Best places to visit in Europe in May

In May, Europe's best-scoring destinations are Catania (95), Las Palmas (95) and Lisbon (95): 66 of its 229 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Central & Southern Italy; Alps averages 57/100.

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 Europe in May

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 66 of Europe's 229 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Catania 🇮🇹 Italywarm, a little rain · best May95
  2. 2Las Palmas 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, clean air · best May95
  3. 3Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugalnice, a little rain, clean air · best May95
  4. 4Madrid 🇪🇸 Spainnice, a little rain, clean air · best May95
  5. 5Ronda 🇪🇸 Spainnice, a little rain, clean air · best May94
  6. 6Valencia 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, a little rain, clean air · best May94
  7. 7Valletta 🇲🇹 Maltawarm, dry, muggy air · best May94
  8. 8Aix-en-Provence 🇫🇷 Francenice, a little rain, clean air · best May93
  9. 9Athens 🇬🇷 Greecewarm, dry · best October93
  10. 10Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spainnice, a little rain, muggy air · best May93
  11. 11Belgrade 🇷🇸 Serbianice, a little rain · best May93
  12. 12Évora 🇵🇹 Portugalwarm, a little rain, clean air · best May93
  13. 13Gibraltar Gibraltarnice, dry · best May93
  14. 14Matera 🇮🇹 Italynice, a little rain, clean air · best May93
  15. 15Syracuse 🇮🇹 Italywarm, dry · best May93

Under the radar in Europe in May

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

  1. 16Skopje 🇲🇰 North Macedoniawarm, a little rain · best May94

Every region of Europe in May

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