Best places to visit in Africa in May
In May, Africa's best-scoring destinations are Marsa Alam (95), Sharm El Sheikh (95) and Casablanca (94): 12 of its 50 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Eastern South Africa & Mozambique; Swahili Coast averages 77/100.
Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full May breakdown.
Classics at their best in Africa in May
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 12 of Africa's 50 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 Egypthot, dry · best April95
- 2Sharm El Sheikh 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best April95
- 3Casablanca 🇲🇦 Moroccowarm, dry · best April94
- 4Dahab 🇪🇬 Egypthot, dry · best April94
- 5El Gouna 🇪🇬 Egypthot, dry · best October94
- 6Hurghada 🇪🇬 Egypthot, dry · best November94
- 7Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascarwarm, dry, clean air · best September93
- 8Drakensberg 🇿🇦 South Africanice, dry, clean air · best May93
- 9Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africanice, dry · best August92
- 10Tunis 🇹🇳 Tunisiawarm, a little rain · best April90
- 11Fes 🇲🇦 Moroccohot, a little rain, clean air · best April89
- 12Grand Baie 🇲🇺 Mauritiuswarm, a little rain, clean air · best September89
- 13Ngorongoro 🇹🇿 Tanzanianice, a little rain, clean air · best August89
- 14Taghazout 🇲🇦 Moroccowarm, dry · best July89
- 15Alexandria 🇪🇬 Egypthot, dry · best April88
Under the radar in Africa in May
15Less-visited places whose May weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
- 16Lilongwe 🇲🇼 Malawiwarm, dry, clean air · best May97
- 17Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwenice, dry, clean air · best May96
- 18Toliara 🇲🇬 Madagascarhot, dry, clean air · best May96
- 19Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeriawarm, a little rain · best May95
- 20Blantyre 🇲🇼 Malawinice, dry, clean air · best August95
- 21Morondava 🇲🇬 Madagascarhot, dry, clean air · best June95
- 22Praia 🇨🇻 Cabo Verdehot, dry · best June95
- 23Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambiawarm, dry, clean air · best June94
- 24Nuweiba 🇪🇬 Egypthot, dry · best April94
- 25Rabat 🇲🇦 Moroccowarm, dry, clean air · best May94
- 26Tangier 🇲🇦 Moroccowarm, dry, clean air · best May94
- 27Vilankulo 🇲🇿 Mozambiquewarm, dry, clean air · best May94
- 28Asmara 🇪🇷 Eritreawarm, a little rain · best March93
- 29Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Cabo Verdewarm, dry · best June93
- 30Chefchaouen 🇲🇦 Moroccowarm, a little rain, clean air · best May93
Every region of Africa in May
10The best-known place in each part of Africa this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 EgyptEgypt & the Red Sea · avg 85/100 over 9 · hot, dry95
- Casablanca 🇲🇦 MoroccoMorocco's Atlantic Coast · avg 90/100 over 3 · warm, dry94
- Drakensberg 🇿🇦 South AfricaEastern South Africa & Mozambique · avg 89/100 over 5 · nice, dry, clean air93
- Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagascarIndian Ocean Islands · avg 86/100 over 5 · warm, dry, clean air93
- Tunis 🇹🇳 TunisiaMaghreb · avg 81/100 over 7 · warm, a little rain90
- Ngorongoro 🇹🇿 TanzaniaEast Africa · avg 82/100 over 8 · nice, a little rain, clean air89
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaZambia, Zimbabwe & Malawi · avg 88/100 over 2 · warm, dry, clean air88
- Swakopmund 🇳🇦 NamibiaNamibia & Botswana · avg 85/100 over 3 · warm, dry, clean air86
- Cape Town 🇿🇦 South AfricaCape & Garden Route · avg 81/100 over 5 · nice, a little rain, muggy air85
- Lamu 🇰🇪 KenyaSwahili Coast · avg 77/100 over 3 · hot, soaked, clean air80