Vol. 1 · Summer 2026
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214 curated guides · the rest scored from climate normals
Best this month
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Denmark
Curated
Warmest month, with beaches and summer houses full.
95
Estonia
Curated
Warmest month, with the islands and coast at their best.
95
Iceland
Curated
Warmest month with all F-roads open — and the busiest weeks.
95
Kyrgyzstan
Curated
Peak season — every pass open and the pastures at their fullest.
95
Latvia
Curated
Warmest month, with the coast and Jūrmala at their best.
95
Lithuania
Curated
Warmest month, with the spit and coast at their best.
95
Namibia
Curated
Peak season — best game viewing and the coldest nights.
95
Norway
Curated
Warmest month with all mountain roads open — and the busiest.
95
South Africa
Curated
Best wildlife of the year, and whales arriving on the southern coast.
95
Sweden
Curated
Warmest month; archipelago and lakes at their best.
95
Switzerland
Curated
Peak hiking season with everything open.
95
Tajikistan
Curated
Peak season — passes clear and the weather at its most reliable.
95
Tanzania
Curated
Excellent throughout; Grumeti crossings and peak Kilimanjaro season.
94
Åland Islands
Curated
94
Rwanda
Curated
93
French Polynesia
Curated
93
Gabon
Curated
93
Niue
Curated
93
Uganda
Curated
93
Zambia
Curated
93
Zimbabwe
Curated
92
Canada
Curated
Everything open everywhere; peak demand in the parks.
92
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Curated
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Cook Islands
Curated
92
Faroe Islands
Curated
92
Fiji
Curated
92
Mayotte
Curated
92
Papua New Guinea
Curated
92
Republic of the Congo
Curated
92
Samoa
Curated
92
Solomon Islands
Curated
92
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Curated
92
Tonga
Curated
92
Vanuatu
Curated
92
Western Sahara
Curated
91
American Samoa
Curated
91
Comoros
Curated
91
Mozambique
Curated
90
Austria
Curated
Peak walking season — warm, open and busy.
90
Bermuda
Curated
Peak summer.
90
Christmas Island
Curated
90
Eswatini
Curated
90
Finland
Curated
Warmest month — lake country at its best, Lapland mosquitoes at their worst.
90
Germany
Curated
Warmest month; Alpine hiking and Baltic beaches at their best.
90
Greenland
Curated
The warmest month and the full hiking season.
90
Guernsey
Curated
90
Indonesia
Curated
Peak dry season with peak crowds; manta aggregations around Komodo.
90
Isle of Man
Curated
90
Jersey
Curated
90
Malaysia
Curated
Driest, clearest stretch of the year on the east coast.
90
Mongolia
Curated
Warmest month with Naadam mid-month — busiest and best supplied.
90
Pitcairn Islands
Curated
90
Russia
Curated
Warmest month, with Siberia and Kamchatka in season.
90
São Tomé and Príncipe
Curated
90
Slovakia
Curated
Warmest month with all trails and huts open.
90
Timor-Leste
Curated
Peak season — best visibility, plus whale and dolphin migration through the strait.
90
Tuvalu
Curated
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Wallis and Futuna
Curated
88
Belarus
Curated
Warmest month, with lakes and forests at their best.
88
Nauru
Curated
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Peru
Curated
Peak crowds and prices around Cusco; book permits months ahead.
88
Réunion
Curated
88
Tokelau
Curated
86
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curated
85
Bolivia
Curated
High season on the Uyuni circuit and Titicaca; book jeeps ahead.
85
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Curated
Warmest month and the full timetable.
82
Colombia
Curated
Mid-year dry window; humpback whales arrive on the Pacific coast; Amazon wildlife season.
82
New Caledonia
Curated
80
Aruba
Curated
The windiest month — kitesurfing season.
80
Belgium
Curated
Warmest month; Ghent's festival takes over the city for ten days.
80
Curaçao
Curated
Hot; Dutch holidays fill some resorts.
80
Ecuador
Curated
Prime trekking; cool rich Galápagos waters bring the big fish.
80
Georgia
Curated
Hot in Tbilisi and on the coast; ideal at altitude.
80
Ireland
Curated
Warmest month and peak season — busy and expensive.
80
Netherlands
Curated
Warmest month; busy in Amsterdam and along the coast.
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Poland
Curated
Warmest month; the coast and lakes fill with domestic holidays.
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Slovenia
Curated
Warmest month; Bled and the coast at their busiest.
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United Kingdom
Curated
Warmest month, and school holidays make it busy and expensive.
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Brazil
Curated
Jaguar season begins at Porto Jofre; Brazilian school holidays add crowds.
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Paraguay
Curated
Best month — lapacho blossom turns Asunción purple; crisp, clear days.
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United States
Curated
Peak season — full campgrounds, 40 °C+ deserts, monsoon storms.
75
Czech Republic
Curated
Warmest month, and Prague at its most crowded.
