Compare destinations, month by month

3,114 head-to-head comparisons. Each one scores both places for all 12 months under the lens that suits them — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather — and says which wins when, by how much, and where the two are close. Pick a pair for the year, then drill into the month you're travelling.

The 200 featured pairs are listed in full; the rest are grouped under their first destination.

Africa

Cities · 81

Beaches · 72

Islands · 18

National parks · 40

Trekking hubs · 22

Ski resorts · 3

Asia

Cities · 489

Beaches · 127

Islands · 71

National parks · 19

Trekking hubs · 85

Ski resorts · 39

Europe

Cities · 571

Beaches · 149

Islands · 101

National parks · 2

Trekking hubs · 43

Ski resorts · 106

North America

Cities · 320

Beaches · 136

Islands · 72

National parks · 90

Trekking hubs · 28

Ski resorts · 57

South America

Cities · 102

Beaches · 41

Islands · 18

National parks · 10

Trekking hubs · 32

Ski resorts · 15

Oceania

Cities · 55

Beaches · 40

Islands · 31

National parks · 14

Trekking hubs · 12

Ski resorts · 3