SeasonMap

Cherry blossom, month by month around the world

The week the trees go pink, and the crowds with them.

54 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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When it is on

Number of destinations with cherry blossom on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Cherry blossom in January

  1. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainAlmond blossom · 20 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight.93climate
  2. 🇻🇳 Dalat, VietnamMai anh đào cherry blossom · 5 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)The pink cherry the town plants along Xuan Huong lake and the Tran Hung Dao streets flowers for a fortnight around Tết.92climate
  3. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandWild Himalayan cherry · 20 Dec – 15 Feb (usually)Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window.89climate
  4. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, ThailandWild Himalayan cherry on the hills · 20 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)The pink blossom on Doi Inthanon and the ridges towards Doi Ang Khang comes out in the coldest weeks of the year, which are also the only weeks the air up there is clean.87climate
  5. 🇯🇵 Okinawa, JapanHikanzakura cherry blossom · 15 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)Okinawa's cherry is the deep pink hikanzakura and it opens in January, two months before the mainland.74climate
  6. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United StatesPlum and magnolia blossom · 25 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)The earliest blossom of any big American city: plum in January, magnolia through February, weeks before the east coast has thawed.68climate

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Cherry blossom in February

  1. 🇻🇳 Dalat, VietnamMai anh đào cherry blossom · 5 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)The pink cherry the town plants along Xuan Huong lake and the Tran Hung Dao streets flowers for a fortnight around Tết.96climate
  2. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainAlmond blossom · 20 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight.94climate
  3. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoAlmond blossom · 1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)The valleys south towards the Atlas flower first, around Tahanaout and on the road to Ourika, and it is the first sign the mountain passes will open again.88climate
  4. 🇹🇼 Taichung, TaiwanWuling Farm cherry blossom · 10 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)The old farm up in the mountains behind the city is the best blossom in Taiwan and knows it: entry is capped and booked in advance, with traffic control on the road in during the peak days.88climate
  5. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandWild Himalayan cherry · 20 Dec – 15 Feb (usually)Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window.84climate
  6. 🇨🇳 Kunming, ChinaCamellias and cherry avenues · 1 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)Camellias first, then the cherry avenues at Yuantong Temple and around Green Lake in March.81climate
  7. 🇹🇼 Sun Moon Lake, TaiwanCherry blossom · 1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)The hillside above the lake flowers weeks before Japan does, and the culture village at the top of the ropeway makes an event of it.81climate
  8. 🇯🇵 Okinawa, JapanHikanzakura cherry blossom · 15 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)Okinawa's cherry is the deep pink hikanzakura and it opens in January, two months before the mainland.79climate
  9. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoBlossom in the valley · 20 Feb – 15 Apr (usually)Cherry, apple and walnut come out on the terraces below the village while the summits are still white.77climate
  10. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United StatesPlum and magnolia blossom · 25 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)The earliest blossom of any big American city: plum in January, magnolia through February, weeks before the east coast has thawed.75climate
  11. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanPlum blossom · 10 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Ume comes out a month before the cherries, at Yushima Tenjin and the Imperial Palace gardens, on the coldest and clearest days of the year.72climate
  12. 🇯🇵 Osaka, JapanPlum blossom at the castle · 10 Feb – 15 Mar (usually)The grove below Osaka Castle flowers from the middle of February, weeks before the cherry crowds arrive and with a fraction of the people.71climate
  13. 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanPlum blossom · 5 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Kitano Tenmangu's grove opens before the crowds arrive for cherry season, and the shrine holds an outdoor tea ceremony on 25 February.68climate
  14. 🇨🇳 Suzhou, ChinaPlum blossom on Lake Tai · 15 Feb – 20 Mar (usually)The orchards at Guangfu and out on the Dongshan peninsula flower before anything else does, which is why the Ming painters kept going there.64climate

