SeasonMap

Dry season, month by month around the world

The rains have stopped; the roads and trails reopen.

267 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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Dry season in January

  1. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.97climate
  2. 🇬🇹 Panajachel, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.95climate
  3. 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.94climate
  4. 🇵🇰 Karachi, PakistanWinter season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.93climate
  5. 🇧🇩 Cox's Bazar, BangladeshDomestic high season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe dry months are when the whole country takes its beach holiday.92climate
  6. 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, IndiaDesert touring season · 15 Oct – 15 MarThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.92climate
  7. 🇮🇳 Munnar, IndiaTea-country high season · 1 Nov – 28 FebThe rains have gone and the estate walks, Top Station and the lake are all being done by the same people on the same day.91climate
  8. 🇲🇽 San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoHighland dry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.91climate
  9. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaDry-season game viewing · 1 Jan – 28 FebThe short break between the two rainy seasons.90climate
  10. 🇲🇲 Mandalay, MyanmarCool, dry season · 15 Nov – 20 Feb (usually)The only comfortable stretch: mornings on Mandalay Hill and the day trips out to Sagaing and Inwa without the dust and the glare that follow in March.90climate
  11. 🇲🇽 Puebla, MexicoDry-season volcano views · 1 Nov – 31 MarThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.90climate
  12. 🇪🇷 Asmara, EritreaDry season on the plateau · 1 Dec – 30 AprClear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.89climate
  13. 🇨🇷 Monteverde, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.89climate
  14. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandCool, dry season · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The one stretch worth planning around: clear mornings on the hill roads, cold enough at Doi Mae Salong for a jacket at dawn, and the province at its busiest.89climate
  15. 🇬🇹 Lake Atitlán, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.89climate
  16. 🇲🇲 Ngapali, MyanmarBeach season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half-year the sea is calm, the resorts are staffed and the fishing boats go out in the morning.89climate
  17. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, IndiaCool dry season · 1 Dec – 15 Feb (usually)The stretch the city is known for: dry, mild and clear, with the evenings genuinely cool.88climate
  18. 🇱🇦 Luang Prabang, LaosDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Cool mornings, clear afternoons and a low Mekong: the half of the year the boats, the waterfalls and the hill roads all work.88climate
  19. 🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaDry months on the Ávila · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light.88climate
  20. 🇲🇷 Nouakchott, MauritaniaThe cool season · 20 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)The one stretch when the desert capital is comfortable: warm days, genuinely cold nights off the Atlantic, and the season the iron-ore train and the Banc d'Arguin trips are worth doing.88climate
  21. 🇮🇳 Ooty, IndiaClear winter season · 1 Dec – 28 FebThe clearest air of the year, with frost on the Botanical Garden lawn on the coldest mornings, which is exactly what the domestic visitors come up for.88climate
  22. 🇭🇳 Copán, HondurasDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.88climate
  23. 🇮🇳 Mysuru, IndiaClear season · 15 Nov – 28 FebCool mornings, dry evenings and the palace floodlights on without a haze in front of them.88climate
  24. 🇺🇸 Miami, United StatesDry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.87climate
  25. 🇨🇺 Havana, CubaDry season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.87climate

…and 115 more in January.

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Dry season in February

  1. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.96climate
  2. 🇮🇳 Munnar, IndiaTea-country high season · 1 Nov – 28 FebThe rains have gone and the estate walks, Top Station and the lake are all being done by the same people on the same day.94climate
  3. 🇲🇽 San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoHighland dry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.94climate
  4. 🇬🇹 Panajachel, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.94climate
  5. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalPilgrim season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.94climate
  6. 🇮🇳 Ooty, IndiaClear winter season · 1 Dec – 28 FebThe clearest air of the year, with frost on the Botanical Garden lawn on the coldest mornings, which is exactly what the domestic visitors come up for.92climate
  7. 🇲🇽 Puebla, MexicoDry-season volcano views · 1 Nov – 31 MarThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.92climate
  8. 🇪🇷 Asmara, EritreaDry season on the plateau · 1 Dec – 30 AprClear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.91climate
  9. 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.91climate
  10. 🇹🇼 Tainan, TaiwanThe dry half of the year · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Southern Taiwan barely rains for six months, and this is when the old capital is at its best for walking between temples.91climate
  11. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaDry-season game viewing · 1 Jan – 28 FebThe short break between the two rainy seasons.90climate
  12. 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, IndiaDesert touring season · 15 Oct – 15 MarThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.89climate
  13. 🇭🇳 Copán, HondurasDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.89climate
  14. 🇨🇷 Monteverde, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.88climate
  15. 🇬🇹 Lake Atitlán, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.88climate
  16. 🇧🇩 Cox's Bazar, BangladeshDomestic high season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe dry months are when the whole country takes its beach holiday.87climate
  17. 🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaDry months on the Ávila · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light.87climate
  18. 🇨🇷 San José, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings.87climate
  19. 🇪🇬 Siwa, EgyptThe good months for the sand sea · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.87climate
  20. 🇵🇰 Karachi, PakistanWinter season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.87climate
  21. 🇺🇸 Miami, United StatesDry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.86climate
  22. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, IndiaCool dry season · 1 Dec – 15 Feb (usually)The stretch the city is known for: dry, mild and clear, with the evenings genuinely cool.86climate
  23. 🇨🇺 Varadero, CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land all winter and the hotels along the peninsula run at capacity.86climate
  24. 🇲🇲 Ngapali, MyanmarBeach season · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half-year the sea is calm, the resorts are staffed and the fishing boats go out in the morning.86climate
  25. 🇨🇺 Havana, CubaDry season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.85climate

…and 124 more in February.

