Where is it hot in May?
Muscat is the warmest destination we hold May averages for, at 35°C (95°F), followed by Doha and Qatar. Everything below is ranked on the mean temperature for the month across 1991–2020, so it is what May is usually like rather than a forecast.
| # | Destination | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat in May | 35°C (95°F) |
| 2 | Doha in May | 34°C (93°F) |
| 3 | Qatar in May | 34°C (93°F) |
| 4 | Senegal in May | 34°C (93°F) |
| 5 | Dubai in May | 33°C (91°F) |
| 6 | Gambia in May | 33°C (91°F) |
| 7 | India in May | 33°C (91°F) |
| 8 | Riyadh in May | 32°C (90°F) |
| 9 | UAE in May | 32°C (90°F) |
| 10 | Kuwait in May | 32°C (90°F) |
| 11 | Bahrain in May | 32°C (90°F) |
| 12 | Thailand in May | 31°C (88°F) |
| 13 | Mumbai in May | 31°C (87°F) |
| 14 | Cambodia in May | 30°C (87°F) |
| 15 | Goa in May | 30°C (86°F) |
| 16 | Da Nang in May | 30°C (86°F) |
| 17 | Hoi An in May | 30°C (86°F) |
| 18 | Cebu in May | 30°C (85°F) |
| 19 | Chiang Mai in May | 29°C (85°F) |
| 20 | Kuala Lumpur in May | 29°C (85°F) |
| 21 | Aruba in May | 29°C (85°F) |
| 22 | Curacao in May | 29°C (85°F) |
| 23 | Tulum in May | 29°C (85°F) |
| 24 | Laos in May | 29°C (85°F) |
| 25 | Maldives in May | 29°C (84°F) |
| 26 | Singapore in May | 29°C (84°F) |
| 27 | Colombo in May | 29°C (84°F) |
| 28 | Cartagena in May | 29°C (84°F) |
| 29 | Brunei in May | 29°C (83°F) |
| 30 | Vietnam in May | 29°C (83°F) |
| 31 | Phuket in May | 29°C (83°F) |
| 32 | Krabi in May | 29°C (83°F) |
| 33 | Belize in May | 29°C (83°F) |
| 34 | Jamaica in May | 29°C (83°F) |
| 35 | Sharm El Sheikh in May | 28°C (83°F) |
| 36 | Indonesia in May | 28°C (83°F) |
| 37 | Hurghada in May | 28°C (83°F) |
| 38 | Seychelles in May | 28°C (83°F) |
| 39 | Guam in May | 28°C (83°F) |
| 40 | Palau in May | 28°C (83°F) |
Ranked on the mean temperature for May across 1991–2020. These are climate normals, not a forecast — a given week can run either side of them. Only destinations we hold normals for are ranked.
FAQs about hot destinations in May
Ranked on 1991–2020 climate averages.
Muscat, at 35°C (95°F) on the May average. The next warmest are Doha, Qatar, Senegal, Dubai, Gambia.
Muscat, Doha, Qatar, Senegal, Dubai, Gambia, India, Riyadh all average above 32°C in May. Each links to its own May page for rainfall and sunshine.
Muscat, Doha, Qatar, Senegal, Dubai are all warm and see under 30 mm of rain across May — heat without the monsoon, which is the combination most people are actually after.
No. Every figure is a 1991–2020 climate average — a long-run average of what May is usually like. It is the right basis for choosing where to go months ahead, and the wrong one for packing next week.