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France
Curated
Hot and busy, with lavender at its peak.
75
Kazakhstan
Curated
Very hot on the steppe and in the west; the Tian Shan is perfect.
75
Pakistan
Curated
Peak Karakoram trekking; monsoon affects the plains and the southern highway.
75
Portugal
Curated
Hot inland, pleasant on the coast, and busy in the Algarve.
75
Sri Lanka
Curated
Peak east-coast weather; Kandy's Esala Perahera in July or August.
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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Curated
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Seychelles
Curated
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Curated
Hot in Mostar, often over 35 degrees; the mountains are comfortable.
72
Bulgaria
Curated
Hot, often over 33 degrees, with the coast at its busiest.
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Equatorial Guinea
Curated
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Hungary
Curated
Hot on the plain, often over 33 degrees; Balaton at its busiest.
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North Macedonia
Curated
Hot; Ohrid fills with regional holidaymakers and its summer festival.
72
Romania
Curated
Hot on the plains, often over 35 degrees; the mountains are the escape.
72
Serbia
Curated
Hot, often over 33 degrees; EXIT festival at Novi Sad.
72
Ukraine
Curated
Hot, often over 30 degrees in the south and east.
70
Albania
Curated
Hot, and the coast fills with Albanian and Kosovar holidaymakers.
70
Armenia
Curated
Over 35 °C in Yerevan; the highlands and Sevan are the escape.
70
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Curated
Hot, with Dutch holiday traffic.
70
Brunei
Curated
The Sultan's birthday brings public celebrations worth timing for.
70
French Guiana
Curated
Drying out; rivers still high and navigable.
70
Moldova
Curated
Hot, often over 33 degrees, and dry.
70
Singapore
Curated
Warm and humid with brief storms; a good value month.
66
Norfolk Island
Curated
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Palau
Curated
65
Azerbaijan
Curated
Hot and humid in Baku; the mountains are the escape.
65
Cambodia
Curated
Green, wet and quiet; moats full and reflections at their best.
65
Costa Rica
Curated
Veranillo mini-dry; humpbacks arrive at Uvita; European holiday bump.
65
Honduras
Curated
Canícula spell inland; steady island conditions.
65
Laos
Curated
Lush and quiet; afternoon rain, muddy rural roads.
65
Maldives
Curated
Rain in bursts, good value, strong manta activity.
65
Thailand
Curated
Reliable Gulf-side beach weather; short heavy showers elsewhere.
62
Barbados
Curated
Crop Over fetes peak — book beds ahead despite the season.
62
Croatia
Curated
Hot and very busy, with accommodation at peak prices.
62
Dominican Republic
Curated
Hot and festive — Santo Domingo merengue festival late month.
62
El Salvador
Curated
Canícula dry spell; prime surf, good value.
62
Ghana
Curated
62
Nicaragua
Curated
Canícula window — drier fortnight, quiet and cheap.
62
Panama
Curated
Humpback season begins in the Gulf of Panama.
62
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Curated
Vincy Mas carnival peaks early in the month.
62
Togo
Curated
60
Anguilla
Curated
Hot, with the racing calendar building.
60
Antigua and Barbuda
Curated
Carnival builds from late July; humid with passing squalls.
60
British Virgin Islands
Curated
Hot, quiet, and festival month.
60
Cayman Islands
Curated
Hot and wet, but quiet.
60
Côte d'Ivoire
Curated
60
Cuba
Curated
Peak heat; Santiago carnival (late July) is the year’s cultural summit.
60
Greece
Curated
Very hot with heatwaves and wildfire risk; islands at capacity.
60
Grenada
Curated
Humid and green; Carriacou Regatta; Spicemas season opens.
60
Guadeloupe
Curated
French holidays fill Grande-Terre.
60
Guatemala
Curated
Canícula window; European summer crowds in Antigua.
60
Haiti
Curated
Brief mid-summer dry spell in many regions.
60
Italy
Curated
Very hot in the cities and busy everywhere.
60
Martinique
Curated
French holidays fill the south coast.
60
Mexico
Curated
Summer holiday crowds despite the rain; fine mornings.
60
Montenegro
Curated
Hot and very crowded on the coast; the mountains are the escape.
60
Montserrat
Curated
Hot and wet, with the Calabash Festival.
60
New Zealand
Curated
60
Puerto Rico
Curated
Hot, humid, and busy with local holidays.
60
Saint Barthélemy
Curated
Hot and very quiet.
60
Saint Martin
Curated
Hot, with low-season pricing.
60
Sint Maarten
Curated
Hot, with low-season pricing.
60
Turks and Caicos Islands
Curated
Hot, with low-season pricing.
60
United States Virgin Islands
Curated
Hot; Saint John carnival at the start of the month.
60
Venezuela
Curated
Full waterfalls, green savanna, wet trails.
