Vol. 1 · Summer 2026
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214 curated guides · the rest scored from climate normals
Best this month
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Bhutan
Curated
The best month — stable weather, clear peaks and the Thimphu Tshechu.
95
Hong Kong
Curated
The best month — dry, warm, clear and comfortable.
95
Iran
Curated
Warm days, cool nights and clear light — an excellent month.
95
Macau
Curated
The best month — dry, warm and clear.
95
Morocco
Curated
Warm, clear and comfortable — an excellent month.
95
Nepal
Curated
The best month of the year — stable weather and the clearest mountain views.
95
South Korea
Curated
The best month — dry, cool, clear, autumn colour beginning.
95
Taiwan
Curated
The best month — dry, warm and clear across the whole island.
95
Uzbekistan
Curated
The best autumn month — mild, golden and dry.
94
Ethiopia
Curated
94
Réunion
Curated
94
Seychelles
Curated
93
New Caledonia
Curated
92
Christmas Island
Curated
92
Cook Islands
Curated
92
Cyprus
Curated
Mild, still swimmable and very quiet.
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Egypt
Curated
The season opens — warm, clear and comfortable.
92
Fiji
Curated
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French Polynesia
Curated
92
Gibraltar
Curated
92
Israel
Curated
Warm, dry and clear — an excellent month.
92
Mozambique
Curated
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Namibia
Curated
Hot and dry; the best waterhole viewing of the year.
92
South Africa
Curated
Excellent everywhere; the last of the dry-season game viewing.
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Tanzania
Curated
Still dry as the herds begin moving south again.
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Turkey
Curated
Mild, golden and quiet — the best Cappadocia walking.
92
Vatican City
Curated
Mild, golden and comparatively calm.
92
Western Sahara
Curated
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Tunisia
Curated
90
Armenia
Curated
Autumn colour in the Debed and Dilijan forests.
90
Azerbaijan
Curated
Autumn colour in the Caucasus foothills; clear and mild.
90
China
Curated
The best month for weather; Golden Week fills everything for its first eight days.
90
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Curated
90
Comoros
Curated
90
Eritrea
Curated
90
Georgia
Curated
Autumn colour in the valleys; passes close late in the month.
90
Italy
Curated
Mild, golden and quiet; truffle season in Piedmont.
90
Japan
Curated
The most reliable weather of the year — dry, clear, 20 °C. Early autumn colour in the north.
90
Mayotte
Curated
90
Niue
Curated
90
Norfolk Island
Curated
90
Oman
Curated
The season opens — warm, dry and clear.
90
Pakistan
Curated
Autumn colour in Hunza and Skardu; the plains cool to comfortable.
90
Portugal
Curated
Mild and golden; the last reliable beach weeks.
90
Samoa
Curated
90
Solomon Islands
Curated
90
Spain
Curated
Mild and golden nationwide.
90
Syria
Curated
Mild, clear and golden — the best autumn month.
90
Tonga
Curated
90
Turkmenistan
Curated
The best autumn weeks — mild, dry and comfortable.
90
Vanuatu
Curated
88
Greece
Curated
Mild and golden; island ferries reduce late in the month.
88
Iraq
Curated
Heat breaking — an excellent month everywhere.
88
Moldova
Curated
National Wine Day in early October; golden and mild.
88
Papua New Guinea
Curated
88
San Marino
Curated
Mild, golden and quiet.
88
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Curated
88
Wallis and Futuna
Curated
86
Nauru
Curated
86
New Zealand
Curated
86
Pitcairn Islands
Curated
86
Tuvalu
Curated
85
Afghanistan
Curated
Autumn, the equal of spring and the best light of the year.
85
Falkland Islands
Curated
Breeding begins and the albatross come back.
85
France
Curated
Autumn colour, mushroom season and mild cities.
85
French Guiana
Curated
Dry and clear, with low rivers.
85
India
Curated
Post-monsoon clarity and comfortable heat — an excellent month.
85
Laos
Curated
Dry season opens with boat racing festivals; excellent light.
85
North Korea
Curated
Autumn colour and the most reliable weather of the year.
85
Suriname
Curated
Peak dry season; the single best month.
85
Timor-Leste
Curated
Hot and dry; the last dependable month before the rains.
85
Yemen
Curated
Socotra reopens as the monsoon ends — the season begins.
84
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Curated
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Tokelau
Curated
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Zambia
Curated
Best wildlife, worst heat.
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Zimbabwe
Curated
Peak wildlife, extreme heat.
80
Eswatini
Curated
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Guyana
Curated
Best all-round month in the interior.
