Best places to visit in North America in May
In May, North America's best-scoring destinations are Los Angeles (98), Los Cabos (95) and Napa (95): 48 of its 176 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Great Lakes & Midwest; Rockies averages 59/100.
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 North America in May
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 48 of North America's 176 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, dry · best May98
- 2Los Cabos 🇲🇽 Mexicosweltering, dry · best March95
- 3Napa 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, dry, clean air · best May95
- 4Lahaina 🇺🇸 United Stateshot, dry, clean air · best May94
- 5Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, a little rain · best May94
- 6Mesa Verde National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry · best May93
- 7Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry · best May93
- 8Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry · best April92
- 9Honolulu 🇺🇸 United Stateshot, a little rain, clean air · best June92
- 10Kauai 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, a little rain, clean air · best July92
- 11Sacramento 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, dry, clean air · best April92
- 12Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, rainy · best May91
- 13Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 Mexicosweltering, dry · best April91
- 14South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, a little rain, reliable snow · best September91
- 15Zihuatanejo 🇲🇽 Mexicosweltering, dry · best April91
Under the radar in North America in May
4Less-visited places whose May weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of North America in May
20The best-known place in each part of North America this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia · avg 86/100 over 14 · warm, dry98
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexicoBaja & Northern Mexico · avg 95/100 over 1 · sweltering, dry95
- Lahaina 🇺🇸 United StatesHawaii · avg 87/100 over 5 · hot, dry, clean air94
- Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United StatesRockies · avg 59/100 over 20 · nice, a little rain94
- Mesa Verde National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesDesert Southwest · avg 83/100 over 13 · nice, dry93
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MexicoMexican Pacific Coast · avg 86/100 over 5 · sweltering, dry91
- Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United StatesNortheast & Atlantic Canada · avg 77/100 over 14 · warm, rainy91
- Clearwater 🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida · avg 81/100 over 12 · sweltering, a little rain, muggy air90
- Castries 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaLesser Antilles · avg 89/100 over 6 · hot, a little rain, clean air90
- Roatán 🇭🇳 HondurasNorthern Central America · avg 63/100 over 4 · sweltering, dry, clean air89
- Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesGreat Lakes & Midwest · avg 75/100 over 21 · nice, rainy, clean air88
- Negril 🇯🇲 JamaicaGreater Antilles · avg 79/100 over 9 · sweltering, rainy, clean air88
- Kralendijk BonaireSouthern Caribbean · avg 87/100 over 2 · sweltering, dry, muggy air88
- Nashville 🇺🇸 United StatesUS South · avg 79/100 over 16 · warm, rainy, clean air88
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MexicoYucatán & Belize · avg 83/100 over 9 · sweltering, a little rain, clean air88
- Guanajuato 🇲🇽 MexicoCentral Mexico · avg 84/100 over 5 · hot, a little rain87
- Providenciales Turks and Caicos IslandsBahamas & Bermuda · avg 85/100 over 3 · hot, a little rain, clean air86
- Portland 🇺🇸 United StatesPacific Northwest · avg 76/100 over 7 · nice, a little rain, clean air86
- Anchorage 🇺🇸 United StatesAlaska & the Far North · avg 75/100 over 3 · cool, dry, clean air81
- Bocas del Toro 🇵🇦 PanamaCosta Rica & Panama · avg 59/100 over 7 · sweltering, soaked, clean air73