Of the atlas's 2,078 main cities, in May:
- Mild to warm and dry342
- Mild to warm, humid or showery817
- Hot302
- Cool200
- Wet398
- Cold19
Where to go in May
Ranked by what May is like
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| # | Place | Mean high | Rain | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MonacoMonaco · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 48 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 2 | BeijingChina · Mild–warm, dry | 29°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 3 | MadridSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 42 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 4 | JerusalemMild–warm, dry | 28°C | 5 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 5 | IstanbulTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 35 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 6 | AthensGreece · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 21 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 7 | Los AngelesUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 9 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 8 | SantiagoChile · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 44 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 9 | LisbonPortugal · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 31 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 10 | BakuAzerbaijan · Mild–warm, dry | 20°C | 10 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 11 | BarcelonaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 49 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 12 | San FranciscoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 18 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 13 | GibraltarGibraltar · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 26 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 14 | LimaPeru · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 1 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 15 | AstanaKazakhstan · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 35 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 16 | AlgiersAlgeria · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 46 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 17 | BeirutLebanon · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 9 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 18 | NaplesItaly · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 47 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 19 | NicosiaCyprus · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 10 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 20 | TashkentUzbekistan · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 31 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 21 | AmmanJordan · Mild–warm, dry | 30°C | 4 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 22 | PretoriaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 12 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 23 | MarseilleFrance · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 47 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 24 | Tel AvivIsrael · Mild–warm, dry | 28°C | 5 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 25 | RabatMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 19 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 26 | JohannesburgSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 27 | AshgabatTurkmenistan · Mild–warm, dry | 28°C | 18 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 28 | BishkekKyrgyzstan · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 48 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 29 | TunisTunisia · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 35 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 30 | VallettaMalta · Mild–warm, dry | 20°C | 17 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 31 | SevilleSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 28 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 32 | DushanbeTajikistan · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 31 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 33 | DakarSenegal · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 2 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 34 | AlexandriaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry | 29°C | 1 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 35 | MelillaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 20°C | 27 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 36 | PalermoItaly · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 27 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 37 | NiceFrance · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 48 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 38 | HarareZimbabwe · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 7 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 39 | SacramentoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 23 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 40 | WindhoekNamibia · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 6 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 41 | ValenciaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 42 | İzmirTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 29 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 43 | LusakaZambia · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 3 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 44 | San DiegoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 7 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 45 | GaboroneBotswana · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 11 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 46 | VolgogradRussia · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 45 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 47 | DodomaTanzania · Mild–warm, dry | 28°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 48 | ThessaloníkiGreece · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 46 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 49 | PraiaCape Verde · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 4 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 50 | TianjinChina · Mild–warm, dry | 29°C | 36 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 51 | LilongweMalawi · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 6 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 52 | NouakchottMauritania · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 0 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 53 | ZaragozaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 44 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 54 | CasablancaMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 21 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 55 | SucreBolivia · Mild–warm, dry | 20°C | 11 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 56 | San JoseUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 14 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 57 | GranadaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 24 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 58 | SamarkandUzbekistan · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 30 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 59 | SaratovRussia · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 44 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 60 | MálagaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 20°C | 24 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 61 | BariItaly · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 62 | MontpellierFrance · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 49 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 63 | BloemfonteinSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 64 | MarrakechMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 28°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 65 | MbabaneEswatini · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 66 | CórdobaSpain · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 33 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 67 | BoiseUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 68 | CataniaItaly · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 69 | Belo HorizonteBrazil · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 27 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 70 | AlbuquerqueUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 13 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 71 | OmskRussia · Mild–warm, dry | 18°C | 42 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 72 | SamaraRussia · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 40 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 73 | Santa FeUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 20 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 74 | BursaTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 44 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 75 | AntalyaTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 42 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 