Vol. 1 · Summer 2026
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214 curated guides · the rest scored from climate normals
Best this month
92
Bahamas
Curated
The sweet spot: warming sea, stable weather. Spring break concentrates on Nassau only.
92
Guam
Curated
92
Israel
Curated
Wildflowers and warm days — an excellent month.
92
Morocco
Curated
Warm and green — the best month, with the Atlas still snow-capped.
92
New Zealand
Curated
92
Northern Mariana Islands
Curated
92
Palau
Curated
90
Anguilla
Curated
The most reliable weather of the year.
90
Antigua and Barbuda
Curated
Dry and settled; crowds thin slightly after the winter peak.
90
Aruba
Curated
Dry and windy.
90
Barbados
Curated
Settled and clear; Holetown Festival early in the month.
90
Bhutan
Curated
Spring — rhododendrons in flower and the Paro Tshechu.
90
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Curated
Windiest month — Lac Bay windsurfing at its best.
90
British Virgin Islands
Curated
Dry and breezy; the regatta season starts.
90
Cayman Islands
Curated
Flat water and excellent diving.
90
Cuba
Curated
Dry, warming; crowds thin after high season.
90
Curaçao
Curated
Windy and dry — the kitesurfing months.
90
Dominican Republic
Curated
Whales to late month; dry, warm, superb sea state.
90
Gambia
Curated
90
Grenada
Curated
Settled and clear; interior trails at their driest.
90
Guadeloupe
Curated
Driest month — the volcano is at its clearest.
90
Guinea-Bissau
Curated
90
Iraq
Curated
Warm and green — the best month, with Nowruz in the Kurdish north.
90
Maldives
Curated
Dry, hot and excellent for diving throughout the atolls.
90
Martinique
Curated
The driest month of the year.
90
Norfolk Island
Curated
90
Oman
Curated
Warm and clear, with turtle nesting continuing.
90
Philippines
Curated
Excellent visibility for diving; whale sharks arrive at Donsol.
90
Puerto Rico
Curated
Dry and warm; spring-break crowds on the north coast.
90
Saint Barthélemy
Curated
Bucket Regatta week fills the harbour.
90
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Curated
90
Saint Martin
Curated
The driest month.
90
Senegal
Curated
90
Sierra Leone
Curated
90
Sint Maarten
Curated
Regatta week fills the lagoon.
90
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Curated
90
Taiwan
Curated
Spring — mild, dry and comfortable, with blossom in the hills.
90
Turks and Caicos Islands
Curated
Dry, warm and busy.
88
Belize
Curated
Dry and warming; Semana Santa books out.
88
Costa Rica
Curated
Hot; quetzal season starts in the cloud forests.
88
Dominica
Curated
Driest month — the window for the Boiling Lake and Waitukubuli segments.
88
Egypt
Curated
Warming, with khamsin dust winds possible from late in the month.
88
Eritrea
Curated
88
Panama
Curated
Dry, hot; Semana Santa fills the beaches some years.
88
Qatar
Curated
Warm and clear with heat building late.
88
Saudi Arabia
Curated
Warm and clear with heat building late in the month.
88
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Curated
88
United Arab Emirates
Curated
Warm and clear, with heat building late in the month.
88
United States Virgin Islands
Curated
Dry, with spring-break crowds on Saint Thomas.
87
Jamaica
Curated
Dry and warm; spring-break crowds in the west.
87
Saint Lucia
Curated
87
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Curated
86
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Curated
86
Western Sahara
Curated
85
Argentina
Curated
Autumn: Mendoza harvest, golden lenga forests in Patagonia, capital cools to perfect.
85
Colombia
Curated
End of the dry window; quiet outside Semana Santa.
85
Guatemala
Curated
Warm; Semana Santa build-up in Antigua.
85
Honduras
Curated
Whale sharks off Utila; dry everywhere.
85
Iran
Curated
Nowruz around 21 March — the country travels and everything fills.
85
Malaysia
Curated
East-coast islands reopen and the whole country is broadly workable.
85
Montserrat
Curated
St Patrick's festival fills the island for a week.
85
Nepal
Curated
Spring season opens with rhododendron forest in flower.
85
Sri Lanka
Curated
Still dry in the south; peak blue-whale season off Mirissa.
85
Trinidad and Tobago
Curated
Dry and suddenly quiet; leatherback nesting begins.
85
Vietnam
Curated
The north warms and dries out; good end to end.
85
Yemen
Curated
Warm and clear, with Socotra still calm.
84
El Salvador
Curated
Hot; south swell arrives — surf season proper begins.
84
Gibraltar
Curated
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Antarctica
Curated
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Haiti
Curated
End of the main dry window.
