Time to Travel

Best time: Late March to May, and October to November

Best time: May to June and September to October

Best time: April to June and September to October

Best time: April to June and September to October

Best time: November to March

Best time: November to April

Best time: December to February (summer)

Best time: October to November (peak) and March to May (spring, close second)

Best time: June to August for road trips and hiking; September to March for the Northern Lights

Best time: February to April (best overlap across all three regions)

Best time: May to June and September to October

Best time: March to May and September to November

Best time: April to June and September to November

Best time: October to March

Best time: May to September (dry season)

Best time: November to May (dry season)

Best time: May to September (dry season, best for Machu Picchu and the Andes)

Best time: March to May and September to November

Best time: May to June and September to October

Best time: March to May and September to November

Best time: Mid-February to early April and mid-October to early December (plains); June to August (northern mountains)

Best time: October to April

Best time: December to March and July to August (the two drier windows nationwide)

Best time: June to August (driest on the west coast); regional patterns vary significantly

Best time: May to September for safari (Kruger); November to March for Cape Town and the Western Cape

Best time: June to August (nationwide summer); December to March (skiing and Northern Lights)

Best time: September to November and March to May (nationwide shoulder seasons, avoiding regional extremes)

Best time: May to September

Best time: April to May (tulip season) and June to August (warmest weather)

Best time: June to August (fjords/midnight sun); November to March (Northern Lights)

Best time: June to September (hiking and lakes); December to February (skiing)

Best time: March to May and September to November for Buenos Aires; November to March for Patagonia and Ushuaia; April to September is more comfortable for Iguazu Falls

Best time: June to August for Rio and the Southeast (coolest, driest, sunniest); the same months are also the Amazon and Pantanal dry season, while Carnival (February or March) is a singular cultural peak despite falling in the wet season

Best time: June to August for warm weather and the midnight sun in the north; December to March in Swedish Lapland for the Northern Lights

Best time: June to August for warmest weather and longest days; May and September as a less crowded, still-pleasant alternative

Best time: May, June and September for Vienna and the lowland cities; December to March for skiing in the Alps

Best time: Mid-May to mid-September, with late May–June and September the best balance of warmth and thinner crowds

Best time: April to June and September to October nationwide — avoiding summer's peak heat and crowds and most regions' winter extremes, though exact timing varies sharply by region

Best time: June to October for safari and the Great Migration; December to March for the coast (Mombasa, Diani)

Best time: May to September, with late May-June and September the best balance of warmth and thinner crowds

Best time: April to June and September to October for comfortable sightseeing; June to August for Lake Balaton's swimming season

Best time: February to March for the driest, sunniest stretch, though Singapore's consistent equatorial climate makes it a genuine year-round destination

Best time: December to March for the west/south coast and Cultural Triangle; May to September for the east coast; year-round for the hill country, driest January-March

Best time: November to March, when daytime highs stay in the comfortable low-to-high 20s°C rather than summer's extreme heat

Best time: April to October (dry season), with August the driest and sunniest month

Best time: December to February (coolest, driest, sunniest)

Best time: Late November to mid-April (dry season, coolest and safest from hurricanes)

Best time: October to February (dry season nationwide, most comfortable for Lalibela, the Simien Mountains and the highlands)

Best time: Late March to May and late September to November — spring and autumn avoid both Tehran's winter cold and the desert cities' extreme summer heat

Best time: March to May and September to November — avoiding both winter chill in Amman/Petra and extreme summer heat at the Dead Sea and in the eastern desert

Best time: January to April (driest, sunniest, calmest seas)

Best time: Mid-November to mid-February (cool, dry season nationwide)

Best time: October to December (driest, mildest, ahead of winter's persistent cloud cover) — though November remains wet on the east coast

Best time: June to October for safari (Serengeti, Ngorongoro) and Kilimanjaro climbs; June to October and December to February for Zanzibar beaches