May sunshine isn't guesswork: these rankings come from 2015–2024 climate data for every destination within a 12-hour flight of Manchester. Balancing sunshine, flight time and price, Perpignan (France) leads this May: a 95/100 sun score, about 2 hours from Manchester.
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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Perpignan — France✈ ~2 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 24% rain odds · budget prices
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Valencia — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from Manchester · 24°C highs · 15% rain odds · budget prices
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Alicante — Spain✈ ~2.5 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 14% rain odds · budget prices
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Apt — France✈ ~2 h from Manchester · 22°C highs · 34% rain odds · budget prices
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Nîmes — France✈ ~2 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 28% rain odds · budget prices
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Grosseto — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 33% rain odds · budget prices
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Malaga — Spain✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 25°C highs · 11% rain odds · budget prices
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Faro — Portugal✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 13% rain odds · budget prices
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Seville — Spain✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 29°C highs · 14% rain odds · budget prices
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Tunis — Tunisia✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 27°C highs · 21% rain odds · budget prices
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Brindisi — Italy✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 23% rain odds · budget prices
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Bari — Italy✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 24°C highs · 26% rain odds · budget prices
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Granada — Spain✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 25°C highs · 17% rain odds · budget prices
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Trapani — Italy✈ ~3 h from Manchester · 23°C highs · 22% rain odds · budget prices
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Arezzo — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from Manchester · 22°C highs · 42% rain odds · budget prices
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