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Places with the best weather in Asia in May: ranked by comfort score

2 destinations share the top spot at 96 /100 in May, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Kahramanmaraş. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in May: Kahramanmaraş (96 /100) , Qinhuangdao (96 /100) , Jincheng (95 /100) . Between first and 50th place the comfort differs by 3.1 /100.

# Destination Country Comfort Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kahramanmaraş Turkey 96 /100 24 °C 13 °C 35 mm 5 379 h –
2 Qinhuangdao China 96 /100 22 °C 13 °C 50 mm 6 340 h 13 °C
3 Jincheng China 95 /100 24 °C 13 °C 48 mm 6 310 h –
4 Siverek Turkey 95 /100 24 °C 12 °C 45 mm 6 388 h –
5 Adıyaman Turkey 95 /100 25 °C 12 °C 35 mm 6 382 h –
6 Xinzhou China 95 /100 24 °C 10 °C 38 mm 6 331 h –
7 Changzhi China 95 /100 23 °C 11 °C 44 mm 6 317 h –
8 Naz̧arābād Iran 95 /100 25 °C 13 °C 24 mm 5 378 h –
9 Chengde China 94 /100 24 °C 11 °C 46 mm 6 336 h –
10 Sanandaj Iran 94 /100 24 °C 11 °C 28 mm 6 392 h –
11 Lüliang China 94 /100 24 °C 12 °C 43 mm 6 324 h –
12 Marāgheh Iran 94 /100 24 °C 12 °C 34 mm 7 387 h –
13 Karaman Turkey 94 /100 23 °C 10 °C 33 mm 7 391 h –
14 Borūjerd Iran 94 /100 24 °C 12 °C 32 mm 7 384 h –
15 Antalya Turkey 94 /100 25 °C 14 °C 50 mm 6 396 h 21 °C
16 Mersin Turkey 94 /100 24 °C 15 °C 23 mm 4 391 h 21 °C
17 Yinchuan China 94 /100 24 °C 10 °C 22 mm 4 345 h –
18 Yantai China 94 /100 22 °C 14 °C 59 mm 6 332 h 13 °C
19 Dhamār Yemen 94 /100 25 °C 13 °C 35 mm 5 349 h –
20 Huludao China 94 /100 22 °C 13 °C 48 mm 6 340 h 12 °C
21 Andong South Korea 94 /100 23 °C 12 °C 86 mm 7 311 h –
22 Sidon Lebanon 93 /100 25 °C 17 °C 21 mm 4 393 h 21 °C
23 Boshan China 93 /100 25 °C 14 °C 62 mm 7 327 h –
24 Gyeongsan-si South Korea 93 /100 24 °C 13 °C 89 mm 7 307 h –
25 Gumi South Korea 93 /100 24 °C 13 °C 89 mm 7 305 h –
26 Laizhou China 93 /100 24 °C 15 °C 54 mm 6 336 h 15 °C
27 Kermanshah Iran 93 /100 25 °C 12 °C 27 mm 6 391 h –
28 Wafangdian China 93 /100 22 °C 12 °C 61 mm 7 331 h –
29 Daegu South Korea 93 /100 24 °C 13 °C 92 mm 7 307 h –
30 Ṣuwayliḥ Jordan 93 /100 26 °C 13 °C 7 mm 1 394 h –
31 Shizuishan China 93 /100 25 °C 13 °C 22 mm 4 347 h –
32 Tanggu China 93 /100 25 °C 15 °C 39 mm 5 338 h 16 °C
33 Jinzhong China 93 /100 25 °C 11 °C 32 mm 6 332 h –
34 Konak Turkey 93 /100 26 °C 14 °C 37 mm 6 400 h 19 °C
35 Yangquan China 93 /100 25 °C 12 °C 39 mm 6 326 h –
36 Qazvin Iran 93 /100 24 °C 11 °C 31 mm 7 371 h –
37 Tripoli Lebanon 93 /100 25 °C 17 °C 17 mm 3 394 h 21 °C
38 Beirut Lebanon 93 /100 26 °C 16 °C 20 mm 4 393 h 21 °C
39 Taiyuan China 93 /100 25 °C 12 °C 35 mm 6 332 h –
40 Pohang South Korea 93 /100 22 °C 14 °C 84 mm 8 311 h 16 °C
41 Cheongju-si South Korea 93 /100 24 °C 13 °C 91 mm 8 307 h –
42 Malāyer Iran 93 /100 23 °C 10 °C 26 mm 6 383 h –
43 Merkezefendi Turkey 93 /100 26 °C 14 °C 35 mm 6 392 h –
44 Oral Kazakhstan 93 /100 22 °C 9.7 °C 32 mm 6 376 h –
45 Balıkesir Turkey 93 /100 23 °C 12 °C 40 mm 7 369 h –
46 Alanya Turkey 93 /100 23 °C 14 °C 46 mm 7 404 h 21 °C
47 Daejeon South Korea 93 /100 24 °C 13 °C 86 mm 8 307 h –
48 Lanzhou China 93 /100 24 °C 11 °C 43 mm 8 327 h –
49 Kırıkkale Turkey 93 /100 24 °C 11 °C 40 mm 8 380 h –
50 Pyeongtaek South Korea 93 /100 23 °C 12 °C 89 mm 7 309 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

April: top 5

  1. Shiraz 97 /100
  2. Wādī as Sīr 97 /100
  3. Ashdod 97 /100
  4. Yuncheng 97 /100
  5. Quetta 97 /100

Full ranking for April

June: top 5

  1. Jinshanlu 96 /100
  2. Ardabīl 95 /100
  3. Van 95 /100
  4. Isparta 94 /100
  5. Afyonkarahisar 93 /100

Full ranking for June

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Our 0–100 comfort score for sightseeing weather (formula on the methodology page), in May, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Asia with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by fewest wet days.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering and the score is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.