30 city-break destinations have the right May conditions — typically 12–24°C with sea temperatures of 10–22°C. Which is best depends on where you start from: the ranking below is computed in your browser, for your own location and preferences, and matches the live map exactly.
Open this on the live map →| Destination | °C | Sea | Rain d | Price | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | 14° | 17° | 58 | €€ | safe |
| Albuquerque, US | 18° | — | 17 | €€ | safe |
| Anaheim, US | 19° | — | 5 | €€ | safe |
| Athens, GR | 21° | 19° | 19 | € | safe |
| Budapest, HU | 17° | — | 60 | € | safe |
| Córdoba, AR | 14° | — | 22 | € | safe |
| Dakar, SN | 23° | 22° | 0 | € | safe |
| El Paso, US | 22° | — | 8 | €€ | safe |
| Geneva, CH | 14° | — | 84 | €€ | very safe |
| Lisbon, PT | 17° | 16° | 54 | € | safe |
| Los Angeles, US | 19° | — | 6 | €€ | safe |
| Lusaka, ZM | 18° | — | 5 | € | safe |
| Melbourne, AU | 13° | 15° | 54 | €€ | safe |
| Oslo, NO | 12° | — | 48 | €€ | safe |
| Paradise, US | 24° | — | 5 | €€ | safe |
| Prague, CZ | 15° | — | 67 | € | safe |
| Reno, US | 13° | — | 17 | €€ | safe |
| Riga, LV | 12° | — | 47 | € | safe |
| Sacramento, US | 19° | — | 11 | €€ | safe |
| Salta, AR | 15° | — | 10 | € | safe |
| San Diego, US | 18° | 17° | 6 | €€ | safe |
| San Francisco, US | 15° | 12° | 17 | €€ | safe |
| San Jose, US | 18° | — | 6 | €€ | safe |
| Seattle, US | 13° | 10° | 50 | €€ | safe |
| Thessaloníki, GR | 19° | 19° | 44 | € | safe |
| Tucson, US | 24° | — | 5 | €€ | safe |
| Victoria, CA | 13° | 10° | 33 | €€ | safe |
| Vienna, AT | 15° | — | 60 | €€ | safe |
| Warsaw, PL | 14° | — | 51 | € | safe |
| Zürich, CH | 14° | — | 100 | €€ | very safe |
Listed alphabetically: destinations whose May climate, safety and viability pass Travelia's bar for city breaks. The Travelia Score isn't shown here because it isn't a fixed rating — it's computed live for your location and preferences. With JavaScript on, this table becomes your personal ranking (identical to the map's numbers); with it off, the facts stand on their own.