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Cherry blossom in March

  1. 🇪🇸 Tenerife, SpainAlmond blossom · 20 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight.95climate
  2. 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, MoroccoAlmond blossom · 1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)The valleys south towards the Atlas flower first, around Tahanaout and on the road to Ourika, and it is the first sign the mountain passes will open again.94climate
  3. 🇨🇳 Kunming, ChinaCamellias and cherry avenues · 1 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)Camellias first, then the cherry avenues at Yuantong Temple and around Green Lake in March.89climate
  4. 🇪🇸 Seville, SpainOrange blossom · 5 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)The azahar comes out on the bitter orange trees that line the whole city for two or three weeks, and the smell is what people remember about spring here.85climate
  5. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoBlossom in the valley · 20 Feb – 15 Apr (usually)Cherry, apple and walnut come out on the terraces below the village while the summits are still white.81climate
  6. 🇹🇼 Taichung, TaiwanWuling Farm cherry blossom · 10 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)The old farm up in the mountains behind the city is the best blossom in Taiwan and knows it: entry is capped and booked in advance, with traffic control on the road in during the peak days.80climate
  7. 🇨🇳 Beijing, ChinaSpring blossom · 25 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)Cherry at Yuyuantan and crab apple in the temple courtyards for about three weeks, in the short window between the sandstorms and the heat.77climate
  8. 🇹🇼 Sun Moon Lake, TaiwanCherry blossom · 1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)The hillside above the lake flowers weeks before Japan does, and the culture village at the top of the ropeway makes an event of it.77climate
  9. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United StatesPlum and magnolia blossom · 25 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)The earliest blossom of any big American city: plum in January, magnolia through February, weeks before the east coast has thawed.76climate
  10. 🇯🇵 Osaka, JapanPlum blossom at the castle · 10 Feb – 15 Mar (usually)The grove below Osaka Castle flowers from the middle of February, weeks before the cherry crowds arrive and with a fraction of the people.75climate
  11. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South KoreaCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)The front reaches Seoul at the start of April; Yeouido and the Han riverside are walked at night and the peak lasts under a week.74climate
  12. 🇯🇵 Fukuoka, JapanCherry blossom · 18 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)Fukuoka is usually among the first big cities the front reaches.74climate
  13. 🇰🇷 Busan, South KoreaCherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The south coast blooms a week before Seoul; Dalmaji Hill above Haeundae and the naval town of Jinhae an hour west are what people come for.74climate
  14. 🇯🇵 Hiroshima, JapanCherry blossom · 22 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The castle moat and the Peace Park riverbanks, both walkable in an afternoon.74climate
  15. 🇯🇵 Nara, JapanCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 12 Apr (usually)The deer park first, then Mount Yoshino an hour south, which flowers in bands up the hillside about a week later and is worth the early train.74climate
  16. 🇰🇷 Gyeongju, South KoreaCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 12 Apr (usually)Gyeongju plants cherries along everything — the Bomun lake ring road, the walls of the Daereungwon tombs, the approach to Bulguksa.74climate
  17. 🇯🇵 Kobe, JapanCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The river banks at Shukugawa and the slope up to Nunobiki carry most of it.74climate
  18. 🇯🇵 Kagoshima, JapanCherry blossom · 20 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)One of the first cities in Japan the front reaches, usually in the third week of March.74climate
  19. 🇨🇳 Shanghai, ChinaCherry blossom · 10 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Gucun Park in the north holds the city's largest cherry planting and runs a month-long festival with late gate hours at peak.73climate
  20. 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanPlum blossom · 5 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Kitano Tenmangu's grove opens before the crowds arrive for cherry season, and the shrine holds an outdoor tea ceremony on 25 February.73climate
  21. 🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesCherry blossom peak bloom · 20 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The Tidal Basin's Yoshinos hold peak bloom for four or five days, usually in the last week of March.73climate
  22. 🇯🇵 Nagoya, JapanCherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The castle moat and the four-kilometre bank of the Yamazaki river are the two everyone walks.73climate
  23. 🇯🇵 Kumamoto, JapanCastle cherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The castle grounds are the city's hanami spot and the reconstruction scaffolding does not put anyone off.73climate
  24. 🇨🇳 Suzhou, ChinaPlum blossom on Lake Tai · 15 Feb – 20 Mar (usually)The orchards at Guangfu and out on the Dongshan peninsula flower before anything else does, which is why the Ming painters kept going there.72climate
  25. 🇯🇵 Kamakura, JapanCherry blossom on Dankazura · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The raised avenue up to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is planted the whole way, which makes it one long bottleneck for the ten days it is out.71climate

