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Best hiking destinations in May
Countries rated good or better for May where the desk marks the month for walking: trails open, passes clear, and heat that does not decide the day for you.
81 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best hiking destinations in May
Bulgaria95
about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Croatia95
about €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Czech Republic95
about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Greece95
about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Italy95
about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Montenegro95
about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
95NamibiaDry season begins - clear, cool and superb.about €120 / $130 a day95NetherlandsWarm, long-dayed and green - the best all-round month.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095PolandWarm, green and long-dayed - the best month.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095PortugalThe best month - warm, dry and ahead of the crowds.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095RomaniaThe best month - wildflowers in the Saxon villages, warm and green.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095SloveniaGreen, warm and long-dayed - the best month.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095SpainThe best month - warm, flowering and ahead of the heat.about €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095TurkeyThe best month - warm everywhere, sea warming, sites uncrowded.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092AlbaniaWarm, green and the coast opening - an excellent month.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe best month - warm, green and rafting season starting.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092CyprusWarm and dry with the sea warming, ahead of the heat.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Gibraltarabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Guernseyabout €140 / $151 a day92HungaryWarm, green and long-dayed - the best month.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092IsraelThe best month - warm, dry and ahead of the heat.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Jerseyabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092MoldovaThe best month - warm, green and the countryside at its best.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4092North MacedoniaThe best month - warm, green and Ohrid still quiet.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092San MarinoThe best month - warm, clear and ahead of the coach season.about €90 / $97 a day92SerbiaThe best month - warm, green and long-dayed.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Seychellesabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6092South AfricaSafari season opens as the bush dries; cool and clear.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Svalbard and Jan Mayenabout €250 / $270 a day92Tunisiaabout €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9091Eswatiniabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090ArmeniaWarm, green and clear - an excellent month throughout.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8090AzerbaijanWarm and clear as the mountain roads open.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8090BelgiumWarm, green and long-dayed as the season opens.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090ChinaExcellent everywhere, apart from the Labour Day travel surge.about €65 / $70 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Christmas Islandabout €150 / $162 a day90Cook Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day90DenmarkLong days and mild weather as the season opens.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090FranceWarm, green and pre-season - one of the two best months.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090GermanyGreen, mild and long-dayed as the season opens.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090IcelandLong days, puffins arriving, and ahead of the summer crowds.about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090IrelandThe best month - long days, wildflowers, and ahead of the crowds.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Réunionabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Samoaabout €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090South KoreaWarm, green and dry; the best spring hiking.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090United KingdomThe best month - long days, bluebell woods and no midges yet.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088American Samoaabout €130 / $140 a day88Comorosabout €70 / $76 a day88EstoniaGreen, mild and long-dayed as the season opens.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088LatviaGreen, mild and long-dayed - an excellent month.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088LithuaniaGreen, mild and long-dayed - an excellent month.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088Mayotteabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4088MoroccoWarm and dry, with heat building in the south late on.about €65 / $70 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8088Niueabout €145 / $157 a day88Papua New Guineaabout €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7088Pitcairn Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day88Vanuatuabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7088Wallis and Futunaabout €130 / $140 a day86Faroe Islandsabout €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9086Isle of Manabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4086Zimbabweabout €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0085GeorgiaGreen, mild and lovely at low and middle altitude.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085IndonesiaDry season opens on Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara.about €42 / $45 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085JapanDry, green and comfortable once Golden Week clears. Superb hiking.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085KazakhstanGreen steppe, mild days and the mountain trails opening.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085MalaysiaDry and clear on the east coast and across Borneo.about €48 / $52 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085PeruDry season opens; landscapes still green from the rains.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4084Zambiaabout €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2080BoliviaDry season opens: crisp light, firm salt polygons, cold nights begin.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2080New Caledoniaabout €160 / $173 a day80Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaabout €130 / $140 a day80Timor-LesteDry season opens and dive visibility improves sharply.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2080United StatesThe sweet spot opens: parks accessible, crowds below peak.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9078Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 a day75BhutanWarm and green, with pre-monsoon showers building.about €250 / $270 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3075ParaguayDry, mild, quiet - prime travel weather.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3072Trinidad and TobagoLast dry month; hot and settled.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6070BrazilDry season opens in the Pantanal and center-west; Rio mild and clear.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9068Åland Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day65NepalHot below, hazy views above, pre-monsoon storms building.about €38 / $41 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8065TajikistanThe Fann Mountains open; the high plateau is still snowbound.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
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