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United States
Curated
New England foliage peaks; deserts return to perfect hiking weather.
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Vietnam
Curated
Excellent in the north and south; the central coast takes serious rain and flooding.
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Croatia
Curated
Mild and quiet as island services reduce.
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Palau
Curated
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Albania
Curated
Mild and quiet; mountain routes close late in the month.
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Argentina
Curated
Spring proper — Buenos Aires and Mendoza superb; early Patagonia trekking for the prepared.
75
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Curated
Autumn colour in the forests as it cools fast.
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Bulgaria
Curated
Autumn colour in the Rhodopes as it cools fast.
75
Chile
Curated
Patagonia reopens; wine country at its greenest.
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Czech Republic
Curated
Autumn colour in the sandstone country as it cools fast.
75
Germany
Curated
Autumn colour and wine festivals as it cools fast.
75
Hungary
Curated
Autumn colour and wine festivals as it cools fast.
75
Indonesia
Curated
Dry into mid-month, first storms after.
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Montenegro
Curated
Mild and quiet, with Durmitor autumn colour.
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North Macedonia
Curated
Autumn colour in the parks as it cools fast.
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Poland
Curated
Autumn colour in the mountains and forests as it cools fast.
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Romania
Curated
Autumn colour in the Carpathians as the mountain roads close.
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Saudi Arabia
Curated
Heat breaking as the season begins.
75
Serbia
Curated
Autumn colour in the west as it cools fast.
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Slovenia
Curated
Autumn colour and wine harvest as the huts close.
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American Samoa
Curated
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Ukraine
Curated
Autumn colour in the Carpathians as it cools fast.
70
Aruba
Curated
The short rains arrive.
70
Austria
Curated
Golden larches and clear air; huts close from mid-month.
70
Belgium
Curated
Autumn colour in the Ardennes as it cools.
70
Bermuda
Curated
Warm and quiet as the season closes.
70
Bolivia
Curated
Last dependable dry month; lowland heat builds.
70
Cambodia
Curated
Rain easing, countryside at its greenest, crowds not yet back.
70
Curaçao
Curated
The short rains start.
70
Djibouti
Curated
70
Ecuador
Curated
Quiet shoulder — decent everywhere, busy nowhere.
70
Iceland
Curated
Highland roads closing; strong aurora season and cheaper.
70
Kazakhstan
Curated
Cooling fast, with autumn colour in the mountain valleys.
70
Malaysia
Curated
Inter-monsoon rain returns to the west; east coast in its final open weeks.
70
Maldives
Curated
Rain easing; manta season continues into November.
70
Myanmar
Curated
Monsoon ends; clear air and green countryside.
70
Netherlands
Curated
Autumn colour in the Veluwe as it cools and wets.
70
Qatar
Curated
Heat breaking, with the season starting late in the month.
70
Singapore
Curated
Inter-monsoon storms; Deepavali in Little India is worth timing for.
70
Slovakia
Curated
Autumn colour in the valleys; high trails close at month's end.
70
Switzerland
Curated
Golden larches and clear light; huts close from mid-month.
70
Thailand
Curated
Rain tapering, landscapes at their greenest, prices still low.
70
United Arab Emirates
Curated
Heat breaking, with the season beginning late in the month.
70
United Kingdom
Curated
Autumn colour as the days shorten fast.
68
Brazil
Curated
Transition month; first rains return to the southeast.
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Ghana
Curated
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Jersey
Curated
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Niger
Curated
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Peru
Curated
First sierra rains; still workable for most routes.
68
Senegal
Curated
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Uruguay
Curated
Warming fast; the coast reopens, still empty.
66
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Curated
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Gambia
Curated
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Guernsey
Curated
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Guinea
Curated
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Nigeria
Curated
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Bangladesh
Curated
Monsoon withdrawing; cyclone risk returns to the coast.
65
Brunei
Curated
Rain increasing ahead of the monsoon.
65
Ireland
Curated
Autumn colour as the Atlantic storms begin.
64
Guinea-Bissau
Curated
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Togo
Curated
62
Belarus
Curated
Autumn colour as it cools fast.
62
Canada
Curated
Fall colour peaks in the east; high passes start closing in the west.
62
Isle of Man
Curated
62
Sierra Leone
Curated
60
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Curated
Short rains on Bonaire.
60
Denmark
Curated
Autumn colour as the days shorten quickly.
60
Estonia
Curated
Cooling fast with autumn colour in the forests.
60
Finland
Curated
Cold and dark arriving; strong aurora season with very few visitors.
