The best cities to visit in May for good weather, ranked by a sightseeing-comfort score from ten-year climate normals. Top pick: Harare.
Ranked by a 0–100 sightseeing-comfort score built from ten-year monthly climate normals (Open-Meteo): warm-but-not-hot days and low rainfall score highest. Part of our wider best time to visit study.
| # | City | May comfort |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HarareZimbabwe | 97 |
| 2 | GibraltarGibraltar | 93 |
| 3 | Los AngelesUnited States | 93 |
| 4 | LisbonPortugal | 92 |
| 5 | Sevilleja de la JaraSpain | 90 |
| 6 | AthensGreece | 88 |
| 7 | GuarulhosBrazil | 88 |
| 8 | ZhongweiChina | 88 |
| 9 | LanzhouChina | 87 |
| 10 | UEruemqiChina | 87 |
| 11 | WuzhongChina | 87 |
| 12 | MadridSpain | 86 |
| 13 | PyongyangNorth Korea | 86 |
| 14 | JerusalemIsrael | 85 |
| 15 | JinzhongChina | 85 |
| 16 | KabulAfghanistan | 85 |
| 17 | MatolaMozambique | 85 |
| 18 | Tai'anChina | 85 |
| 19 | BenxiChina | 84 |
| 20 | Goyang-siSouth Korea | 84 |
| 21 | San FranciscoUnited States | 84 |
| 22 | BarcelonaSpain | 83 |
| 23 | LaiwuChina | 83 |
| 24 | FengxiangChina | 82 |
| 25 | FukuokaJapan | 82 |
| 26 | LinyiChina | 82 |
| 27 | ShijiazhuangChina | 82 |
| 28 | Zhu Cheng CityChina | 82 |
| 29 | Cape TownSouth Africa | 81 |
| 30 | IstanbulTurkey | 81 |