Vol. 1 · Summer 2026
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214 curated guides · the rest scored from climate normals
Best this month
95
Egypt
Curated
Warm days and cool nights; excellent throughout.
95
Maldives
Curated
Driest and calmest weeks of the year.
95
Oman
Curated
Excellent everywhere, with the mountain season at its best.
95
Qatar
Curated
Excellent, with the desert at its most comfortable.
95
Saudi Arabia
Curated
Excellent; AlUla and the desert at their most comfortable.
95
Thailand
Curated
Still dry and cool; the Andaman islands at their calmest.
95
United Arab Emirates
Curated
Excellent, with the desert at its most comfortable.
94
Antarctica
Curated
94
New Zealand
Curated
94
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Curated
93
Antigua and Barbuda
Curated
The statistically driest month; sea calm on leeward coasts.
93
Gambia
Curated
93
Guam
Curated
93
Northern Mariana Islands
Curated
93
Palau
Curated
93
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Curated
93
Senegal
Curated
93
Sierra Leone
Curated
92
Barbados
Curated
The driest month — perfect beach weather and top diving visibility.
92
Chad
Curated
92
Costa Rica
Curated
Driest month; best trail conditions countrywide.
92
Cuba
Curated
Dry and mild everywhere; ideal for Havana walking and Viñales riding.
92
Dominican Republic
Curated
Whale season peak; carnival Sundays countrywide. Best all-round month.
92
Grenada
Curated
Driest month; Grenada Sailing Week. Best all-round window.
92
Guinea-Bissau
Curated
92
Tanzania
Curated
Peak calving, dry, and excellent for the northern circuit.
92
Trinidad and Tobago
Curated
Carnival — the hemisphere’s biggest street festival; prices and crowds spike hard.
91
Ethiopia
Curated
91
Ghana
Curated
91
Uganda
Curated
90
Anguilla
Curated
Peak season; the restaurants book out.
90
Aruba
Curated
Carnival, and the driest air of the year.
90
Bangladesh
Curated
Dry and mild; ideal for the Sundarbans and the northern sites.
90
Belize
Curated
Driest, clearest reef visibility of the year.
90
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Curated
Carnival on Bonaire; excellent conditions.
90
British Virgin Islands
Curated
The most reliable month on the water.
90
Cambodia
Curated
Still dry and comfortable; Angkor at its most crowded.
90
Cayman Islands
Curated
Driest month of the year.
90
Colombia
Curated
Dry and clear; Barranquilla Carnival; crowds thin after mid-Jan.
90
Côte d'Ivoire
Curated
90
Curaçao
Curated
Carnival and the driest air of the year.
90
Djibouti
Curated
90
Equatorial Guinea
Curated
90
Eritrea
Curated
90
Falkland Islands
Curated
Warmest month; elephant seals moulting.
90
Guadeloupe
Curated
Carnival, and the driest air of the year.
90
Guatemala
Curated
Driest month; Fuego views at their most reliable.
90
Guinea
Curated
90
India
Curated
The best all-round month — warm days, cool nights, clear air.
90
Jamaica
Curated
Driest, most reliable month of the year.
90
Martinique
Curated
Carnival month; dry and busy.
90
Norfolk Island
Curated
90
Panama
Curated
Dry and breezy; Carnival (dates vary) is the national blowout.
90
Philippines
Curated
Dry and clear with the calmest seas of the year.
90
Puerto Rico
Curated
The most reliable weather of the year.
90
Saint Barthélemy
Curated
The most reliable weather of the year.
90
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Curated
Driest, most reliable month.
90
Saint Lucia
Curated
Driest, most reliable month.
90
Saint Martin
Curated
Carnival on both halves of the island.
90
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Curated
Driest, clearest month in the Grenadines.
90
São Tomé and Príncipe
Curated
90
Sint Maarten
Curated
The driest month of the year.
90
Sri Lanka
Curated
Driest month in the southwest and the best all-round conditions.
90
Togo
Curated
90
Turks and Caicos Islands
Curated
Peak season and the best whale month.
90
United States Virgin Islands
Curated
The driest month.
89
Nigeria
Curated
88
Bahamas
Curated
Settled, clear, dry — prime diving visibility.
88
Dominica
Curated
Prime hiking; Mas Domnik carnival before Lent.
88
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Curated
88
Nicaragua
Curated
Dry and clear; Granada’s international poetry festival.
88
Uruguay
Curated
Full summer; candombe Carnival parades in Montevideo.
88
Yemen
Curated
Dry and mild throughout.
86
El Salvador
Curated
Driest, most reliable month.