60
Latvia
Curated
Cooling fast; mushroom season is a national obsession.
60
Lithuania
Curated
Cooling fast, with forest colour at its peak.
60
Mexico
Curated
Rains retreat; the country dries out ahead of Día de Muertos.
60
Norway
Curated
Cooling fast; mountain roads closing but strong aurora season.
60
Paraguay
Curated
Heating up; spring storms return.
60
Philippines
Curated
Improving, with typhoons still possible; prices at their lowest.
60
Russia
Curated
Cold arriving; cities atmospheric and cheap.
58
Venezuela
Curated
Wettest stretch of the year inland.
56
Côte d'Ivoire
Curated
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Greenland
Curated
Dark evenings and a thinning timetable.
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Kyrgyzstan
Curated
Autumn colour in the valleys as the high routes close.
55
Mongolia
Curated
Cold arriving fast; the Golden Eagle Festival in Ölgii is the reason to be here.
55
Rwanda
Curated
55
Sweden
Curated
Cooling fast with dark evenings and aurora season starting.
55
Tajikistan
Curated
Cold arriving fast at altitude; lowland valleys still pleasant.
55
Trinidad and Tobago
Curated
Rains return.
54
Guam
Curated
54
Northern Mariana Islands
Curated
52
Chad
Curated
50
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Curated
Season closing as the storms return.
50
Uganda
Curated
48
Colombia
Curated
Wettest month of the year across most regions; Tayrona closes late Oct; whale season tail on the Pacific; lowest prices and crowds.
48
Guatemala
Curated
Still wet, tapering late; lowest prices of the year.
46
Faroe Islands
Curated
46
Gabon
Curated
46
São Tomé and Príncipe
Curated
45
Barbados
Curated
Damp but warm and empty — the bargain-hunter’s month.
45
El Salvador
Curated
Heavy rain tapering late month.
45
Grenada
Curated
Damp, warm and empty — the value trough.
45
Guadeloupe
Curated
Improving; rivers still running high.
45
Martinique
Curated
Improving slowly.
45
Sri Lanka
Curated
Inter-monsoon rain across most of the island.
44
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Curated
42
Costa Rica
Curated
Wettest month nationally; Caribbean side stays the smart play.
42
Dominican Republic
Curated
Storm tail; deep resort discounts for the flexible.
42
Honduras
Curated
Islands’ wettest stretch begins; storm risk at maximum.
42
Panama
Curated
Wettest on the Pacific slope; Bocas spell continues early month.
42
Republic of the Congo
Curated
40
Åland Islands
Curated
40
Nicaragua
Curated
Peak rain both coasts; lowest prices of the year.
40
Puerto Rico
Curated
Risk easing but not gone.
40
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Curated
39
Haiti
Curated
Storm risk stays elevated; rains taper late.
38
Bahamas
Curated
Still storm season; the archipelago at its emptiest.
38
Belize
Curated
Wettest month; storm risk lingers.
38
Cuba
Curated
Storm-season tail; infrastructure strain lingers after any hit.
38
Jamaica
Curated
Wettest month on most of the island.
38
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Curated
Storm risk stays elevated.
38
Saint Lucia
Curated
Wettest weeks of the year.
38
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Curated
Storm risk remains high.
35
Antigua and Barbuda
Curated
Still storm season; sea warm, island at its quietest.
35
British Virgin Islands
Curated
Still in the season.
35
Cayman Islands
Curated
The wettest month.
35
Dominica
Curated
Storm-season tail; the World Creole Music Festival closes the month.
35
Montserrat
Curated
The wettest month.
35
Saint Martin
Curated
Still risky; many places shut.
35
Sint Maarten
Curated
Still in the season.
35
Turks and Caicos Islands
Curated
Wet and still risky.
35
United States Virgin Islands
Curated
Still in the season.
34
Central African Republic
Curated
32
Equatorial Guinea
Curated
32
Somalia
Curated
30
Anguilla
Curated
Most of the island is still shut.
30
Saint Barthélemy
Curated
Still largely closed.
30
South Sudan
Curated
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Antarctica
Curated
No access — season closed.
0
Sudan
Curated
Scores suspended — active conflict.
95
Algeria
Climate estimate
95
Angola
Climate estimate
95
Australia
Climate estimate
95
Bahrain
Climate estimate
95
Benin
Climate estimate
95
Botswana
Climate estimate
95
Burkina Faso
Climate estimate
95
Burundi
Climate estimate
95
Cabo Verde
Climate estimate
95
Jordan
Climate estimate
95
Kenya
Climate estimate
95
Kiribati
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