Where is it sunny in May?
1,393 major destinations ranked by Sunshine Score — daytime warmth, dryness and sunshine for May, from long-term climate normals.
Top of the world in May: Hurghada (100/100), Sharm El Sheikh (100) and Alexandria (100). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.
The world's sunniest places in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Hurghada |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,767 |
| 2 | Sharm El Sheikh |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
31° / 88°F |
0 mm |
3,723 |
| 3 | Alexandria |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
28° / 82°F |
1 mm |
3,580 |
| 4 | Las Vegas |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
3,825 |
| 5 | Tucson |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
4 mm |
3,806 |
| 6 | Boulder City |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
3,723 |
| 7 | Windhoek |
🇳🇦 Namibia |
99 |
23° / 73°F |
6 mm |
3,504 |
| 8 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,416 |
| 9 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
2 mm |
3,382 |
| 10 | Nouakchott |
🇲🇷 Mauritania |
99 |
29° / 84°F |
0 mm |
3,333 |
| 11 | Palm Springs |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
25° / 77°F |
2 mm |
3,329 |
| 12 | Manama |
🇧🇭 Bahrain |
99 |
30° / 86°F |
0 mm |
3,285 |
| 13 | El Paso |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
11 mm |
3,762 |
| 14 | Ciudad Juárez |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
10 mm |
3,635 |
| 15 | Alice Springs |
🇦🇺 Australia |
98 |
23° / 73°F |
13 mm |
3,499 |
| 16 | Tel Aviv |
🇮🇱 Israel |
98 |
28° / 82°F |
5 mm |
3,311 |
| 17 | Amman |
🇯🇴 Jordan |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
3 mm |
3,290 |
| 18 | Kish |
🇮🇷 Iran |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
2 mm |
3,241 |
| 19 | La Paz |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
0 mm |
3,148 |
| 20 | Port Hedland |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
15 mm |
3,635 |
| 21 | Sacramento |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
26° / 79°F |
19 mm |
3,608 |
| 22 | Fresno |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
17 mm |
3,564 |
| 23 | Grand Canyon - Tusayan |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
20° / 68°F |
13 mm |
3,416 |
| 24 | Newman |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
26° / 79°F |
13 mm |
3,416 |
| 25 | Albuquerque |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
13 mm |
3,415 |
Europe: sunniest in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Almería |
🇪🇸 Spain |
94 |
24° / 75°F |
14 mm |
2,994 |
| 2 | Seville |
🇪🇸 Spain |
93 |
27° / 81°F |
31 mm |
3,279 |
| 3 | Samos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
93 |
20° / 68°F |
23 mm |
3,110 |
| 4 | Santorini |
🇬🇷 Greece |
93 |
20° / 68°F |
19 mm |
2,891 |
| 5 | Heraklion |
🇬🇷 Greece |
93 |
20° / 68°F |
15 mm |
2,779 |
| 6 | Comiso |
🇮🇹 Italy |
92 |
22° / 72°F |
14 mm |
2,584 |
| 7 | Faro |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
91 |
21° / 70°F |
35 mm |
3,044 |
| 8 | Alicante |
🇪🇸 Spain |
91 |
25° / 77°F |
25 mm |
2,851 |
| 9 | Patras |
🇬🇷 Greece |
91 |
22° / 72°F |
24 mm |
2,847 |
| 10 | Zakynthos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
91 |
20° / 68°F |
24 mm |
2,803 |
Asia: sunniest in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Sharm El Sheikh |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
31° / 88°F |
0 mm |
3,723 |
| 2 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,416 |
| 3 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
2 mm |
3,382 |
| 4 | Manama |
🇧🇭 Bahrain |
99 |
30° / 86°F |
0 mm |
3,285 |
| 5 | Tel Aviv |
🇮🇱 Israel |
98 |
28° / 82°F |
5 mm |
3,311 |
| 6 | Amman |
🇯🇴 Jordan |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
