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Best time to visit…

Make the most out of your next holiday and find the perfect time to visit your next destination.

No one wants to spend a beach holiday holed up in a hotel room, or a ski break watching rain melt the snow on the mountains. And we sure don't want you to either.

We've done a bit of research to find out when the best time is to visit popular spots around the world, for the best weather, the best price and the fewest crowds.


Best places to visit by month/season

In case you're searching for inspiration.

Summer (December-February):

DecemberJanuaryFebruary
AucklandAucklandAdelaide
CambodiaCambodiaAuckland
Canada (Ski + Northern Lights)Canada (Ski + Northern Lights)Cambodia
DubaiCaribbeanCanada (Ski + Northern Lights)
HobartDubaiChiang Mai
Hong KongHobartDubai
Iceland (Northern Lights)Iceland (Northern Lights)Great Ocean Road
Japan (Ski)Japan (Ski)Hobart
MalaysiaMalaysiaIceland (Northern Lights)
New ZealandNew ZealandJapan (Ski)
PatagoniaPhuketMalaysia
Galapagos IslandsPatagoniaNew Zealand
Sri LankaSri LankaPhuket
TasmaniaTasmaniaPatagonia
Sri Lanka
Tasmania

Autumn (March-May):

MarchAprilMay
AdelaideBaliAlaska
CambodiaBora BoraBali
Canada (Ski + Northern Lights)BrisbaneBangkok
CanberraBroomeBerlin
ChileCairnsBora Bora
DubaiCambodiaBrisbane
EuropeCaminoBroome
Great Ocean RoadCanberraCairns
GreeceCaribbeanCamino
HobartChileCanberra
Hunter ValleyChinaChina
IndiaEuropeCook Islands
IrelandGold CoastCroatia
JapanGreeceEurope
Japan (Ski)Hamilton IslandGold Coast
Las VegasHawaiiGreece
Los AngelesHunter ValleyHamilton Island
MalaysiaIrelandHawaii
MelbourneJapanHunter Valley
MunichLas VegasIceland (sightseeing)
ParisLos AngelesInca Trail
PhuketMaldivesIreland
PatagoniaMediterraneanJapan
ChileMelbourneLas Vegas
Sri LankaMunichLos Angeles
SydneyNew YorkMediterranean
TasmaniaParisMelbourne
TokyoPhuketMunich
VietnamSouth AfricaNew York
WellingtonBrazilParis
Yarra ValleyChilePeru
Sri LankaPhilippines
SydneyRome
ThailandSouth Africa
TokyoBrazil
Vancouver and WhistlerChile
VanuatuGalapagos Islands
VietnamSydney
WellingtonThailand
Townsville
Uluru
Vanuatu
Vancouver and Whistler
Wellington

Winter (June-August):

JuneJulyAugust
AlaskaAlaskaAlaska
BaliBerlinBerlin
BerlinBroomeBroome
BroomeCairnsCairns
CairnsCanada (summer)Canada (summer)
CaminoCook IslandsCook Islands
Canada (summer)DarwinDarwin
ChinaHamilton IslandHamilton Island
Cook IslandsIceland (sightseeing)Iceland (sightseeing)
CroatiaInca TrailInca Trail
DarwinMount BullerMount Buller
EuropeNew Zealand (Ski)New Zealand (Ski)
GreecePeruPeru
Hamilton IslandQueenstownQueenstown
Iceland (sightseeing)RomeSamoa
Inca TrailSamoaSingapore
New YorkSingaporeSnowy Mountains
New Zealand (Ski)Snowy MountainsSouth Africa
PeruSouth AfricaArgentina
RomeArgentinaThredbo
SingaporeThredboTownsville
South AfricaTownsvilleUnited Kingdom
BrazilUnited KingdomUluru
ChileUluruVanuatu
Galapagos IslandsVanuatu
Townsville
United Kingdom
Uluru
Vancouver and Whistler
Vanuatu

Spring (September-November):

SeptemberOctoberNovember
AlaskaAlaskaAlaska
AmsterdamAmsterdamBangkok
ArgentinaArgentinaBora Bora
BaliBaliByron Bay
BerlinBora BoraCambodia
BroomeBroomeChiang Mai
Byron BayByron BayChile
CairnsChileDubai
CaminoChinaFiji
ChileCroatiaGreat Ocean Road
ChinaEuropeHong Kong
Cook IslandsFijiIceland (Northern Lights)
CroatiaGreat Ocean RoadIreland
DarwinGreeceLas Vegas
EuropeHawaiiLondon
GreeceHong KongMalaysia
Hamilton IslandIndiaMaldives
HawaiiIrelandNew Caledonia
Iceland (sightseeing)JapanNew York
IrelandLas VegasPerth
JapanLondonPhilippines
Las VegasMediterraneanSan Francisco
LondonNew CaledoniaChile
MediterraneanNew YorkGalapagos Islands
New CaledoniaPerthSydney
New YorkRomeTokyo
PerthSamoaToronto
PeruSan FranciscoYarra Valley
QueenstownSouth Africa
RomeChile
SamoaGalapagos Islands
San FranciscoSydney
South AfricaTokyo
ChileToronto
SydneyTownsville
TokyoUnited Kingdom
TorontoVanuatu
Townsville
United Kingdom
Uluru
Vancouver and Whistler
Vanuatu

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