The Best Time to Visit Anywhere

Peak of the cool, dry season - the single best month for beaches and temples.

Deep in the dry season: sun, wildlife and green landscapes.

Southern-hemisphere high summer - long days for the road trips.

Cheap, clear cities and world-class powder snow up north.

Prime ski season and the year's best city prices.

Long nights for northern lights and blue ice caves.

Still cool and dry - ideal beach weather.

Bone-dry, warm and sunny in the heart of high season.

Cherry blossom opens in the south and reaches Tokyo late month.

Warm spring days before the desert summer heat arrives.

Comfortable temperatures for the pyramids and the Nile.

The tail of the dry season - reliably sunny.

Cherry blossom peaks in Tokyo and Kyoto - the iconic time to go.

Warm spring days, wildflowers and quiet ancient sites.

Ideal city weather before the summer heat.

Sunny and warm without the summer prices.

Warm days and thinner crowds before the summer crush.

Days lengthen fast, roads reopen and prices sit below summer peak.

One of the driest, greenest months - long light evenings.

Dry season begins - clear skies over Machu Picchu, pre-July crowds.

Midnight sun, puffins and every highland road finally open.

The season begins - endless daylight and waking wildlife.

Long days for fjord cruises and hiking at their greenest.

Warm Adriatic swims before the August island crush.

Peak summer - warmest weather, salmon runs and full tour season.

Driest, clearest month for the Andes and Machu Picchu.

Dry season sun and the best surf, if you accept peak crowds.

Midnight sun in the north and warm fjord-country days.

Dry winter bush means the best big-game safari viewing of the year.

Still dry and clear across the Andes.

Warm, green and wildlife-rich before the September wind-down.

Reliably dry and sunny across the island.

Warm sea, summer heat gone and the cruise crowds thinning.

Grape-harvest weather and comfortable sightseeing temperatures.

Northern lights return as the nights draw in - and prices ease.

Mild, golden and quieter after the summer peak.

Clear, comfortable skies with early autumn foliage - a top month to go.

Warm days, cool nights and the summer heat finally broken.

The cool season opens - ideal for the sites and the Red Sea.

Still swimmable in the Algarve, with autumn prices.

The cool, dry season begins - the best beach weather of the year.

Peak autumn foliage in Kyoto and Tokyo under clear skies.

Hurricane risk fades and dry-season sun returns at shoulder prices.

One of the most reliable nationwide-weather months.

Cool, dry and sunny - peak beach season is in full swing.

Dry season returns for sun and wildlife (book early for the holidays).

Southern-hemisphere summer begins - long, warm days.

Long polar nights for northern lights and festive Reykjavik.