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Mexico
Curated
Warming; spring break lands on the Caribbean coast.
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Nicaragua
Curated
Hot and dusty late-dry; Corn Islands at their best.
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Seychelles
Curated
80
Brunei
Curated
Dry and warm; canopy walkway conditions at their best.
80
Chile
Curated
Autumn gold in the lenga forests, grape harvest in the valleys, softer light everywhere.
80
Cyprus
Curated
Warming fast, with wildflowers across the island.
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Ethiopia
Curated
80
Falkland Islands
Curated
Fledging season and fewer visitors.
80
Japan
Curated
Warming fast; blossom moves north from Kyūshū through the month.
80
Singapore
Curated
Warm, comparatively dry and the most comfortable stretch of the year.
80
South Africa
Curated
Cape harvest season; lowveld rains easing.
78
Côte d'Ivoire
Curated
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Ghana
Curated
78
Namibia
Curated
Rains easing, the landscape green and the light excellent.
78
Uruguay
Curated
Warm seas, thinning crowds — the value sweet spot.
76
Chad
Curated
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Curated
76
Guinea
Curated
76
Nigeria
Curated
76
Togo
Curated
75
Bangladesh
Curated
Warming quickly but still dry and workable.
75
Greenland
Curated
Sea ice, long clear light, dog sledding at its best.
75
Guyana
Curated
Dry and hot; savannah golden, wildlife at the creeks.
75
India
Curated
Heat building on the plains; Holi is the reason to be here anyway.
75
Portugal
Curated
Spring beginning, with wildflowers across the Alentejo.
75
Spain
Curated
Spring in Andalusia while the north stays wet.
75
Suriname
Curated
Reliable short-dry window for interior trips.
75
Vatican City
Curated
Warming, with crowds building toward Easter.
75
Venezuela
Curated
Hot late-dry season; falls at their thinnest.
74
Djibouti
Curated
74
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Curated
74
Tunisia
Curated
72
Christmas Island
Curated
72
Turkey
Curated
Spring beginning on the coast.
70
Austria
Curated
Spring skiing in sunshine as the lowlands thaw.
70
Azerbaijan
Curated
Warming, and Novruz on 21 March is the biggest festival of the year.
70
Brazil
Curated
Post-Carnival calm; sea warm, storms easing.
70
Cambodia
Curated
Hot — over 33 °C by mid-morning. Start at dawn and stop at eleven.
70
China
Curated
Spring in the south; the north is still cold with spring dust storms.
70
Eswatini
Curated
70
Finland
Curated
Long days with full snow cover — the best Lapland month.
70
Greece
Curated
Spring beginning, with wildflowers on Crete.
70
Iceland
Curated
The best balance of aurora and daylight as roads improve.
70
Italy
Curated
Spring in the south while the north stays cool.
70
Norway
Curated
Long days and snow together; excellent for skiing and aurora both.
70
Pitcairn Islands
Curated
70
South Korea
Curated
Warming, though spring fine-dust episodes affect air quality.
70
Switzerland
Curated
Spring skiing in sunshine as the lower valleys thaw.
70
Syria
Curated
Spring beginning as the country greens.
70
Tanzania
Curated
Hot, with the long rains starting late in the month.
70
Thailand
Curated
Hot, and the northern agricultural burning season makes Chiang Mai's air genuinely unhealthy.
70
Turkmenistan
Curated
Warming, and Nowruz on 21 March is publicly celebrated.
70
Uzbekistan
Curated
Spring beginning, with Navruz on 21 March the year's biggest festival.
68
Ecuador
Curated
Wettest in the sierra, warmest in the sea — pick your Ecuador.
68
Equatorial Guinea
Curated
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San Marino
Curated
Warming, with the centre pleasant and uncrowded.
66
Niger
Curated
65
Afghanistan
Curated
Nowruz on 21 March; spring arrives in the lowlands.
65
France
Curated
Spring beginning; cities pleasant and uncrowded.
65
Hong Kong
Curated
Warming, with a grey humid spell as the sea fog arrives.
65
Macau
Curated
Warming, with humid grey spells.
65
Myanmar
Curated
Heat climbing hard in the dry zone; haze increases.
65
Netherlands
Curated
Lengthening days, with Keukenhof opening late in the month.
65
Pakistan
Curated
Spring in the lowlands and the first northern valleys opening.
65
Slovenia
Curated
Thawing, with the lowlands greening and cities pleasant.
65
Sweden
Curated
Long days and snow together — the best Lapland month.
62
Bulgaria
Curated
Thawing, with Baba Marta traditions at the start of the month.
62
Croatia
Curated
Spring beginning; Zagreb and Istria pleasant.
