Best time to visit
Best time to visit guides
When to go, month by month, for every destination.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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253 destination guides, grouped by region. Popular starting points: Paris, London, Rome and Barcelona.
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France · best April–June and September–October
Paris
World-class museums, café terraces and walkable riverside quarters
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United Kingdom · best May–June and September
London
Free national museums, royal landmarks, West End theatre and riverside walks
Italy · best April–May and September–October
Rome
Ancient ruins, Vatican art, Baroque piazzas and long trattoria lunches
Spain · best May–June and September–October
Barcelona
Gaudí architecture, Gothic lanes, tapas bars and city beaches
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Netherlands · best April–June and September
Amsterdam
Canal rings, Golden Age art, brown cafés and a city made for bikes
Japan · best March–May and October–November
Tokyo
Neon districts, historic shrines, outstanding food and punctual trains
Europe
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | April–June and September–October | January |
| London | May–June and September | January |
| Rome | April–May and September–October | January |
| Barcelona | May–June and September–October | January |
| Amsterdam | April–June and September | January |
| Istanbul | April–June and September–October | January |
| Lisbon | April–June and September–October | January |
| Madrid | April–June and September–October | January |
| Prague | May–June and September | February |
| Vienna | April–June and September–October | January |
| Berlin | May–September | January |
| Venice | April–May and September–October | January |
| Florence | April–May and September–October | January |
| Athens | April–June and September–October | January |
| Budapest | April–May and September–October | January |
| Dublin | May–September | January |
| Edinburgh | May–June and September | January |
| Copenhagen | May–September | January |
| Reykjavík | June–September | January |
| Seville | March–May and October–November | January |
| Porto | May–June and September–October | January |
| Munich | May–July, September and December | January |
| Milan | April–June and September–October | January |
| Naples | April–June and September–October | January |
| Nice | May–June and September–October | January |
| Dubrovnik | May–June and September–October | January |
| Santorini | May–June and September–October | January |
| Brussels | May–June and September | January |
| Bruges | April–June and September | January |
| Kraków | May–June and September | January |
| Warsaw | May–June and September | January |
| Stockholm | May–September | January |
| Oslo | May–September | January |
| Helsinki | May–September | January |
| Tallinn | May–September | February |
| Riga | May–September | February |
| Vilnius | May–September | January |
| Zurich | May–September | January |
| Geneva | May–September | January |
| Lucerne | May–June and September | January |
| Interlaken | June–September | November |
| Salzburg | May–June and September | January |
| Hamburg | May–September | January |
| Frankfurt | May–September and December | January |
| Cologne | May–September and December | January |
| Lyon | April–June and September–October | January |
| Bordeaux | May–June and September–October | January |
| Marseille | May–June and September–October | January |
| Valencia | April–June and September–October | January |
| Málaga | April–June and September–October | January |
| Granada | April–May and October | January |
| Palma de Mallorca | May–June and September–October | January |
| Ibiza | May–June and September | January |
| Tenerife | May–June and September–October | May |
| Bologna | April–June and September–October | January |
| Verona | May–June and September | January |
| Amalfi Coast | May–June and September–October | January |
| Cinque Terre | May–June and September–October | January |
| Palermo | April–June and September–October | January |
| Split | May–June and September | January |
| Ljubljana | May–June and September | January |
| Bratislava | May–June and September | January |
| Belgrade | May–June and September–October | January |
| Sofia | May–June and September–October | January |
| Bucharest | May–June and September–October | January |
| Mykonos | June and September | January |
| Crete | May–June and September–October | January |
| Rhodes | May–June and September–October | January |
| Antalya | May–June and September–October | January |
| Cappadocia | April–June and September–October | January |
| Bodrum | May–June and September–October | January |
| San Sebastián | June and September | January |
| Lake Como | April–June and September | January |
| Sorrento | May–June and September | January |
| Innsbruck | June–September and December–January | April |
| Hallstatt | May–June and September | January |
| Rotterdam | May–September | January |
| The Hague | May–September | January |
| Antwerp | May–September | January |
| Bergen | May–August | January |
| Tromsø | January–March and June–July | May |
| Manchester | May–September | January |
| Liverpool | May–July and September | January |
| Bath | May–June and September | January |
| York | May–June and September | January |
| Glasgow | May–September | January |
| Belfast | May–June and August–September | January |
| Galway | May–June and September | January |
| Madeira | April–June and September–October | November |
| Algarve | May–June and September | January |
| Azores | May–September | January |
| Corfu | May–June and September | January |
| Thessaloniki | May–June and September–October | January |
| Valletta | April–June and September–October | January |
| Kotor | May–June and September | January |
| Sarajevo | May–June and September–October | January |
| Zagreb | May–June, September–October and December | January |
| Hvar | May–June and September | January |
| Strasbourg | May–June, September–October and December | January |
| Cannes | June and September | January |
| Chamonix | January, March and July–September | May |
Asia
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | March–May and October–November | January |
| Bangkok | November–February | May |
| Singapore | February–April and July–August | March |
| Hong Kong | October–December | January |
| Seoul | April–May and September–November | January |
| Kyoto | March–May and October–November | January |
| Osaka | March–May and October–November | January |
| Bali | April–June and September–October | February |
| Phuket | December–March | May |
| Hanoi | March–April and October–December | June |
| Ho Chi Minh City | December–March | May |
| Kuala Lumpur | January–February and June–July | March |
| Taipei | March–April and October–December | January |
