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

Japan

measured in Tokyo 192 guides

Best month Nov

United States

measured in New Orleans 190 guides

Best month Nov

South Korea

measured in Seoul 165 guides

Best month May

Thailand

measured in Bangkok 140 guides

Best month Dec

Spain

measured in Barcelona 134 guides

Best month May

France

measured in Lyon 132 guides

Best month Apr

Indonesia

measured in Bali 127 guides

Best month Aug

Hong Kong

measured in Hong Kong 123 guides

Best month Dec

India

measured in Kolkata 123 guides

Best month Dec

Italy

measured in Rome 123 guides

Best month May

Singapore

measured in Singapore 117 guides

Best month Feb

Taiwan

measured in Taipei 112 guides

Best month Nov

United Kingdom

measured in York 110 guides

Best month Apr

Germany

measured in Berlin 109 guides

Best month Sep

Turkey

measured in Istanbul 107 guides

Best month May

Vietnam

measured in Ho Chi Minh City 106 guides

Best month Dec

United Arab Emirates

measured in Dubai 102 guides

Best month Nov

Australia

measured in Hobart 99 guides

Best month Feb

China

measured in Beijing 94 guides

Best month Apr

Malaysia

measured in Kuala Lumpur 93 guides

Best month Jul

Philippines

measured in Iloilo 88 guides

Best month Feb

Mexico

measured in Mexico City 85 guides

Best month Feb

Canada

measured in Lake Louise 70 guides

Best month Sep

Cambodia

measured in Siem Reap 64 guides

Best month Nov

Uzbekistan

measured in Bukhara 64 guides

Best month Oct

New Zealand

measured in Matamata 58 guides

Best month Mar

Georgia

measured in Tbilisi 52 guides

Best month Apr

Argentina

measured in Buenos Aires 44 guides

Best month Oct

Peru

measured in Arequipa 44 guides

Best month Nov

Mongolia

measured in Dalanzadgad 37 guides

Best month May

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.