62
Czech Republic
Curated
Thawing, with cities pleasant and quiet.
62
Hungary
Curated
Thawing, with spring starting on the plain.
60
Armenia
Curated
Thawing, with apricot blossom late in the month.
60
Belgium
Curated
Lengthening days with cities quiet and cheap.
60
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Curated
Thawing, with cities pleasant and cheap.
60
Denmark
Curated
Light returning fast; cities pleasant and cheap.
60
Indonesia
Curated
Rains easing, everything green, prices at their lowest.
60
Ireland
Curated
St Patrick's Day mid-month and the days lengthening.
60
Jersey
Curated
60
Laos
Curated
Hot, and burning season smoke settles over the northern valleys.
60
Montenegro
Curated
Spring beginning on the coast; the mountains stay winter.
60
Nauru
Curated
60
North Korea
Curated
Cold easing and the tour season starting.
60
North Macedonia
Curated
Thawing, with cities cheap and quiet.
60
Poland
Curated
Thawing, with cities pleasant and very cheap.
60
Serbia
Curated
Thawing, with cities cheap and quiet.
60
Tuvalu
Curated
60
United Kingdom
Curated
Lengthening days and daffodils; weather still unreliable.
60
United States
Curated
Desert spring; Florida spring break; variable everywhere else.
58
Albania
Curated
Spring beginning in the lowlands; the Ottoman towns are pleasant.
58
Central African Republic
Curated
58
Lithuania
Curated
Light returning, with the Kaziukas craft fair in early March.
58
Moldova
Curated
Thawing, with spring beginning in the vineyards.
58
Romania
Curated
Thawing, with spring starting in the south.
58
Tokelau
Curated
56
Guernsey
Curated
55
Belarus
Curated
Thawing, with the days lengthening quickly.
55
Bermuda
Curated
Warming on land, still cold in the sea.
55
Estonia
Curated
Light returning fast, though still cold.
55
Georgia
Curated
Thawing in the lowlands while the mountains stay shut.
55
Germany
Curated
Thawing, still grey, and cheap.
55
Latvia
Curated
Light returning, though still cold and grey.
55
Paraguay
Curated
Heat breaking; everything green from the summer rains.
55
Russia
Curated
Baikal ice season peaks; Maslenitsa week before Lent.
55
Slovakia
Curated
Thawing in the lowlands while the mountains stay winter.
55
Ukraine
Curated
Thawing, with the days lengthening.
54
Isle of Man
Curated
54
South Sudan
Curated
54
Zimbabwe
Curated
52
Somalia
Curated
52
Uganda
Curated
50
Bolivia
Curated
Rains taper; mirror chances linger early, trails still soft.
50
Fiji
Curated
50
French Polynesia
Curated
50
Kazakhstan
Curated
Thawing and muddy, but Nauryz in late March is worth timing for.
50
Mozambique
Curated
50
New Caledonia
Curated
50
Peru
Curated
Rains begin to taper; coast still sunny.
50
Réunion
Curated
48
American Samoa
Curated
48
Cook Islands
Curated
48
Rwanda
Curated
48
Samoa
Curated
48
São Tomé and Príncipe
Curated
46
Comoros
Curated
46
Niue
Curated
46
Vanuatu
Curated
46
Wallis and Futuna
Curated
46
Zambia
Curated
45
Canada
Curated
Spring skiing in the west; maple season in Québec.
45
Timor-Leste
Curated
Still wet; the south coast runs its own second rainy season.
44
Gabon
Curated
44
Mayotte
Curated
44
Papua New Guinea
Curated
44
Republic of the Congo
Curated
44
Solomon Islands
Curated
44
Tonga
Curated
42
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curated
40
French Guiana
Curated
Long rains beginning; leatherbacks start nesting.
36
Faroe Islands
Curated
35
Kyrgyzstan
Curated
Thawing and muddy with mountain access still shut.
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Tajikistan
Curated
Thaw and avalanche risk make roads unreliable.
30
Åland Islands
Curated
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Mongolia
Curated
Cold and windy; the Khövsgöl ice festival is the one draw.
25
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Curated
Still winter; very little is open.
0
Sudan
Curated
Scores suspended — active conflict.
95
Algeria
Climate estimate
95
Bahrain
Climate estimate
95
Benin
Climate estimate
95
Botswana
Climate estimate
95
Cabo Verde
Climate estimate
95
Cameroon
Climate estimate
95
Kenya
Climate estimate
95
Kuwait
Climate estimate
95
Libya
Climate estimate
95
Mali
Climate estimate
95
Mauritania
Climate estimate
90
Burkina Faso
Climate estimate