86
Haiti
Curated
Driest, clearest month; Jacmel carnival season.
86
Niger
Curated
85
Chile
Curated
Still prime Patagonia; Chilean holidaymakers thin out toward March.
85
Laos
Curated
Dry and pleasant, with haze starting to build late in the month.
85
Mexico
Curated
Prime month — dry, warm, post-holiday prices.
85
Montserrat
Curated
The driest month.
85
Myanmar
Curated
Dry and warm, with clear mornings over the Bagan plain.
80
Argentina
Curated
Patagonia still prime and slightly quieter after mid-month; northern lowlands remain wet.
80
Brunei
Curated
Driest month — the best window for the rainforest and the river.
80
Honduras
Curated
Islands drying, visibility climbing; Copán at its best.
80
Rwanda
Curated
80
Singapore
Curated
Driest month; Chinese New Year brings decorations and full hotels.
78
Central African Republic
Curated
78
Venezuela
Curated
Dry and clear; Angel Falls volume declining.
76
Western Sahara
Curated
75
Austria
Curated
Best snow of the winter, and Vienna's ball season.
75
Brazil
Curated
Carnival month — the greatest show on Earth, at the year's highest prices.
75
South Africa
Curated
Hot and dry in the Cape, humid in the lowveld.
75
Switzerland
Curated
Best snow of the season with lengthening days.
72
Republic of the Congo
Curated
72
Vatican City
Curated
Still quiet and mild.
70
Bhutan
Curated
Cold and bright, with major festivals in Punakha.
70
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Curated
70
Ecuador
Curated
Best Galápagos snorkelling water; Carnival soaks the mainland in every sense.
70
Gibraltar
Curated
70
Guyana
Curated
First dry window opens — good all-round access begins.
70
Hong Kong
Curated
Cool and often misty, with New Year celebrations.
70
Israel
Curated
Almond blossom; cool and green.
70
Macau
Curated
Cool and misty as the New Year celebrations continue.
70
Malaysia
Curated
Driest stretch on the west coast; Chinese New Year fills flights and hotels.
70
Morocco
Curated
Almond blossom; cool with snow still on the Atlas.
70
Suriname
Curated
Short dry season; leatherbacks begin nesting at Galibi.
70
Vietnam
Curated
South at its driest; northern mist persists but Sa Pa can be crisply clear.
68
Christmas Island
Curated
68
Cyprus
Curated
Almond blossom; still cool and green.
68
Iraq
Curated
Cool and green in the north.
68
Namibia
Curated
Wettest month in the north; Sossusvlei floods spectacularly in rare years.
68
Pitcairn Islands
Curated
68
Seychelles
Curated
66
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Curated
66
Tunisia
Curated
65
Finland
Curated
Coldest month with the best snow and returning light.
65
Iceland
Curated
Lengthening days, good aurora odds and accessible ice caves.
65
Japan
Curated
Plum blossom, snow festivals and the emptiest temples of the year.
65
Nepal
Curated
Still cold at altitude but the valley cities are pleasant and quiet.
65
Norway
Curated
Light returning north — the best mix of aurora and snow activity.
65
Portugal
Curated
Almond blossom in the Algarve; still wet further north.
65
South Korea
Curated
Still cold with excellent winter visibility.
65
Spain
Curated
Almond blossom in the south; carnival in Cádiz and Tenerife.
65
Taiwan
Curated
Lunar New Year closes much of the island and fills every train.
64
Gabon
Curated
62
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curated
62
Somalia
Curated
62
South Sudan
Curated
60
China
Curated
Cold, with much of the country shut for the holiday week.
60
Eswatini
Curated
60
French Guiana
Curated
A drier spell, and the best carnival in the region.
60
Italy
Curated
Venice carnival; otherwise quiet and cheap in the cities.
60
Pakistan
Curated
Southern plains pleasant; the mountains are still shut.
60
Sweden
Curated
Coldest month, with the best Arctic conditions and light returning.
58
Greece
Curated
Still cool; almond blossom and quiet archaeological sites.
58
Nauru
Curated
58
Slovakia
Curated
Best snow of the winter; high trails closed.
58
Slovenia
Curated
Best snow of the season; Ljubljana carnival mid-month.
58
Turkey
Curated
Still cold inland; the coast mild and empty.
56
Tuvalu
Curated
55
France
Curated
Peak ski season; carnival season on the Riviera.
55
Georgia
Curated
Peak ski season and clear mountain weather.
55
Germany
Curated
Rhineland carnival is a genuine spectacle worth timing for.
55
Greenland
Curated
Light returning, sled season starting.
