Where and when
Where to travel from India in May Destinations with good May weather, the ones to skip, and what return flights cost. Each price is the lowest return fare seen in the last 14 days for May departures from any Indian city we track, with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru shown separately; a green dot means checked in the last 48 hours.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec At their best in May Istanbul · Turkey Peak season · 18°C high · 31 mm rain
Mumbai ₹25k
Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) (16–19 May 2027)
Bali · Indonesia Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 28°C high · 82 mm rain
Delhi ₹31k ●
Doha · Qatar Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 32°C high · 1 mm rain
Delhi ₹35k ●
Melbourne · Australia Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 16°C high · 51 mm rain
Mumbai ₹71k ●
Almaty · Kazakhstan Peak season · 26°C high · 64 mm rain
Amsterdam · Netherlands Peak season · 16°C high · 57 mm rain
Keukenhof tulip garden season (18 Mar – 9 May 2027)
Barcelona · Spain Peak season · 23°C high · 49 mm rain
Brisbane · Australia Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 23°C high · 73 mm rain
Brussels · Belgium Peak season · 18°C high · 59 mm rain
Chicago · USA Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 21°C high · 120 mm rain
Da Nang · Vietnam Peak season · 32°C high · 80 mm rain
Reunification Day and Labour Day (30 Apr – 1 May)
Dallas · USA Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 29°C high · 116 mm rain
Dublin · Ireland Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 14°C high · 67 mm rain
Frankfurt · Germany Peak season · 20°C high · 71 mm rain
Houston · USA Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 31°C high · 119 mm rain
Johannesburg · South Africa Peak season · 22°C high · 16 mm rain
London · UK Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 17°C high · 57 mm rain
Los Angeles · USA Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 24°C high · 9 mm rain
Marrakech · Morocco Peak season · 29°C high · 16 mm rain
Mauritius · Mauritius Peak season · 26°C high · 46 mm rain
Montreal · Canada Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 18°C high · 93 mm rain
Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix (21–23 May 2027)
Munich · Germany Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 18°C high · 95 mm rain
New York · USA Peak season · 17°C high · 101 mm rain
Orlando · USA Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 32°C high · 100 mm rain
Osaka · Japan Peak season · 22°C high · 138 mm rain
Golden Week (29 Apr – 5 May)
Paris · France Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 19°C high · 64 mm rain
Labour Day: museum closures (1 May) · Roland-Garros (French Open) (17 May – 6 Jun 2027)
Perth · Australia Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 21°C high · 74 mm rain
Prague · Czech Republic Peak season · 19°C high · 69 mm rain
Rome · Italy Peak season · 23°C high · 57 mm rain
San Francisco · USA Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 15°C high · 17 mm rain
Seoul · South Korea Peak season · 17°C high · 86 mm rain
Sydney · Australia Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 20°C high · 54 mm rain
Vivid Sydney (28 May – 19 Jun 2027)
Tashkent · Uzbekistan Peak season · 27°C high · 31 mm rain
Tbilisi · Georgia Peak season · 24°C high · 58 mm rain
Independence Day (26 May)
Tokyo · Japan Peak season · 21°C high · 136 mm rain
Golden Week (29 Apr – 5 May)
Toronto · Canada Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 15°C high · 73 mm rain
Vancouver · Canada Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 16°C high · 60 mm rain
Vienna · Austria Peak season · 21°C high · 71 mm rain
Zurich · Switzerland Shoulder season, mild and fairly dry · 18°C high · 141 mm rain
Think twice in May Abu Dhabi · UAE Off-season · 35°C high · 3 mm rain
Bahrain · Bahrain Off-season · 30°C high · 0 mm rain
Delhi ₹33k
Bangkok · Thailand Off-season · 33°C high · 152 mm rain
Cairo · Egypt Off-season · 34°C high · 0 mm rain
Cape Town · South Africa Off-season · 20°C high · 71 mm rain
Colombo · Sri Lanka Off-season · 29°C high · 223 mm rain
Vesak (19–20 May 2027)
Dubai · UAE Very hot · 41°C high · 6 mm rain
Mumbai ₹36k ●
Reunification Day and Labour Day (30 Apr – 1 May)
Hong Kong · Hong Kong Off-season · 28°C high · 231 mm rain
Jeddah · Saudi Arabia Very hot · 40°C high · 2 mm rain
Langkawi · Malaysia Off-season · 30°C high · 207 mm rain
Male · Maldives Off-season · 29°C high · 191 mm rain
Muscat · Oman Very hot · 39°C high · 6 mm rain
Nairobi · Kenya Off-season · 26°C high · 73 mm rain
Phu Quoc · Vietnam Off-season · 30°C high · 221 mm rain
Mumbai ₹41k ●
Reunification Day and Labour Day (30 Apr – 1 May)
Phuket · Thailand Off-season · 29°C high · 265 mm rain
Riyadh · Saudi Arabia Very hot · 40°C high · 1 mm rain
Zanzibar · Tanzania Off-season · 28°C high · 186 mm rain
Indian holiday rush around May School summer holidays · 10 Apr – 5 Jun. Typical school break in the southern states; busy family travel.School summer holidays · 10 May – 30 Jun. Typical school break in the north and west; busy family travel.Bakrid & Buddha Purnima · 14–23 May. Around Mon 17 May (moon-dependent) and Thu 20 May.May: questions Where should I travel from India in May? Good May options with fares checked by FlyBun: Istanbul, Bali, Doha, Melbourne, Almaty, Amsterdam. They combine comfortable weather with peak or shoulder season. Fares change daily.
What is the cheapest place to fly in May? Among the destinations that suit May, Istanbul has the lowest return fare FlyBun has seen in the last 14 days for May departures, ₹25,095.
Where should I avoid in May? Think twice about Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Cairo, Cape Town, Colombo: May is off-season, very hot or very wet there.
Are flights from India busier in May? Indian holidays in or around May: School summer holidays (10 Apr – 5 Jun), School summer holidays (10 May – 30 Jun), Bakrid & Buddha Purnima (14–23 May). Fares out of India tend to rise around them.
Weather averages: NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources) Daily API v2.10.0, MERRA-2 based, 2001-2020 monthly means of daily values . Season ratings and events are curated from official sources, linked on each guide.