Where is it snowy in May?

325 flyable destinations see real snow in May (5 cm or more in a typical year), ranked by average snowfall — the same guarded NASA POWER model as the snowfall figure on every destination page.

Snowiest in May: Villa Las Estrellas (84 cm), Kangding (66 cm) and Makkovik (64 cm).

The snowiest places in May

• 1
  Villa Las Estrellas

  Antarcticaseaside town

  May: 84 cm of snow-4° / 25°F nights

• 2
  Kangding

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  May: 66 cm of snow-3° / 27°F nights

• 3
  Makkovik

  Canadaseaside town

  May: 64 cm of snow-2° / 28°F nights

• 4
  Postville

  Canadasmall town

  May: 57 cm of snow-2° / 28°F nights

• 5
  Bangda

  Chinaalpine / mountain town

  May: 56 cm of snow-2° / 28°F nights

• 6
  Kulusuk

  Greenlandseaside town

  May: 55 cm of snow-1° / 30°F nights

• 1
  Villa Las Estrellas

  Antarcticaseaside town

  84 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 2
  Kangding

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  66 cm snow11° / 52°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 3
  Makkovik

  Canadaseaside town

  64 cm snow4° / 39°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 4
  Postville

  Canadasmall town

  57 cm snow5° / 41°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 5
  Bangda

  Chinaalpine / mountain town

  56 cm snow12° / 54°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 6
  Kulusuk

  Greenlandseaside town

  55 cm snow1° / 34°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 7
  Neerlerit Inaat

  Greenlandseaside town

  54 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 8
  Natuashish

  Canadaseaside town

  52 cm snow4° / 39°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 9
  Vorkuta

  Russiasmall town

  50 cm snow1° / 34°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 10
  Hopedale

  Canadaseaside town

  49 cm snow3° / 37°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 11
  Kimmirut

  Canadaseaside town

  46 cm snow0° / 32°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 12
  Udachny

  Russiasmall town

  46 cm snow2° / 36°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 13
  Ngawa (Songpan)

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  45 cm snow14° / 57°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 14
  Salluit

  Canadaseaside town

  44 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 15
  Golog (Maqên)

  Chinaalpine / mountain town

  44 cm snow13° / 55°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 16
  Schefferville

  Canadasmall town

  43 cm snow4° / 39°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 17
  Daocheng

  Chinahighland town

  43 cm snow13° / 55°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 18
  Rankin Inlet

  Canadaseaside town

  43 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 19
  Wabush

  Canadasmall town

  42 cm snow6° / 43°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 20
  Nain

  Canadasmall town

  42 cm snow4° / 39°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 21
  Bovanenkovo

  Russiasmall town

  42 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 22
  Fort Severn

  Canadaseaside town

  42 cm snow4° / 39°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 23
  Þórshöfn

  Icelandseaside town

  41 cm snow5° / 41°F days0° / 32°F nights

• 24
  Kangiqsujuaq

  Canadaseaside town

  41 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 25
  Iqaluit

  Canadaseaside town

  41 cm snow1° / 34°F days-6° / 21°F nights

Showing the 300 snowiest of 325 destinations with ≥ 5 cm in May.

Major cities with real snow in May

• 1
  Iqaluit

  Canadaseaside town

  41 cm snow1° / 34°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 2
  Norilsk

  Russiaregional city

  40 cm snow0° / 32°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 3
  Sabetta

  Russiaseaside town

  40 cm snow-2° / 28°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 4
  Novy Urengoy

  Russiasmall town

  40 cm snow3° / 37°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 5
  Nadym

  Russiasmall town

  35 cm snow4° / 39°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 6
  Magadan

  Russiasmall town

  33 cm snow6° / 43°F days-1° / 30°F nights

• 7
  Salekhard

  Russiasmall town

  33 cm snow3° / 37°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 8
  La Paz / El Alto

  Boliviamajor city break

  32 cm snow13° / 55°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 9
  Goose Bay

  Canadasmall town

  29 cm snow8° / 46°F days0° / 32°F nights

• 10
  Nuuk

  Greenlandseaside town

  29 cm snow2° / 36°F days-1° / 30°F nights

See May snowfall painted on the interactive globe →