…and 13 more in March.

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Cherry blossom in April

  1. 🇪🇸 Seville, SpainOrange blossom · 5 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)The azahar comes out on the bitter orange trees that line the whole city for two or three weeks, and the smell is what people remember about spring here.94climate
  2. 🇨🇳 Beijing, ChinaSpring blossom · 25 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)Cherry at Yuyuantan and crab apple in the temple courtyards for about three weeks, in the short window between the sandstorms and the heat.91climate
  3. 🇲🇦 Imlil, MoroccoBlossom in the valley · 20 Feb – 15 Apr (usually)Cherry, apple and walnut come out on the terraces below the village while the summits are still white.88climate
  4. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South KoreaCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)The front reaches Seoul at the start of April; Yeouido and the Han riverside are walked at night and the peak lasts under a week.85climate
  5. 🇰🇷 Gyeongju, South KoreaCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 12 Apr (usually)Gyeongju plants cherries along everything — the Bomun lake ring road, the walls of the Daereungwon tombs, the approach to Bulguksa.84climate
  6. 🇯🇵 Osaka, JapanCherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Usually peaks in the first week of April.83climate
  7. 🇨🇳 Shanghai, ChinaCherry blossom · 10 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Gucun Park in the north holds the city's largest cherry planting and runs a month-long festival with late gate hours at peak.83climate
  8. 🇯🇵 Nara, JapanCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 12 Apr (usually)The deer park first, then Mount Yoshino an hour south, which flowers in bands up the hillside about a week later and is worth the early train.83climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesCherry blossom peak bloom · 20 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The Tidal Basin's Yoshinos hold peak bloom for four or five days, usually in the last week of March.83climate
  10. 🇯🇵 Kumamoto, JapanCastle cherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The castle grounds are the city's hanami spot and the reconstruction scaffolding does not put anyone off.83climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, United StatesCherry blossom in Fairmount Park · 28 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)A couple of thousand trees around the Shofuso house and the Horticulture Center in West Fairmount Park, peaking in the first two weeks of April with a Japanese festival built around them.82climate
  12. 🇯🇵 Kagoshima, JapanCherry blossom · 20 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)One of the first cities in Japan the front reaches, usually in the third week of March.82climate
  13. 🇫🇷 Paris, FranceBlossom on the quais · 25 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)Cherry and magnolia come out along the Seine and in the Jardin des Plantes, usually in the first half of April, and the terraces fill the same week.81climate
  14. 🇯🇵 Fukuoka, JapanCherry blossom · 18 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)Fukuoka is usually among the first big cities the front reaches.81climate
  15. 🇰🇷 Busan, South KoreaCherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The south coast blooms a week before Seoul; Dalmaji Hill above Haeundae and the naval town of Jinhae an hour west are what people come for.81climate
  16. 🇯🇵 Hiroshima, JapanCherry blossom · 22 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The castle moat and the Peace Park riverbanks, both walkable in an afternoon.81climate
  17. 🇯🇵 Nagoya, JapanCherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The castle moat and the four-kilometre bank of the Yamazaki river are the two everyone walks.81climate
  18. 🇯🇵 Kobe, JapanCherry blossom · 28 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The river banks at Shukugawa and the slope up to Nunobiki carry most of it.81climate
  19. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanCherry blossom · 22 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The front usually reaches Tokyo in the last week of March and peaks in the first days of April.80climate
  20. 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanCherry blossom · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)Usually peaks in the first week of April.80climate
  21. 🇯🇵 Yokohama, JapanCherry blossom on the Ooka river · 25 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)The canal through Koganecho is lined the whole way and lit in the evenings, which makes it the after-work version of hanami rather than the picnic one.80climate
  22. 🇯🇵 Kamakura, JapanCherry blossom on Dankazura · 25 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)The raised avenue up to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is planted the whole way, which makes it one long bottleneck for the ten days it is out.80climate
  23. 🇺🇸 St. Louis, United StatesBotanical Garden spring bloom · 1 Apr – 5 May (usually)The Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden, one of the largest in the west, runs cherry and then azalea and iris through April.80climate
  24. 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, GermanyBlossom on the Philosophenweg · 25 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)Almond and cherry come out on the south-facing slope across the Neckar, usually in the first half of April.80climate
  25. 🇬🇧 London, United KingdomBlossom in the squares · 25 Mar – 30 Apr (usually)Cherry and magnolia in the garden squares and along the park avenues, usually through April.79climate

