Best Of

Best Diving in May

30 dive sites ranked by May conditions — averaging 26m visibility and 25.8°C water temperature across 292 destinations with monthly forecast data.

AprilJune

30 SITES RANKED FOR MAY

Cenote Dos Ojos

Mexico

81MONTH
Viz 66-80mTemp 25°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
standard conditions
2

Kerama Islands

Japan

81MONTH
Viz 42-50mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
3

Playa del Carmen

Mexico

80MONTH
Viz 39-50mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
4

Great Blue Hole

Belize

79MONTH
Viz 30-44mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
still goodwarming
5

Turks & Caicos

Turks and Caicos Islands

79MONTH
Viz 30-44mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
warmingstill excellent
6

Exumas

Bahamas

79MONTH
Viz 39-45mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
7

Tubbataha Reef

Philippines

78MONTH
Viz 30-45mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 92%
peak viz and pelagic action
8

Guanaja

Honduras

78MONTH
Viz 35-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
9

Sipadan Island

Malaysia

77MONTH
Viz 25-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 90%
peak vizbumphead parrotfish sightings
10

Gozo

Malta

77MONTH
Viz 35-40mTemp 27°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
11

Truk Lagoon (Chuuk)

Federated States of Micronesia

77MONTH
Viz 25-35mTemp 29°CCurrent SlackSea CalmRain LightConfidence 85%
peak
12

Layang-Layang

Malaysia

77MONTH
Viz 31-57mTemp 30°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
conditions vary
13

Providencia

Colombia

77MONTH
Viz 36-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
14

Jardines de la Reina

Cuba

77MONTH
Viz 36-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
15

Cyprus

Cyprus

77MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
16

Niue

Niue

77MONTH
Viz 54-60mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
standard conditions
17

Bonaire

Caribbean Netherlands

76MONTH
Viz 32-46mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish active
18

Rangiroa

French Polynesia

76MONTH
Viz 40-61mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish active
19

Fakarava

French Polynesia

76MONTH
Viz 43-61mTemp 27°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish active
20

Bikini Atoll

Marshall Islands

76MONTH
Viz 34-57mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 88%
conditions vary
21

Curaçao

Curaçao

76MONTH
Viz 30-40mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
22

Ogasawara (Bonin Islands)

Japan

76MONTH
Viz 45-50mTemp 28°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
23

Corsica

France

76MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 26°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
24

Crete

Greece

76MONTH
Viz 33-40mTemp 27°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
25

Kiribati

Kiribati

76MONTH
Viz 42-50mTemp 30°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
26

Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Chile

76MONTH
Viz 54-60mTemp 26°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish active
27

Roatan

Honduras

75MONTH
Viz 28-37mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
28

Cenotes (Yucatan)

Mexico

75MONTH
Viz 38-58mTemp 25°CCurrent ModerateSea CalmRain DryConfidence 78%
conditions vary
29

Kaş (Uluburun Wreck)

Turkey

75MONTH
Viz 30-35mTemp 28°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain DryConfidence 70%
reef fish activewreck visibility good
30

Kosrae

Federated States of Micronesia

75MONTH
Viz 30-40mTemp 29°CCurrent MildSea CalmRain LightConfidence 70%
reef fish active

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