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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 171 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in East Asia; South Asia averages 58/100.

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.

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Classics at their best in Asia in May

The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 38 of Asia's 171 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Baku, Azerbaijanwarm, dry, clean air95tier S
  2. 2Aqaba, Jordansweltering, dry94tier S
  3. 3Dead Sea, Jordansweltering, dry94tier S
  4. 4Istanbul, Turkeynice, a little rain, muggy air94tier S
  5. 5Selçuk, Turkeywarm, dry93tier S
  6. 6Tel Aviv, Israelhot, dry93tier S
  7. 7Izmir, Turkeywarm, a little rain91tier S
  8. 8Jerusalem, Israelwarm, dry91tier S
  9. 9Petra, Jordanwarm, dry91tier S
  10. 10Göreme, Turkeynice, a little rain, clean air90tier S
  11. 11Seoul, South Koreawarm, rainy90tier S
  12. 12Jeddah, Saudi Arabiasweltering, dry, poor air quality89tier A
  13. 13Kasol, Indiawarm, a little rain89tier A
  14. 14Tbilisi, Georgiawarm, rainy, clean air89tier A
  15. 15Beijing, Chinawarm, dry, poor air quality88tier A

Under the radar in Asia in May

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

  1. 16Eilat, Israelsweltering, dry94tier S
  2. 17Ankara, Turkeynice, a little rain92tier S
  3. 18Bursa, Turkeywarm, a little rain, clean air92tier S
  4. 19Khasab, Omansweltering, dry92tier S
  5. 20Osh, Kyrgyzstanwarm, a little rain92tier S
  6. 21Sur, Omansweltering, dry, clean air92tier S
  7. 22Yerevan, Armenianice, a little rain92tier S
  8. 23Gyeongju, South Koreawarm, rainy91tier S
  9. 24Kish Island, Iransweltering, dry, poor air quality91tier S
  10. 25Madaba, Jordanwarm, dry91tier S
  11. 26Panjakent, Tajikistanwarm, a little rain, clean air91tier S

Every region of Asia in May

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