60
Vietnam
Curated
Peak heat with daily storms; northern terraces are vivid green.
58
Bahamas
Curated
US summer crowds on New Providence; Family Islands stay quiet.
58
Gibraltar
Curated
58
Jamaica
Curated
Hot and humid; Reggae Sumfest fills Montego Bay.
58
Saint Lucia
Curated
Carnival in Castries; humid with passing downpours.
58
Trinidad and Tobago
Curated
Tobago Heritage Festival; humid.
58
Turkey
Curated
Very hot — over 40 degrees in the southeast — and peak crowds.
55
Argentina
Curated
Ski peak with Argentine school holidays; the dry Northwest is at its best.
55
Belize
Curated
Green season — showers, not washouts, most days.
55
Chile
Curated
Ski peak above Santiago; clearest stargazing of the year in the north.
55
Cyprus
Curated
Over 40 degrees in Nicosia, and wildfire season.
55
India
Curated
Wet on the plains, prime season in the high Himalaya and Spiti.
55
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Curated
Hot and humid with building storm risk.
55
San Marino
Curated
Hot and very busy with coach parties from the Adriatic resorts.
55
Spain
Curated
Over 40 °C in Andalusia and the interior; the Atlantic north is the escape.
55
Tunisia
Curated
Inland heat makes the Roman sites punishing.
52
Guam
Curated
52
Northern Mariana Islands
Curated
50
China
Curated
Hot and wet with coastal typhoons — but Tibet and Xinjiang are at their best.
50
Dominica
Curated
Wet, lush, empty — river levels demand caution.
50
Guyana
Curated
Rains begin easing; rivers high and navigable.
50
Israel
Curated
Very hot and humid on the coast, over 40 degrees in the desert.
50
Vatican City
Curated
Over 35 degrees with no shade in the square and long queues.
48
Suriname
Curated
Rain eases; turtle hatchlings; Dutch holiday arrivals begin.
45
Morocco
Curated
Marrakech regularly over 40 degrees and the desert far more.
45
South Korea
Curated
Jangma monsoon — sustained heavy rain and periodic flooding.
45
Uzbekistan
Curated
Extreme desert heat, regularly over 40 °C.
44
Senegal
Curated
42
Uruguay
Curated
Coldest month; city breaks and wine lodges only.
40
Afghanistan
Curated
Extreme heat in Kabul, Herat and the south.
40
Bhutan
Curated
Wettest weeks, with landslides closing eastern roads.
40
Gambia
Curated
40
Hong Kong
Curated
Peak heat and typhoon risk.
40
Iran
Curated
Over 40 degrees across most of the country.
40
Japan
Curated
Hot and humid at sea level; the Alps and Hokkaidō are the escape, and festival season peaks.
40
Macau
Curated
Peak heat and typhoon risk.
40
Niger
Curated
40
North Korea
Curated
Monsoon rain with flooding common.
40
Oman
Curated
Extreme heat in Muscat while Salalah turns green and misty.
40
Philippines
Curated
Peak monsoon on Luzon with real typhoon disruption to flights and ferries.
40
Taiwan
Curated
Peak heat and peak typhoon risk.
38
Nigeria
Curated
38
Syria
Curated
Peak heat in the desert and the interior.
36
Ethiopia
Curated
35
Egypt
Curated
Peak heat.
35
Myanmar
Curated
Persistent monsoon rain; travel logistics degrade further.
35
Nepal
Curated
Wet everywhere except the Mustang and Dolpo rain shadow.
32
Chad
Curated
32
Guinea-Bissau
Curated
30
Bangladesh
Curated
Peak monsoon — large areas under water and travel genuinely hard.
30
Eritrea
Curated
30
Qatar
Curated
Peak heat; outdoor activity is unsafe by day.
30
Saudi Arabia
Curated
Peak heat — Jeddah humid and Riyadh above 45 degrees.
30
Turkmenistan
Curated
Extreme desert heat, regularly 45 °C.
30
United Arab Emirates
Curated
Peak heat; outdoor activity is genuinely unsafe by day.
28
Central African Republic
Curated
28
Sierra Leone
Curated
26
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Curated
25
Iraq
Curated
Extreme heat — among the hottest places on earth.
24
Guinea
Curated
22
Yemen
Curated
Peak monsoon; Socotra inaccessible and the mainland extremely hot.
20
Falkland Islands
Curated
The coldest month.
20
Somalia
Curated
20
South Sudan
Curated
18
Djibouti
Curated
0
Antarctica
Curated
No access — season closed.
0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Curated
No access — season closed.
0
Sudan
Curated
Scores suspended — active conflict.
95
Algeria
Climate estimate
95
Andorra
Climate estimate
95
Angola
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95
Australia
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95
Botswana
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95
Burundi
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95
Cabo Verde
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95
Jordan
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95
Kenya
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95
Lebanon
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95
Luxembourg
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95
Madagascar
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