| Tbilisi | May–June and September–October | February |
| Baku | April–June and September–October | January |
| Yerevan | May–June and September–October | January |
| Maldives | December–April | May |
| Goa | November–February | June |
| Delhi | February–March and October | May |
| Mumbai | November–February | July |
| Jaipur | October–March | May |
| Agra | October–March | May |
| Kathmandu | March–April and October–December | July |
| Colombo | December–March | May |
| Chiang Mai | November–February | March |
| Krabi | December–March | September |
| Koh Samui | February–April and June–August | November |
| Siem Reap | November–February | September |
| Phnom Penh | November–February | September |
| Luang Prabang | November–February | May |
| Da Nang | February–May | October |
| Hoi An | February–May | October |
| Manila | December–March | June |
| Cebu | February–May | June |
| Boracay | January–May | July |
| Jakarta | May–September | February |
| Yogyakarta | May–September | January |
| Shanghai | April–May and October–November | December |
| Beijing | April–May and September–October | January |
| Macau | October–December | January |
| Busan | April–May and September–November | January |
| Jeju | April–May and October–November | January |
| Sapporo | February and June–September | March |
| Okinawa | April, June–July and October | January |
| Hiroshima | March–May and October–November | January |
| Nara | March–May and October–November | January |
| Fukuoka | March–May and October–November | January |
| Penang | December–March | September |
| Langkawi | December–March | May |
| Ubud | April–June and September | February |
| Ha Long Bay | April–May and October–November | January |
| Palawan | January–April | July |
| Kerala | November–February | June |
| Pokhara | March–April and October–December | July |
| Almaty | May–June and September | November |
| Samarkand | April–May and September–October | January |
North America
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | April–June and September–October | January |
| Los Angeles | March–May and September–November | January |
| San Francisco | April–May and September–October | January |
| Las Vegas | March–May and October–November | February |
| Miami | December–April | September |
| Orlando | January–February and October–November | September |
| Chicago | May–June and September–October | January |
| Washington, D.C. | April–May and September–October | January |
| Boston | May–June and September–October | January |
| New Orleans | February–April and October–November | January |
| Honolulu | April–May and September–October | May |
| Toronto | May–October | January |
| Vancouver | June–September | January |
| Montreal | June–October | March |
| San Diego | April–May and September–October | January |
| Seattle | June–September | January |
| Portland | June–September | January |
| Austin | March–April and October–November | January |
| Nashville | April–May and September–October | January |
| Denver | June–September | January |
| Philadelphia | May–June and September–October | January |
| Atlanta | April–May and October–November | January |
| San Antonio | March–April and October–November | January |
| Dallas | March–April and October–November | January |
| Houston | March–April and October–November | January |
| Phoenix | November–April | June |
| Sedona | March–May and September–November | January |
| Charleston | March–May and October–November | January |
| Savannah | March–May and October–November | January |
| Key West | December–May | September |
| Maui | April–May and September–October | September |
| Anchorage | June–August | January |
| Salt Lake City | January–March, June and September | November |
| Quebec City | June–October | November |
| Calgary | June–September | January |
| Banff | June–September | April |
Middle East
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | November–March | June |
| Abu Dhabi | November–March | June |
| Doha | November–March | June |
| Tel Aviv | April–June and September–November | January |
| Jerusalem | April–June and September–November | January |
| Amman | March–May and October–November | January |
| Muscat | November–March | June |
| Riyadh | November–March | June |
| Jeddah | November–March | May |
| Petra | March–May and October–November | January |
| Ras Al Khaimah | November–March | May |
Oceania
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | March–April and September–November | July |
| Melbourne | February–April and October–November | May |
| Auckland | February–April and December | May |
| Queenstown | July–August and December–March | May |
| Brisbane | April–June and August–October | February |
| Gold Coast | April–May and September–November | February |
| Cairns | June–October | February |
| Perth | March–April and September–November | May |
| Fiji | May–October | February |
| Christchurch | December–March | May |
| Wellington | December–March | May |
Latin America & Caribbean
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| Cancún | December–April | September |
| Mexico City | March–April and October–November | June |
| Rio de Janeiro | April–June and August–October | May |
| Buenos Aires | March–May and October–November | January |
| San Juan | December–April | September |
| Havana | November–April | September |
| Punta Cana | December–April | September |
| Nassau | December–April | September |
| Montego Bay | December–April | September |
| Aruba | January–May | September |
| Barbados | December–April | September |
| Cartagena | February–April | October |
| Medellín | June–August and December–February | May |
| Bogotá | July–August and December–March | January |
| Lima | December–April | March |
| Cusco | May–September | February |
| Santiago | March–April and October–November | February |
| Quito | June–September | March |
| São Paulo | April–May and August–October | January |
| Montevideo | November–March | May |
| Tulum | November–April | September |
| Playa del Carmen | November–April | September |
| Puerto Vallarta | November–April | September |
Africa
| Destination | Best months | Quietest month |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech | March–May and October–November | June |
| Cairo | October–March | May |
| Cape Town | February–April and November | June |
| Fes | March–May and October–November | January |
| Casablanca | April–June and September–October | January |
| Zanzibar | January–February and June–September | April |
| Nairobi | January–February and June–September | April |
| Johannesburg | April–May and September–October | May |
| Mauritius | April–May and September–November | February |
| Luxor | October–March | June |
| Sharm El Sheikh | March–May and October–November | January |
| Hurghada | March–May and October–November | January |
| Tangier | April–June and September–October | January |
| Victoria Falls | May–August | January |
| Seychelles | April–May and October–November | June |