…and 16 more in April.

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Cherry blossom in May

  1. 🇺🇸 St. Louis, United StatesBotanical Garden spring bloom · 1 Apr – 5 May (usually)The Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden, one of the largest in the west, runs cherry and then azalea and iris through April.87climate
  2. 🇯🇵 Sapporo, JapanCherry and plum blossom · 28 Apr – 15 May (usually)Hokkaido gets both at once, usually in the first half of May, a month behind Tokyo, and Maruyama Park does hanami with lamb on a grill.84climate
  3. 🇨🇦 Toronto, CanadaHigh Park cherry blossom · 22 Apr – 10 May (usually)The Somei-Yoshino grove in High Park peaks for four to ten days, usually at the turn of April into May.83climate
  4. 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United KingdomBlossom in the Meadows · 5 Apr – 5 May (usually)The cherry avenue across the Meadows comes out for a fortnight in April and the students treat it as the first day of summer, whatever the temperature says.83climate
  5. 🇺🇦 Lviv, UkraineSakura and magnolia · 5 Apr – 5 May (usually)The city planted Japanese cherries and magnolias through the 2010s and they come out along Stryiskyi Park and a handful of named streets for a fortnight in spring.82climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Traverse City, United StatesCherry blossom on the peninsulas · 5–24 May (usually)The two peninsulas that split Grand Traverse Bay carry over a million cherry trees, blooming for a week or two in early-to-mid May, well before the festival that takes their name.80climate

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Cherry blossom in July

  1. 🇧🇷 Curitiba, BrazilCerejeiras in flower · 1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)The Japanese cherries planted by Curitiba's Nikkei community flower in the depth of the southern winter, densest around the Praça do Japão and the Bosque do Japão.86climate

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Cherry blossom in August

  1. 🇧🇷 Curitiba, BrazilCerejeiras in flower · 1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually)The Japanese cherries planted by Curitiba's Nikkei community flower in the depth of the southern winter, densest around the Praça do Japão and the Bosque do Japão.83climate

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Cherry blossom in November

  1. 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanAutumn colour · 10 Nov – 5 Dec (usually)The maples usually peak in the second half of November and the city is as full as it is in cherry season.81climate

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Cherry blossom in December

  1. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandWild Himalayan cherry · 20 Dec – 15 Feb (usually)Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window.87climate
  2. 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, ThailandWild Himalayan cherry on the hills · 20 Dec – 31 Jan (usually)The pink blossom on Doi Inthanon and the ridges towards Doi Ang Khang comes out in the coldest weeks of the year, which are also the only weeks the air up there is clean.84climate
  3. 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanAutumn colour · 10 Nov – 5 Dec (usually)The maples usually peak in the second half of November and the city is as full as it is in cherry season.71climate

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