Where to go in May: Asia

25 destinations in Asia genuinely in season, warmest first: typical daytime highs, budget level and the full travel window for each. Tap one for details, or let the quiz pick for your whole group.

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The band on each card is its year, January to December: blue where it's cool, red where it's hot, with May marked.4°39°36°C97°F

• Da Nang & Hoi An Vietnam 32°C / 89°F $ Feb–Jul
• Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 31°C / 87°F $ Any month, driest Jun–Aug
• Sabah – Borneo's rainforest Malaysia 31°C / 87°F $ Mar–Oct
• Yogyakarta & the temples of Java Indonesia 31°C / 88°F $ Apr–Oct
• Cebu & the Visayas Philippines 30°C / 87°F $ Dec–May
• Komodo Island Indonesia 30°C / 85°F $$ Apr–Dec
• Palawan Philippines 30°C / 86°F $ Nov–May
• Singapore & Malaysia Singapore 30°C / 86°F $$ Any month
• Bali & Lombok Indonesia 29°C / 85°F $ May–Sep
• Beijing & the Great Wall China 28°C / 82°F $$ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Macau Macau 28°C / 82°F $$ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Chengdu & the panda sanctuary China 27°C / 80°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Guilin & the Li River China 27°C / 81°F $$ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Samarkand & the Silk Road Uzbekistan 27°C / 81°F $ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Taipei & the Taiwanese coast Taiwan 27°C / 81°F $ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Xi'an & the Terracotta Army China 27°C / 81°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Okinawa Japan 26°C / 79°F $$ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Nepal – the Himalaya Nepal 25°C / 77°F $$ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Zhangjiajie & the Avatar mountains China 25°C / 78°F $ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Shanghai China 23°C / 74°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Osaka & the Kansai region Japan 22°C / 72°F $$ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Jeju Island South Korea 21°C / 71°F $$ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Srinagar & Kashmir India 21°C / 70°F $$ Apr–Oct
• Seoul South Korea 20°C / 69°F $$ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Bhutan Bhutan 19°C / 67°F $$$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov

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