Where Is It Warm in May? The Warmest Places
Among 619 covered cities, N'Djamena, Chad is warmest in May with average highs of 106°. For milder warmth and more sunshine, Modesto, CA averages 83° with 13.2 sun hours a day.
A month with more than one kind of warmth
Every ranking uses the same ten-year 2015–2024 reanalysis window, not brochure copy. Average daytime highs, overnight lows, rainy days and sunshine hours make it possible to separate raw heat from weather that is easier to use.
May at a glance
- Hottest overall: N'Djamena, Chad - 106° average highs
- Comfortable warmth: Modesto, CA - 83° with 13.2 hours of sun a day
- How to use this page: compare heat, rain and sunshine, then open a city's climate guide for the full year
If your dates are flexible, compare this month with the complete warm places by month guide.
What sets May apart
The top 25 span 18 countries, while Asia supplies 16 places. The gap from first to tenth is 3.0°C (5.4°F), showing whether the leaders form a tight pack or one place pulls away.
How the leading city changes around this month
N'Djamena, Chad averages 107° in April, 106° in May, and 100° in June. The change entering May is 0.6°C; the change into June is 3.5°C.
A lower-rain warm option
Among 262 covered cities with comfortable 21–29°C daytime highs outside the hottest 25, Praia, Cape Verde has the fewest typical rainy days: about 0, with 11.8 hours of sunshine per day.
Comfortable warmth with useful sunshine
Highs between 70°F and 85°F (21–29°C), sorted by sunshine. This is a climate filter, not a forecast for specific dates.
| City | May high / low | Sun h/day | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Modesto, CA | 83° / 55° | 13.2 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 Stockton, CA | 81° / 54° | 13.1 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, CA | 72° / 55° | 13.0 | 2 |
| 🇺🇸 Sacramento, CA | 82° / 54° | 13.0 | 4 |
| 🇺🇸 Albuquerque, NM | 80° / 53° | 13.0 | 4 |
| 🇺🇸 Sedona, AZ | 78° / 52° | 12.9 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 Moab, UT | 79° / 54° | 12.9 | 4 |
| 🇪🇸 Almeria, Spain | 78° / 63° | 12.8 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA | 74° / 53° | 12.8 | 3 |
| 🇺🇸 Fremont, CA | 71° / 52° | 12.8 | 3 |
| 🇪🇸 Ibiza, Spain | 74° / 60° | 12.8 | 4 |
| 🇯🇴 Amman, Jordan | 83° / 61° | 12.7 | 1 |
| 🇪🇸 Cartagena, Spain | 74° / 60° | 12.7 | 4 |
| 🇪🇸 Alicante, Spain | 74° / 61° | 12.7 | 4 |
| 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain | 75° / 59° | 12.7 | 4 |
A warm option on every continent in May
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
The hottest places on Earth in May
| City | May high | May low | Rainy days | Sun h/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇩 N'Djamena, Chad | 106° | 84° | 2 | 11.0 |
| 2 | 🇸🇩 Khartoum, Sudan | 106° | 82° | 1 | 11.7 |
| 3 | 🇳🇪 Niamey, Niger | 105° | 84° | 2 | 11.0 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 Jaipur, India | 103° | 80° | 3 | 11.1 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬 Luxor, Egypt | 102° | 74° | 0 | 12.3 |
| 6 | 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 102° | 76° | 0 | 12.1 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 New Delhi, India | 102° | 78° | 4 | 11.3 |
| 8 | 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 102° | 77° | 1 | 11.4 |
| 9 | 🇵🇰 Lahore, Pakistan | 101° | 75° | 3 | 11.5 |
| 10 | 🇴🇲 Muscat, Oman | 101° | 85° | 0 | 11.9 |
| 11 | 🇧🇫 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 101° | 81° | 5 | 10.7 |
| 12 | 🇲🇱 Bamako, Mali | 100° | 80° | 5 | 10.6 |
| 13 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, Kuwait | 100° | 80° | 0 | 11.6 |
| 14 | 🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar | 100° | 80° | 0 | 11.9 |
| 15 | 🇮🇶 Baghdad, Iraq | 99° | 74° | 1 | 12.1 |
| 16 | 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, India | 99° | 78° | 6 | 11.4 |
| 17 | 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 98° | 81° | 0 | 12.1 |
| 18 | 🇲🇽 Merida, Mexico | 97° | 76° | 6 | 11.7 |
| 19 | 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 96° | 77° | 0 | 12.7 |
| 20 | 🇮🇳 Chennai, India | 95° | 82° | 6 | 10.8 |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Yuma, AZ | 94° | 66° | 0 | 12.9 |
| 22 | 🇮🇳 Kolkata, India | 94° | 80° | 14 | 10.3 |
| 23 | 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 94° | 79° | 0 | 12.2 |
| 24 | 🇧🇭 Manama, Bahrain | 94° | 80° | 0 | 11.8 |
| 25 | 🇲🇲 Yangon, Myanmar | 94° | 79° | 20 | 9.6 |