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Cheapest months to travel: May
Countries rated good or better for May that the desk also marks as cheap then - low season prices without the weather that usually causes them.
46 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Cheapest months to travel: May
Aruba80
about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60
Curaçao80
about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60
Anguilla75
about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba75
about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
British Virgin Islands75
about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10
Honduras75
about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
75Saint MartinWarm and quieter.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8075Sint MaartenQuieter and warm.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6075Turks and Caicos IslandsWarm and quiet.about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6075United States Virgin IslandsWarm and quieter.about €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4074BelizeHot, mostly dry; shoulder-season prices begin.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6072Gambiaabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1070Cayman IslandsFirst rains; prices fall.about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1070PhilippinesHottest month, first rains late; still good in Palawan.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070Puerto RicoFirst rains, fewer people.about €95 / $103 a day68Antigua and BarbudaShoulder month - brief showers, warm sea, notably cheaper rooms.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2068BarbadosHotter, stiller shoulder month; genuine hotel deals begin.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6068Dominican RepublicRains build, north coast first; strong shoulder-season value.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8068EcuadorTransition; garúa mist begins on the coast, sierra drying.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8068GrenadaShowers return; chocolate festival; genuine hotel deals begin.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6068Saint LuciaJazz Festival month; first showers, still very workable.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6066Saint Kitts and NevisShowers begin; green-season value.about €145 / $157 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6066Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesShowers begin; green-season value.about €125 / $135 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6065BahamasAfternoon showers begin mid-month; strong shoulder-season value.about €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7065DominicaShowers return; the island turns impossibly green.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6065GuadeloupeThe rains begin on Basse-Terre first.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065JamaicaFirst rains - short afternoon bursts, green landscapes, good deals.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6065MaldivesSouthwest monsoon arrives; prices fall sharply.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.6065MartiniqueThe rains arrive.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065MexicoHottest month inland; rains break the heat late.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065MongoliaWarming and greening as the tracks dry out.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065MontserratThe rains begin.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6065NepalHot below, hazy views above, pre-monsoon storms building.about €38 / $41 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8065Sri LankaSouthwest monsoon arrives; the east coast comes into its season.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4065VietnamSouthern rains begin as afternoon storms; the north turns hot and sticky.about €40 / $43 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9064Ethiopiaabout €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €10.50 / $11.4062GuatemalaRains begin; green-season discounts start.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8062New Zealandabout €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9062PanamaGreen season opens - sunny mornings, loud afternoons.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6060ArgentinaShoulder - Patagonia closes down; the Northwest dries out and shines.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8060Costa RicaGreen season begins - sunny mornings, wet afternoons, real discounts.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2060CubaWet season opens with afternoon storms; sights empty out.about €70 / $76 a day60El SalvadorRains start; swell consistent, lineups empty midweek.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3060LaosFirst rains clear the smoke and break the heat.about €35 / $38 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8060NicaraguaFirst rains cool everything; green returns fast.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0060ThailandMonsoon arrives on the Andaman side; the Gulf islands open their dry season.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Chapter 02
Why these and not others
The tag is editorial: our desk writes it on a month it has written up, never derived from the score. A country scored from climate normals alone carries no tags, so it is not here - and nothing rated below good is, however well it would fit otherwise. A country under an active travel advisory is left out of the recommendation; the advisory itself is on its guide.
Chapter 03