Best places to visit in Asia in May

In May, Asia's best-scoring destinations are Baku (95), Aqaba (94) and Dead Sea (94): 38 of its 175 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Mainland Japan; Northern India & Pakistan averages 37/100.

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 Asia in May

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 38 of Asia's 175 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Baku 🇦🇿 Azerbaijanwarm, dry, clean air · best May95
  2. 2Aqaba 🇯🇴 Jordansweltering, dry · best October94
  3. 3Dead Sea 🇯🇴 Jordansweltering, dry · best April94
  4. 4Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, a little rain, muggy air · best May94
  5. 5Selçuk 🇹🇷 Turkeywarm, dry · best May93
  6. 6Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israelhot, dry · best June93
  7. 7Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkeywarm, a little rain · best October91
  8. 8Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israelwarm, dry · best April91
  9. 9Petra 🇯🇴 Jordanwarm, dry · best April91
  10. 10Göreme 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, a little rain, clean air · best October90
  11. 11Seoul 🇰🇷 South Koreawarm, rainy · best May90
  12. 12Jeddah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabiasweltering, dry, poor air quality · best January89
  13. 13Kasol 🇮🇳 Indiawarm, a little rain · best October89
  14. 14Tbilisi 🇬🇪 Georgiawarm, rainy, clean air · best May89
  15. 15Beijing 🇨🇳 Chinawarm, dry, poor air quality · best April88

Under the radar in Asia in May

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Less-visited places whose May weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.

  1. 16Eilat 🇮🇱 Israelsweltering, dry · best October94
  2. 17Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, a little rain · best September92
  3. 18Bursa 🇹🇷 Turkeywarm, a little rain, clean air · best May92
  4. 19Gobi Desert 🇲🇳 Mongolianice, dry · best May92
  5. 20Khasab 🇴🇲 Omansweltering, dry · best March92
  6. 21Osh 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstanwarm, a little rain · best September92
  7. 22Sur 🇴🇲 Omansweltering, dry, clean air · best November92
  8. 23Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenianice, a little rain · best September92
  9. 24Gyeongju 🇰🇷 South Koreawarm, rainy · best May91
  10. 25Kish Island 🇮🇷 Iransweltering, dry, poor air quality · best March91
  11. 26Madaba 🇯🇴 Jordanwarm, dry · best April91
  12. 27Panjakent 🇹🇯 Tajikistanwarm, a little rain, clean air · best September91

Every region of Asia in May

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The best-known place in each part of Asia this month, even where the month is only fair.