76 | DurbanSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 40 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 77 | DarwinAustralia · Mild–warm, dry | 30°C | 24 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 78 | HaifaIsrael · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 12 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 79 | OaklandUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 18 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 80 | AdanaTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 28°C | 47 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 81 | TangierMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 26 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 82 | FesMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 83 | TucsonUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 30°C | 4 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 84 | ÜrümqiChina · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 37 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 85 | MonterreyMexico · Mild–warm, dry | 30°C | 44 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 86 | El PasoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 31°C | 11 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 87 | AntofagastaChile · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 0 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 88 | GaziantepTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 26 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 89 | FresnoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry | 30°C | 12 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 90 | TijuanaMexico · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 7 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 91 | KayseriTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 19°C | 47 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 92 | KonyaTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 93 | OranAlgeria · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 39 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 94 | AntakyaTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 29 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 95 | LaayouneMild–warm, dry | 27°C | 4 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 96 | AgadirMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 29°C | 12 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 97 | KaragandaKazakhstan · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 30 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 98 | DiyarbakırTürkiye · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 48 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 99 | OshKyrgyzstan · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 22 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 100 | GqeberhaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 21°C | 28 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 101 | MeknesMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 32 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 102 | Port SaidEgypt · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 1 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 103 | TétouanMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 25 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 104 | HurghadaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry | 31°C | 0 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 105 | AnnabaAlgeria · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 34 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 106 | KimberleySouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 14 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 107 | PolokwaneSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 8 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 108 | PietermaritzburgSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 28 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 109 | SfaxTunisia · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 11 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 110 | BlantyreMalawi · Mild–warm, dry | 27°C | 20 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 111 | JamestownSt Helena · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 7 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 112 | MbombelaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 26°C | 12 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 113 | BulawayoZimbabwe · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 6 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 114 | OujdaMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 39 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 115 | RustenburgSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 24°C | 13 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 116 | HuamboAngola · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 7 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 117 | DamiettaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry | 25°C | 1 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 118 | SaléMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 23°C | 19 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 119 | East LondonSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry | 22°C | 34 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 120 | Mbuji-MayiDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Mild–warm, dry | 31°C | 34 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 121 | KanangaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Mild–warm, dry | 31°C | 38 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 122 | KenitraMorocco · Mild–warm, dry | 20°C | 16 mm | Mild to warm and dry |
| 123 | ParisFrance · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 64 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 124 | RomeItaly · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 57 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 125 | Vatican CityVatican City · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 57 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 126 | MoscowRussia · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 86 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 127 | BerlinGermany · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 53 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 128 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed | 25°C | 71 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 129 | TokyoJapan · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 148 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 130 | Washington, D.C.United States · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 109 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 131 | ViennaAustria · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 85 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 132 | WarsawPoland · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 74 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 133 | TiranaAlbania · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 64 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 134 | PragueCzechia · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 69 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 135 | SydneyAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 54 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 136 | CuritibaBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 104 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 137 | KyotoJapan · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 140 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 138 | Mexico CityMexico · Mild–warm, mixed | 25°C | 55 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 139 | BudapestHungary · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 65 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 140 | SeoulSouth Korea · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 84 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 141 | São PauloBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 67 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 142 | ShanghaiChina · Mild–warm, mixed | 25°C | 104 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 143 | JakartaIndonesia · Mild–warm, mixed | 30°C | 141 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 144 | MunichGermany · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 124 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 145 | AnkaraTürkiye · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 51 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 146 | BrusselsBelgium · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 59 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 147 | BucharestRomania · Mild–warm, mixed | 24°C | 65 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 148 | MinskBelarus · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 85 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 149 | OttawaCanada · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 