When to go where

46 regions of the world, each read month by month: when it is in season, when it is merely good, and when it is in its low season. Every place is judged for what it is — beaches on beach weather, ski towns on snow, cities on walking comfort. Pick a region for the reasons behind each month.

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Europe

Region	January to December	In season
The Alps		Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
The Atlantic islands		Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Southern Europe		Jun, Jul, Sep
The British Isles		Jun, Jul, Aug
The Balkans		May, Jun, Sep
Western Europe		Jun, Jul, Aug
Central Europe		Jun, Jul, Aug
Eastern Europe		Jun, Jul, Aug
The Nordics & Baltics		Jun, Jul, Aug

North America

Region	January to December	In season
Hawaii		May, Jun, Jul
Florida		Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov
The Desert Southwest		Mar, Apr, Oct
The Rockies		May, Jun, Sep
California		Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
The US South		Apr, May, Oct
The Pacific Northwest		Jun, Jul, Aug
The Northeast & Atlantic Canada		May, Jun, Aug
The Great Lakes & Midwest		May, Jun, Sep
Alaska & the Far North		Jun, Jul, Aug

Latin America & the Caribbean

Region	January to December	In season
Mexico & Central America		Jan, Feb, Mar
The Caribbean		Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Patagonia		Jan, Feb, Dec
Coastal Peru & Ecuador		Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec
The Southern Cone		Mar, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Northern Brazil & the Guianas		Sep, Oct, Dec
The Andes		Jul, Aug, Sep
Southeast Brazil		Jun, Jul, Sep

Africa

Region	January to December	In season
West Africa		Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec
East Africa		Jun, Jul, Aug
North Africa		Apr, May, Jun, Oct
Southern Africa		May, Jun, Jul
Central Africa		Jul, Aug, Dec
The Indian Ocean islands		Aug, Sep, Oct

Middle East & Central Asia

Region	January to December	In season
Middle East		Feb, Apr, Nov
Turkey & the Caucasus		May, Sep, Oct
Central Asia		Apr, Sep, Oct

South Asia

Region	January to December	In season
South Asia		Jan, Feb, Dec
The Himalaya		Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec

East Asia

Region	January to December	In season
East Asia		Apr, May, Oct, Nov
Siberia		Jun, Jul, Aug

Southeast Asia

Region	January to December	In season
Mainland Southeast Asia		Jan, Feb, Dec
Island Southeast Asia		—

Oceania

Region	January to December	In season
New Zealand		Jan, Feb, Mar
Southern Australia		Jan, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
The Pacific islands		Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Tropical Australia		Aug, Sep, Oct