Best places to visit in Oceania in May
In May, Oceania's best-scoring destinations are Exmouth (93), Uluru (90) and Brisbane (89): 3 of its 40 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Australian East Coast; New Zealand's South Island averages 64/100.
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 Oceania in May
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 3 of Oceania's 40 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Exmouth 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, a little rain, clean air · best October93
- 2Uluru 🇦🇺 Australianice, dry, clean air · best July90
- 3Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, a little rain, clean air · best September89
- 4Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, a little rain, clean air · best September86
- 5Perth 🇦🇺 Australianice, a little rain, clean air · best October86
- 6Cairns 🇦🇺 Australiahot, a little rain, clean air · best October85
- 7Katoomba 🇦🇺 Australiacool, a little rain, clean air · best October85
- 8Moorea 🇵🇫 French Polynesiahot, rainy, clean air · best August85
- 9Nadi 🇫🇯 Fijisweltering, a little rain, clean air · best July85
- 10Bora Bora 🇵🇫 French Polynesiawarm, rainy, clean air · best August84
- 11Saipan 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islandssweltering, rainy, clean air · best March83
- 12Sydney 🇦🇺 Australianice, rainy, clean air · best September83
- 13Adelaide 🇦🇺 Australianice, a little rain, clean air · best November82
- 14Gold Coast 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, rainy, clean air · best September82
- 15Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, rainy, clean air · best September82
Under the radar in Oceania in May
2Less-visited places whose May weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of Oceania in May
8The best-known place in each part of Oceania this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliaWestern Australia & the Outback · avg 84/100 over 4 · warm, a little rain, clean air93
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralian East Coast · avg 82/100 over 6 · warm, a little rain, clean air89
- Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 AustraliaTropical Australia · avg 79/100 over 4 · warm, a little rain, clean air86
- Moorea 🇵🇫 French PolynesiaSouth Pacific · avg 79/100 over 7 · hot, rainy, clean air85
- Saipan 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana IslandsMicronesia · avg 83/100 over 1 · sweltering, rainy, clean air83
- Adelaide 🇦🇺 AustraliaSoutheast Australia & Tasmania · avg 73/100 over 6 · nice, a little rain, clean air82
- Rotorua 🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand's North Island · avg 74/100 over 5 · cool, rainy, clean air80
- Christchurch 🇳🇿 New ZealandNew Zealand's South Island · avg 64/100 over 7 · cool, a little rain, clean air72