limited· 51

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Hallstatt village on the lake below the mountains

Hallstatt

61Unsuitable· 39

Hallstatt

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Castle and the Aura river in Turku

Turku

62Limited· 48

Turku

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 9 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Niseko with Mount Yōtei in powder snow

Niseko

63Limited· 55

Niseko

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Colourful townhouses on the Long Market in Gdańsk

Gdańsk

64Limited· 45

Gdańsk

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 10 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Plaza de Armas in Cusco in the Andes

Cusco

65Good· 68

Cusco

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 2 rainy days (est.)

Very dry, about 2 rainy days
Rather cool at around 14 °C

Kitzbühel below the Tyrolean Alps

Kitzbühel

66Unsuitable· 39

Kitzbühel

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Zell am See with its lake and snowy mountains

Zell am See

67Unsuitable· 39

Zell am See

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Stockholm waterfront

Stockholm

68Limited· 47

Stockholm

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 9 rainy days (est.) 7 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Larsens Plads on the harbour in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

69Limited· 46

Copenhagen

Denmark

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 10 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Park City ski town in the snowy Wasatch Mountains

Park City

70Limited· 61

Park City

USA

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Ulaanbaatar with Gandan Monastery

Ulaanbaatar

71Good· 71

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 6 rainy days (est.)

Little rain (about 6 rainy days)
Rather cool at around 15 °C

La Paz in its Andean valley below Illimani

La Paz

72Good· 72

La Paz

Bolivia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 3 rainy days (est.)

Very dry, about 3 rainy days
Rather cool at around 15 °C

Innsbruck with the Nordkette range behind it

Innsbruck

73Unsuitable· 41

Innsbruck

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Garmisch-Partenkirchen below the Zugspitze

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

74Unsuitable· 41

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Château Frontenac above old Québec City

Quebec City

75Limited· 48

Quebec City

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Lake Königssee and the Watzmann near Berchtesgaden

Berchtesgaden

76Unsuitable· 42

Berchtesgaden

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto

Toronto

77Limited· 54

Toronto

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Chicago skyline on Lake Michigan

Chicago

78Limited· 52

Chicago

USA

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Snow festival in Odori Park, Sapporo

Sapporo

79Limited· 57

Sapporo

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Art nouveau and old town in Riga

Riga

80Limited· 45

Riga

Latvia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Rather cool at around 15 °C

The Chapel Bridge in Lucerne below Mount Pilatus

Lucerne

81Limited· 45

Lucerne

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 19 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Colourful shopfronts in Galway's Latin Quarter

Galway

82Unsuitable· 40

Galway

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Zakopane below the snowy Tatra Mountains

Zakopane

83Limited· 47

Zakopane

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Canals and townhouses in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

84Limited· 59

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Villas and mountains on Lake Como

Lake Como

85Limited· 51

Lake Como

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Melbourne skyline from the Rialto Tower

Melbourne

86Limited· 46

Melbourne

Australia

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Deep blue Lake Tahoe below snowy mountains

Lake Tahoe

87Good· 74

Lake Tahoe

USA

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 7 rainy days (est.)

Lots of sun (about 9 h/day)
Rather cool at around 16 °C

Turquoise glacial lake in the Cordillera Blanca near Huaraz

Huaraz

88Good· 77

Huaraz

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 5 rainy days (est.)

Little rain (about 5 rainy days)
Rather cool at around 16 °C

Canals of Annecy's old town by the lake

Annecy

89Limited· 53

Annecy

France

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Historic wooden houses in the old town of Takayama

Takayama

90Limited· 59

Takayama

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Tower Bridge in London

London

91Limited· 63

London

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Manhattan skyline in New York

New York

92Limited· 60

New York

USA

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Auckland waterfront at night

Auckland

93Limited· 48

Auckland

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 18 °C sea

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 13 rainy days

Baroque old town of Vilnius

Vilnius

94Limited· 59

Vilnius

Lithuania

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 14 rainy days

The island in Lake Bled with its church and castle

Lake Bled

95Limited· 55

Lake Bled

Slovenia

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 16 rainy days

Space Needle and the Seattle skyline

Seattle

96Limited· 48

Seattle

USA

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 13 rainy days

The Obelisk of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

97Good· 72

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 7 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day

Frauenkirche and the New Town Hall on Marienplatz in Munich

Munich

98Limited· 52

Munich

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 18 rainy days

Zurich by its lake with an alpine backdrop

Zurich

99Limited· 53

Zurich

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 18 rainy days

Speicherstadt and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg

Hamburg

100Good· 65

Hamburg

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day

La Concha bay in San Sebastián

San Sebastian

101Limited· 51

San Sebastian

Spain

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea

Mild 18 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 13 rainy days

Hohensalzburg fortress above the old town of Salzburg

Salzburg

102Limited· 54

Salzburg

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 17 rainy days

Frequently asked questions

Among these destinations, which has the highest average daily high in May?

Salzburg, San Sebastian and Hamburg are tied at the top with a average daily high of around 18 °C.

Among these destinations, where does it rain least in May?

Cusco is driest with about 2 estimated rainy days.

Among these destinations, where is the sea warmest in May?

At Auckland the sea is around 18 °C.

How is this ranking ordered?

This list is sorted by the lowest average daily high for the selected month. The badge on each card shows the separate overall travel-climate score, which does not set the order. Figures combine historical climate data and estimates, not a weather forecast.