85 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 150 | HamburgGermany · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 58 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 151 | BelgradeSerbia · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 78 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 152 | VeniceItaly · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 93 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 153 | VilniusLithuania · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 71 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 154 | SofiaBulgaria · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 80 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 155 | TbilisiGeorgia · Mild–warm, mixed | 24°C | 58 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 156 | BrasíliaBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed | 26°C | 25 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 157 | MilanItaly · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 106 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 158 | KrasnodarRussia · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 60 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 159 | BratislavaSlovakia · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 71 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 160 | CaracasVenezuela · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 71 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 161 | BostonUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 95 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 162 | YerevanArmenia · Mild–warm, mixed | 25°C | 60 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 163 | AtlantaUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 27°C | 95 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 164 | PhiladelphiaUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 96 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 165 | MiamiUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 135 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 166 | KathmanduNepal · Mild–warm, mixed | 30°C | 89 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 167 | MontrealCanada · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 93 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 168 | HoustonUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 30°C | 119 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 169 | HonoluluUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 26°C | 47 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 170 | SeattleUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 70 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 171 | DenverUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 58 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 172 | QuitoEcuador · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 122 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 173 | PerthAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 84 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 174 | AsunciónParaguay · Mild–warm, mixed | 24°C | 143 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 175 | DallasUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 116 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 176 | DetroitUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 97 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 177 | New OrleansUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 119 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 178 | YokohamaJapan · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 142 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 179 | AustinUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 30°C | 111 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 180 | BrisbaneAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 73 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 181 | IndianapolisUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 119 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 182 | AdelaideAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 53 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 183 | Salt Lake CityUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 18°C | 58 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 184 | HiroshimaJapan · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 146 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 185 | KingstonJamaica · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 111 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 186 | DiliTimor-Leste · Mild–warm, mixed | 30°C | 33 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 187 | BaltimoreUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 106 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 188 | ColumbusUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 105 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 189 | AlmatyKazakhstan · Mild–warm, mixed | 26°C | 64 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 190 | NashvilleUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed | 25°C | 129 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 191 | ChongqingChina · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 133 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 192 | Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 90 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 193 | BusanSouth Korea · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 144 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 194 | Xi'anChina · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 69 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 195 | NanjingChina · Mild–warm, mixed | 27°C | 87 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 196 | Da NangVietnam · Mild–warm, mixed | 31°C | 81 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 197 | ApiaSamoa · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 128 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 198 | ZhengzhouChina · Mild–warm, mixed | 30°C | 58 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 199 | HarbinChina · Mild–warm, mixed | 21°C | 60 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 200 | Port VilaVanuatu · Mild–warm, mixed | 27°C | 110 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 201 | Nuku‘alofaTonga · Mild–warm, mixed | 25°C | 112 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 202 | YarenNauru · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 116 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 203 | PapeeteFrench Polynesia · Mild–warm, mixed | 27°C | 90 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 204 | NoumeaNew Caledonia · Mild–warm, mixed | 24°C | 94 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 205 | NewcastleAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 20°C | 75 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 206 | TarawaKiribati · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 103 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 207 | Pago PagoAmerican Samoa · Mild–warm, mixed | 28°C | 135 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 208 | Gold CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 71 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 209 | HagåtñaGuam · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 62 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 210 | SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands · Mild–warm, mixed | 29°C | 47 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 211 | CairnsAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 24°C | 103 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 212 | Sunshine CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 22°C | 93 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 213 | Logan CityAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 23°C | 73 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 214 | Central CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed | 19°C | 54 mm | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| 215 | CanberraAustralia · Cool | 14°C | 31 mm | Cool |
| 216 | MelbourneAustralia · Cool | 16°C | 60 mm | Cool |
| 217 | WellingtonNew Zealand · Cool | 14°C | 80 mm | Cool |
| 218 | AucklandNew Zealand · Cool | 17°C | 118 mm | Cool |
| 219 | HobartAustralia · Cool | 14°C | 55 mm | Cool |
| 220 | ChristchurchNew Zealand · Cool | 14°C | 79 mm | Cool |
| 221 | DunedinNew Zealand · Cool | 12°C | 69 mm | Cool |
| 222 | SuvaFiji · Wet | 26°C | 184 mm | Wet |
| 223 | HoniaraSolomon Islands · Wet | 28°C | 214 mm | Wet |
| 224 | MajuroMarshall Islands · Wet | 29°C | 211 mm | Wet |
| 225 | FunafutiTuvalu · Wet | 29°C | 165 mm | Wet |
| 226 | PalikirMicronesia · Wet | 29°C | 290 mm | Wet |
| 227 | NgerulmudPalau · Wet | 29°C | 279 mm | Wet |
| 228 | AvaruaCook Islands · Wet | 26°C | 150 mm | Wet |
| 229 | Mata-UtuWallis and Futuna · Wet | 29°C | 150 mm | Wet |
| 230 | QueenstownNew Zealand · Cold | 6°C | 121 mm | Cold |
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
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