3 mm |
3,290 |
| 7 | Kish |
🇮🇷 Iran |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
2 mm |
3,241 |
| 8 | Shiraz |
🇮🇷 Iran |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
7 mm |
3,285 |
| 9 | Isfahan |
🇮🇷 Iran |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
10 mm |
3,280 |
| 10 | Abha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
28° / 82°F |
7 mm |
3,248 |
North America: sunniest in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
3,825 |
| 2 | Tucson |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
4 mm |
3,806 |
| 3 | Boulder City |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
3,723 |
| 4 | Palm Springs |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
25° / 77°F |
2 mm |
3,329 |
| 5 | El Paso |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
11 mm |
3,762 |
| 6 | Ciudad Juárez |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
10 mm |
3,635 |
| 7 | La Paz |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
0 mm |
3,148 |
| 8 | Sacramento |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
26° / 79°F |
19 mm |
3,608 |
| 9 | Fresno |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
17 mm |
3,564 |
| 10 | Grand Canyon - Tusayan |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
20° / 68°F |
13 mm |
3,416 |
South America: sunniest in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Iquique |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
20° / 68°F |
0 mm |
2,847 |
| 2 | Tacna |
🇵🇪 Peru |
95 |
24° / 75°F |
0 mm |
2,716 |
| 3 | Piura |
🇵🇪 Peru |
94 |
31° / 88°F |
4 mm |
2,628 |
| 4 | Chiclayo |
🇵🇪 Peru |
93 |
24° / 75°F |
4 mm |
2,453 |
| 5 | Cochabamba |
🇧🇴 Bolivia |
92 |
24° / 75°F |
6 mm |
2,497 |
| 6 | Arequipa |
🇵🇪 Peru |
91 |
19° / 66°F |
1 mm |
3,333 |
| 7 | Ayacucho |
🇵🇪 Peru |
91 |
22° / 72°F |
15 mm |
2,453 |
| 8 | Cordoba |
🇦🇷 Argentina |
90 |
20° / 68°F |
22 mm |
2,534 |
| 9 | Goiânia |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
89 |
27° / 81°F |
24 mm |
2,540 |
| 10 | Trujillo |
🇵🇪 Peru |
89 |
21° / 70°F |
5 mm |
1,927 |
Africa: sunniest in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Hurghada |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,767 |
| 2 | Alexandria |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
28° / 82°F |
1 mm |
3,580 |
| 3 | Windhoek |
🇳🇦 Namibia |
99 |
23° / 73°F |
6 mm |
3,504 |
| 4 | Nouakchott |
🇲🇷 Mauritania |
99 |
29° / 84°F |
0 mm |
3,333 |
| 5 | Gaborone |
🇧🇼 Botswana |
97 |
25° / 77°F |
11 mm |
3,371 |
| 6 | Zarzis |
🇹🇳 Tunisia |
96 |
23° / 73°F |
9 mm |
3,154 |
| 7 | Harare |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
96 |
24° / 75°F |
7 mm |
3,011 |
| 8 | Lusaka |
🇿🇲 Zambia |
96 |
26° / 79°F |
4 mm |
2,936 |
| 9 | Dakhla |
🇪🇭 Western Sahara |
96 |
29° / 84°F |
2 mm |
2,935 |
| 10 | Marrakesh |
🇲🇦 Morocco |
95 |
28° / 82°F |
16 mm |
3,131 |
Oceania: sunniest in May
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Alice Springs |
🇦🇺 Australia |
98 |
23° / 73°F |
13 mm |
3,499 |
| 2 | Port Hedland |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
15 mm |
3,635 |
| 3 | Newman |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
26° / 79°F |
13 mm |
3,416 |
| 4 | Broome |
🇦🇺 Australia |
96 |
31° / 88°F |
21 mm |
3,511 |
| 5 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
95 |
29° / 84°F |
25 mm |
3,635 |
| 6 | Broadwood |
🇦🇺 Australia |
94 |
21° / 70°F |
16 mm |
2,978 |
| 7 | Townsville |
🇦🇺 Australia |
93 |
27° / 81°F |
28 mm |
3,141 |
| 8 | Darwin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
93 |
30° / 86°F |
24 mm |
3,092 |
| 9 | Rockhampton |
🇦🇺 Australia |
91 |
25° / 77°F |
32 mm |
2,978 |
| 10 | Proserpine |
🇦🇺 Australia |
90 |
24° / 75°F |
36 mm |
2,978 |
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