This is the data-first answer to "May, but where?" — every destination within a 12-hour flight of London, ranked by our sun score from 2015–2024 climate records. Balancing sunshine, flight time and price, Valencia (Spain) leads this May: a 98/100 sun score, about 2 hours from London.
Sun score v2: 40% effective sunshine hours, 30% thermal comfort (21–31°C), 20% dry days, 10% calm winds. Climate averages 2015–2024.
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Valencia — Spain✈ ~2 h from London · 24°C highs · 15% rain odds · budget prices
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Apt — France✈ ~1.5 h from London · 22°C highs · 34% rain odds · budget prices
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Nîmes — France✈ ~1.5 h from London · 23°C highs · 28% rain odds · budget prices
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Grosseto — Italy✈ ~2 h from London · 23°C highs · 33% rain odds · budget prices
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Malaga — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from London · 25°C highs · 11% rain odds · budget prices
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Perpignan — France✈ ~2 h from London · 23°C highs · 24% rain odds · budget prices
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Faro — Portugal✈ ~2.5 h from London · 23°C highs · 13% rain odds · budget prices
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Alicante — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from London · 23°C highs · 14% rain odds · budget prices
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Seville — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from London · 29°C highs · 14% rain odds · budget prices
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Bari — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from London · 24°C highs · 26% rain odds · budget prices
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Granada — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from London · 25°C highs · 17% rain odds · budget prices
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Trapani — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from London · 23°C highs · 22% rain odds · budget prices
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Arezzo — Italy✈ ~2 h from London · 22°C highs · 42% rain odds · budget prices
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Rimini — Italy✈ ~2 h from London · 22°C highs · 35% rain odds · budget prices
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Casablanca — Morocco✈ ~3 h from London · 23°C highs · 10% rain odds · budget prices
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