54
Tokelau
Curated
52
Bulgaria
Curated
Best snow of the winter; cities cold and cheap.
52
Hungary
Curated
Still cold, with Budapest cheap and quiet.
50
Belgium
Curated
Still grey, but Binche's UNESCO-listed carnival is extraordinary.
50
Czech Republic
Curated
Still cold, but Prague is at its cheapest and emptiest.
48
San Marino
Curated
Still cold and quiet.
48
United States
Curated
Peak skiing; mild quiet weeks in the desert Southwest.
45
Azerbaijan
Curated
Still cold, with ski season at Shahdag and Tufandag.
45
Bolivia
Curated
Rain continues; Carnival in Oruro is Bolivia's biggest party.
45
Canada
Curated
Peak ski season; Québec Winter Carnival.
45
Croatia
Curated
Still cold, though the Rijeka carnival is a genuine event.
45
Indonesia
Curated
Still wet; northern Sumatra fares better than Java and Bali.
45
Iran
Curated
Still cold, though the south and Gulf coast are pleasant.
45
Netherlands
Curated
Still grey, though the southern carnival is a genuine event.
45
Poland
Curated
Still cold, though the Tatra ski season is good.
45
Romania
Curated
Still cold, though Carpathian skiing is inexpensive.
45
Serbia
Curated
Still cold, with the Kopaonik ski season under way.
45
United Kingdom
Curated
Still dark and damp, though cheap.
45
Uzbekistan
Curated
Still cold, though the monuments are almost empty.
44
Fiji
Curated
44
French Polynesia
Curated
44
New Caledonia
Curated
42
American Samoa
Curated
42
Cook Islands
Curated
42
Denmark
Curated
Still dark and cold.
42
Estonia
Curated
Coldest month, with ice roads to the islands in hard winters.
42
Lithuania
Curated
Coldest month; Vilnius quiet and cheap.
42
Montenegro
Curated
Still wet and cold, with skiing at Kolašin and Žabljak.
42
Niue
Curated
42
Samoa
Curated
42
Syria
Curated
Still cold and wet.
42
Wallis and Futuna
Curated
40
Armenia
Curated
Cold and grey, with limited mountain access.
40
Bermuda
Curated
The coolest water of the year.
40
Ireland
Curated
Still dark and stormy.
40
Latvia
Curated
Coldest month; Riga quiet and cheap.
40
Mozambique
Curated
40
Paraguay
Curated
Still furnace-hot, but Encarnación's carnival is the country's biggest party.
40
Réunion
Curated
40
Russia
Curated
Coldest month, though the Baikal ice is at its most spectacular.
40
Timor-Leste
Curated
Heavy rain, landslides on the highland routes.
40
Turkmenistan
Curated
Still cold, with little to recommend it.
40
Vanuatu
Curated
40
Zimbabwe
Curated
38
Albania
Curated
Still wet and cold.
38
Belarus
Curated
Coldest month with deep snow.
38
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Curated
Still cold and smoggy in the valleys.
38
Comoros
Curated
38
Moldova
Curated
Still cold, with Mărțișor traditions at the turn of the month.
38
North Macedonia
Curated
Still cold and polluted in the valleys.
38
Peru
Curated
Wettest month in the Andes; Inca Trail closed for maintenance.
38
Solomon Islands
Curated
38
Tonga
Curated
38
Zambia
Curated
36
Jersey
Curated
36
Mayotte
Curated
36
Papua New Guinea
Curated
35
Kazakhstan
Curated
Still very cold, with the ski season at its best.
35
North Korea
Curated
Deep winter, minimal operation.
34
Guernsey
Curated
32
Isle of Man
Curated
32
Ukraine
Curated
Deep winter with heating and power under strain.
30
Afghanistan
Curated
Cold, with heavy snow at altitude and closed passes.
30
Kyrgyzstan
Curated
Cold and snowbound outside the ski areas.
28
Faroe Islands
Curated
25
Mongolia
Curated
Deep winter, though Tsagaan Sar is a genuine cultural event.
25
Tajikistan
Curated
Winter with mountain routes shut.
24
Åland Islands
Curated
20
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Curated
Deep North Atlantic winter.
0
Sudan
Curated
Scores suspended — active conflict.
95
Bahrain
Climate estimate
95
Benin
Climate estimate
95
Botswana
Climate estimate
95
Burkina Faso
Climate estimate
95
Cabo Verde
Climate estimate
95
Cameroon
Climate estimate
95
Kenya
Climate estimate
95
Liberia
Climate estimate
95
Libya
Climate estimate
95
Mali
Climate estimate
95
Marshall Islands
Climate estimate
95
Mauritania
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