Historical monthly climate

Compare destination climate in May

These representative-point averages help you compare the ten destinations in May. Average daily high is shown first; it is historical climate, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Destinations in May

Ordered by historical average daily high. Rainfall is an estimated monthly amount, and solar radiation is not sunshine duration.

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

May

Average daily high39.0 °C
Hot average daily high
Mean temperature
30.4 °C
Rainfall
3 mm/month
Solar radiation
7.2 kWh/m²/day

Antalya

Türkiye

May

Average daily high30.8 °C
Hot average daily high
Mean temperature
19.4 °C
Rainfall
42 mm/month
Solar radiation
6.8 kWh/m²/day

Paphos

Cyprus

May

Average daily high30.6 °C
Hot average daily high
Mean temperature
20.3 °C
Rainfall
13 mm/month
Solar radiation
7.2 kWh/m²/day

May

Average daily high27.4 °C
Warm average daily high
Mean temperature
18.3 °C
Rainfall
34 mm/month
Solar radiation
6.7 kWh/m²/day
Average daily high27.4 °C
Warm average daily high
Mean temperature
19.8 °C
Rainfall
15 mm/month
Solar radiation
6.9 kWh/m²/day
Average daily high24.6 °C
Warm average daily high
Mean temperature
18.1 °C
Rainfall
27 mm/month
Solar radiation
6.9 kWh/m²/day
Average daily high23.3 °C
Warm average daily high
Mean temperature
19.0 °C
Rainfall
8 mm/month
Solar radiation
6.7 kWh/m²/day
Average daily high22.9 °C
Warm average daily high
Mean temperature
19.4 °C
Rainfall
3 mm/month
Solar radiation
6.8 kWh/m²/day

May

Average daily high22.2 °C
Warm average daily high
Mean temperature
18.7 °C
Rainfall
16 mm/month
Solar radiation
7.0 kWh/m²/day

Cape Town

South Africa

May

Average daily high21.8 °C
Mild average daily high
Mean temperature
16.5 °C
Rainfall
49 mm/month
Solar radiation
3.1 kWh/m²/day