The best time to travel to every country
A calendar with the best months to visit 60 destinations, and a list of where to travel in every month of the year.
The months marked are a guide: they avoid the worst of the heat, cold or rain and usually fall in shoulder season. In a big country the climate varies a lot; each country page has more detail.
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Where to travel in each month
Where to travel in January
Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Egypt · India · Kenya · Mexico · New Zealand · Philippines · Sri Lanka · Switzerland · Tanzania · Thailand · United Arab Emirates · Uruguay
Where to travel in February
Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Egypt · Iceland · India · Kenya · Mexico · New Zealand · Norway · Philippines · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Switzerland · Tanzania · Thailand · United Arab Emirates · Uruguay · Vietnam
Where to travel in March
Argentina · Australia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Egypt · Iceland · India · Japan · Jordan · Malaysia · Mexico · Morocco · Nepal · New Zealand · Norway · Philippines · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Switzerland · United Arab Emirates · Uruguay · Vietnam
Where to travel in April
Argentina · Australia · Brazil · China · Costa Rica · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · Dominican Republic · Egypt · Hungary · Indonesia · Italy · Japan · Jordan · Malaysia · Malta · Mexico · Morocco · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Philippines · Portugal · Singapore · South Korea · Spain · Tunisia · Türkiye · United States · Vietnam
Where to travel in May
Australia · Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Brazil · China · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · England · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Indonesia · Ireland · Italy · Japan · Jordan · Malaysia · Malta · Morocco · Nepal · Netherlands · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Scotland · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Tunisia · Türkiye · United States
Where to travel in June
Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Canada · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Ecuador · England · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Indonesia · Ireland · Italy · Malaysia · Malta · Netherlands · Norway · Peru · Poland · Portugal · Scotland · South Africa · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Tanzania · Tunisia · Türkiye
Where to travel in July
Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Canada · Colombia · Denmark · Ecuador · England · Germany · Iceland · Indonesia · Ireland · Kenya · Malaysia · Netherlands · Norway · Peru · Poland · Scotland · South Africa · Sweden · Switzerland · Tanzania
Where to travel in August
Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Brazil · Canada · Colombia · Denmark · Ecuador · England · Germany · Iceland · Indonesia · Ireland · Kenya · Malaysia · Netherlands · Norway · Peru · Poland · Scotland · South Africa · Sweden · Switzerland · Tanzania
Where to travel in September
Australia · Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Brazil · Canada · China · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Ecuador · England · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Indonesia · Ireland · Italy · Jordan · Kenya · Malaysia · Malta · Morocco · Netherlands · Peru · Poland · Portugal · Scotland · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Switzerland · Tanzania · Tunisia · Türkiye · United States
Where to travel in October
Argentina · Australia · Bolivia · Brazil · China · Cyprus · Czechia · Egypt · Greece · Hungary · India · Indonesia · Italy · Japan · Jordan · Kenya · Malta · Morocco · Nepal · Portugal · South Korea · Spain · Tanzania · Tunisia · Türkiye · United States
Where to travel in November
Argentina · Australia · Chile · Cuba · Cyprus · Egypt · India · Japan · Jordan · Mexico · Morocco · Nepal · New Zealand · South Korea · Thailand · United Arab Emirates
Where to travel in December
Austria · Belgium · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Czechia · Dominican Republic · Egypt · Germany · India · Mexico · New Zealand · Philippines · Sri Lanka · Switzerland · Thailand · United Arab Emirates · Uruguay
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to travel?
It depends on the destination. In general, spring and autumn are good seasons in Europe and much of Asia, and the dry season is best in tropical countries.
What is shoulder season?
The months between high and low season: the weather is usually good, with fewer crowds and lower prices than in summer or at Christmas.