Facts checked against live data · 12 Sept 2026

When to Go: Month-by-Month Weather & Crowds

Pick a country and a month. Real climate normals, public holidays and verified venues — no guesswork.

Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.

  • Good time to go
  • Middling
  • Less good
  • Best avoided

United States

measured in New Orleans 137 guides

Best month Nov

South Korea

measured in Seoul 122 guides

Best month May

Japan

measured in Tokyo 106 guides

Best month Nov

Thailand

measured in Bangkok 91 guides

Best month Dec

Spain

measured in Barcelona 82 guides

Best month May

France

measured in Lyon 80 guides

Best month Apr

Singapore

measured in Singapore 76 guides

Best month Feb

Indonesia

measured in Bali 74 guides

Best month Aug

Taiwan

measured in New Taipei 74 guides

Best month Nov

Hong Kong

measured in Hong Kong 73 guides

Best month Dec

India

measured in Bengaluru 73 guides

Best month Jan

Italy

measured in Rome 69 guides

Best month May

Turkey

measured in Istanbul 69 guides

Best month May

Vietnam

measured in Hanoi 68 guides

Best month Dec

United Arab Emirates

measured in Dubai 66 guides

Best month Nov

China

measured in Guangzhou 65 guides

Best month Dec

Philippines

measured in Manila 57 guides

Best month Jan

Malaysia

measured in Kota Kinabalu 56 guides

Best month Feb

Cambodia

measured in Siem Reap 41 guides

Best month Nov

Uzbekistan

measured in Bukhara 39 guides

Best month Oct

Climate figures are 10-year averages from NASA POWER for the city named on each row. Holidays and what is on that month are on the month pages.

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