Where to go in Asia in May

37 destinations in Asia hit their climate sweet spot in May — ranked purely by weather data, not opinions.

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1 Tianjin China · 27°C · 5 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 2 Wuzhong China · 26°C · 3.8 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 3 Qingdao China · 21°C · 6.3 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 4 Kabul Afghanistan · 24°C · 6.2 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 5 Jinan China · 27°C · 6.2 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 6 Taiyuan China · 26°C · 4 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 7 Jerusalem Israel · 28°C · 2.5 rain days 10.0 · Excellent 8 Dalian China · 20°C · 7.5 rain days 9.9 · Excellent 9 Shijiazhuang China · 28°C · 3.8 rain days 9.9 · Excellent 10 Shenyang China · 24°C · 7.8 rain days 9.7 · Excellent 11 Beijing China · 28°C · 4.7 rain days 9.6 · Excellent 12 Istanbul Turkey · 21°C · 8.8 rain days 9.6 · Excellent 13 Seoul South Korea · 23°C · 8.5 rain days 9.6 · Excellent 14 Changchun China · 22°C · 9 rain days 9.5 · Excellent 15 Hefei China · 27°C · 8.3 rain days 9.4 · Excellent 16 Nanjing China · 26°C · 8.5 rain days 9.3 · Excellent 17 Harbin China · 21°C · 10.3 rain days 9.2 · Excellent 18 Xi’an China · 28°C · 6.8 rain days 9.0 · Excellent 19 Zhengzhou China · 29°C · 4 rain days 9.0 · Excellent 20 Ankara Turkey · 22°C · 11.2 rain days 9.0 · Excellent 21 Shiyan China · 28°C · 7.7 rain days 9.0 · Excellent 22 Wuxi China · 26°C · 10.5 rain days 8.9 · Excellent 23 Suzhou China · 26°C · 10.8 rain days 8.8 · Excellent 24 Puxi China · 25°C · 11 rain days 8.8 · Excellent 25 Pudong China · 25°C · 11 rain days 8.8 · Excellent 26 Kyoto Japan · 23°C · 11.8 rain days 8.8 · Excellent 27 Shanghai China · 25°C · 11.3 rain days 8.7 · Excellent 28 Tehran Iran · 29°C · 4 rain days 8.7 · Excellent 29 Osaka Japan · 23°C · 12 rain days 8.7 · Excellent 30 Tokyo Japan · 23°C · 12.7 rain days 8.5 · Excellent 31 Kunming China · 27°C · 14 rain days 8.4 · Good 32 Yokohama Japan · 22°C · 13.2 rain days 8.4 · Good 33 Wuhan China · 27°C · 12.8 rain days 8.3 · Good 34 Hangzhou China · 26°C · 12.8 rain days 8.3 · Good 35 Ningbo China · 25°C · 13.2 rain days 8.2 · Good 36 Chengdu China · 27°C · 13.5 rain days 8.1 · Good 37 Puyang China · 26°C · 14.2 rain days 8.0 · Good

May by travel style

Warm & sunny

Daytime highs of 25°C+ with strong overall scores.

Tianjin · 27°C highs Wuzhong · 26°C highs Jinan · 27°C highs Taiyuan · 26°C highs Jerusalem · 28°C highs

Driest picks

High-scoring destinations with the fewest rainy days.

Jerusalem · 2.5 rain days Wuzhong · 3.8 rain days Shijiazhuang · 3.8 rain days Taiyuan · 4 rain days Zhengzhou · 4 rain days Tehran · 4 rain days

Frequently asked questions

Where should I go in Asia in May?

Top-scoring destinations in Asia for May include Tianjin (10.0/10), Wuzhong (10.0/10), Qingdao (10.0/10), Kabul (10.0/10), Jinan (10.0/10) — ranked by temperature, rainfall and sunshine from six years of climate data.

Where is hot in Asia in May?

Warm destinations with great overall conditions in May include Tianjin (avg high 27°C), Wuzhong (avg high 26°C), Jinan (avg high 27°C), Taiyuan (avg high 26°C), Jerusalem (avg high 28°C).

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