Where Is It Sunny in May? Warmest Destinations

Sunshine hours, temperature and rain in May for 108 destinations – station data (DWD, 1991–2020). Sunniest: Tel Aviv with 11.2 hours of sun a day.

The sunniest destinations in May

  • 1. Tel Aviv: 11.2 h Sun/day, 28 °C, 5 mm · 100
  • 2. Kos: 11.2 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 24 mm · 98
  • 3. Cyprus: 10.9 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 12 mm · 98
  • 4. Bodrum: 10.9 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 24 mm · 97
  • 5. Rhodes: 10.9 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 22 mm · 97
  • 6. Djerba: 10.5 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 9 mm · 97
  • 7. Agadir: 11.6 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 6 mm · 96
  • 8. Monastir: 10.5 h Sun/day, 26 °C, 22 mm · 96
  • 9. Zakynthos: 10.7 h Sun/day, 25 °C, 24 mm · 95
  • 10. Las Vegas: 12.8 h Sun/day, 31 °C, 2 mm · 94
  • 11. Seville: 10.5 h Sun/day, 28 °C, 34 mm · 94
  • 12. Athens: 10.1 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 21 mm · 94
  • 13. Marrakech: 9.8 h Sun/day, 29 °C, 11 mm · 94
  • 14. Lanzarote: 9.7 h Sun/day, 26 °C, 1 mm · 94
  • 15. Antalya: 10.4 h Sun/day, 26 °C, 40 mm · 93
  • 16. Cape Verde (Sal): 9.2 h Sun/day, 26 °C, 1 mm · 93
  • 17. Costa Blanca: 10.1 h Sun/day, 25 °C, 19 mm · 92
  • 18. Malta: 9.9 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 10 mm · 92
  • 19. Hawaii (Honolulu): 9.6 h Sun/day, 29 °C, 21 mm · 92
  • 20. Cairo: 11.4 h Sun/day, 32 °C, 0 mm · 91
  • 21. Crete: 10.3 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 15 mm · 91
  • 22. Sicily: 10.1 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 27 mm · 91
  • 23. Alanya: 9.8 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 37 mm · 91
  • 24. Izmir: 9.6 h Sun/day, 27 °C, 33 mm · 91
  • 25. Tenerife: 8.9 h Sun/day, 25 °C, 1 mm · 91
  • 26. Algarve: 10.4 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 35 mm · 90
  • 27. Corfu: 10.2 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 42 mm · 90
  • 28. Costa del Sol: 9.3 h Sun/day, 25 °C, 23 mm · 90
  • 29. Marsa Alam: 11.6 h Sun/day, 33 °C, 0 mm · 89
  • 30. Fuerteventura: 9.0 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 1 mm · 89
  • 31. Santorini: 10.6 h Sun/day, 23 °C, 19 mm · 88
  • 32. Puglia: 9.2 h Sun/day, 25 °C, 38 mm · 88
  • 33. Aruba: 8.5 h Sun/day, 29 °C, 21 mm · 88
  • 34. Lisbon: 10.7 h Sun/day, 23 °C, 31 mm · 87
  • 35. Sardinia: 9.4 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 26 mm · 87
  • 36. Gran Canaria: 8.8 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 1 mm · 87
  • 37. Halkidiki: 8.8 h Sun/day, 25 °C, 43 mm · 86
  • 38. Hurghada: 11.7 h Sun/day, 34 °C, 0 mm · 85
  • 39. Mallorca: 9.7 h Sun/day, 24 °C, 32 mm · 85
  • 40. Ibiza: 9.5 h Sun/day, 23 °C, 22 mm · 84
  • Holiday score 0–100: 45 % sunshine hours, 40 % warmth (best at 25–30 °C), 15 % little rain.
  • Averages 1991–2020, source: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CLIMAT station data, CC BY 4.0) and NASA POWER; single years differ.

Questions

  • Where is it sunniest in May? Among 108 popular destinations, Tel Aviv is best in May: 11.2 hours of sunshine a day on average. For comparison, London gets 6.7 hours.
  • Where is it warm in May? 66 of the destinations average more than 24 °C by day in May. The '24 °C and up only' filter shows just those.
  • Where do the numbers come from? Temperature, rain and, where available, sunshine are 1991–2020 averages of weather stations, published by Germany's weather service DWD. Where no station nearby measures, we use NASA satellite data (POWER) and say so on the destination's page.