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Dry season in March

  1. 🇪🇷 Asmara, EritreaDry season on the plateau · 1 Dec – 30 AprClear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.94climate
  2. 🇪🇬 Siwa, EgyptThe good months for the sand sea · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.94climate
  3. 🇲🇽 San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoHighland dry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.93climate
  4. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.91climate
  5. 🇲🇽 Puebla, MexicoDry-season volcano views · 1 Nov – 31 MarThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.89climate
  6. 🇨🇷 Monteverde, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.86climate
  7. 🇬🇹 Panajachel, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.86climate
  8. 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.85climate
  9. 🇨🇷 San José, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings.85climate
  10. 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, United StatesWinter high season · 15 Dec – 15 AprDry, warm and rain-free, which is why the whole northeast is here and the rates double.85climate
  11. 🇨🇺 Havana, CubaDry season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.84climate
  12. 🇮🇳 Rishikesh, IndiaRafting and camp season reopens · 15 Sep – 30 Jun (usually)The rafting operators reopen once the flow settles in mid-September and run to the end of June.84climate
  13. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalPilgrim season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.84climate
  14. 🇺🇸 Miami, United StatesDry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.83climate
  15. 🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaDry months on the Ávila · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light.83climate
  16. 🇭🇳 Copán, HondurasDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.83climate
  17. 🇨🇺 Varadero, CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land all winter and the hotels along the peninsula run at capacity.83climate
  18. 🇨🇺 Trinidad, CubaDry season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The high season: casas particulares booked ahead, the Casa de la Musica steps full every night, and the Topes de Collantes trails dry enough to reach the waterfalls without wading.83climate
  19. 🇹🇼 Tainan, TaiwanThe dry half of the year · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Southern Taiwan barely rains for six months, and this is when the old capital is at its best for walking between temples.82climate
  20. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos IslandsDry season and winter peak · 1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The driest and fullest half of the year.81climate
  21. 🇨🇺 Cayo Coco, CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land through the winter and the all-inclusive strip along the cay runs at capacity.81climate
  22. 🇵🇦 Boquete, PanamaVolcan Baru summit season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The overnight climb for a sunrise with both oceans in it only really pays in the dry months.81climate
  23. 🇬🇹 Lake Atitlán, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.81climate
  24. 🇲🇽 Cancún, MexicoDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The trade winds settle, the water goes clear over the reef, and the beaches are free of weed.80climate
  25. 🇸🇻 San Salvador, El SalvadorDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop outright and the volcanoes around the valley come back into view.80climate

…and 99 more in March.

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Dry season in April

  1. 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileClear months · 1 Apr – 15 Dec (usually)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.93climate
  2. 🇪🇷 Asmara, EritreaDry season on the plateau · 1 Dec – 30 AprClear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.92climate
  3. 🇪🇬 Siwa, EgyptThe good months for the sand sea · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.90climate
  4. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.89climate
  5. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.88climate
  6. 🇲🇽 San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoHighland dry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.87climate
  7. 🇨🇷 Monteverde, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.81climate
  8. 🇺🇸 Miami, United StatesDry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.79climate
  9. 🇨🇺 Havana, CubaDry season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.79climate
  10. 🇨🇷 San José, Costa RicaDry season · 15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings.79climate
  11. 🇨🇺 Varadero, CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land all winter and the hotels along the peninsula run at capacity.79climate
  12. 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.78climate
  13. 🇦🇷 Salta, ArgentinaDry months in the valleys · 15 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.78climate
  14. 🇭🇳 Copán, HondurasDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.78climate
  15. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos IslandsDry season and winter peak · 1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The driest and fullest half of the year.78climate
  16. 🇨🇺 Trinidad, CubaDry season · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The high season: casas particulares booked ahead, the Casa de la Musica steps full every night, and the Topes de Collantes trails dry enough to reach the waterfalls without wading.78climate
  17. 🇳🇵 Pokhara, NepalParagliding season · 1 Oct – 15 AprTandem flights off Sarangkot run through the dry half of the year, taking the mid-morning thermals over the lake.77climate
  18. Fort-de-France, MartiniqueCareme, the dry season · 1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually)The island calls its dry half careme.77climate
  19. 🇲🇽 Cancún, MexicoDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The trade winds settle, the water goes clear over the reef, and the beaches are free of weed.76climate
  20. 🇲🇽 Tulum, MexicoDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Cooler, drier and the water in the cenotes at its clearest, which is also when a beach cabana costs three times what it does in September.76climate
  21. Pointe-à-Pitre, GuadeloupeCareme, the dry season · 1 Dec – 30 Apr (usually)The dry half of the year, called careme here.76climate
  22. 🇨🇺 Cayo Coco, CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land through the winter and the all-inclusive strip along the cay runs at capacity.76climate
  23. 🇯🇲 Negril, JamaicaDry season and winter peak · 1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)The driest and fullest stretch of the year.76climate
  24. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.76climate
  25. 🇬🇹 Panajachel, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.75climate

…and 86 more in April.

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Dry season in May

  1. 🇲🇼 Blantyre, MalawiCool dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.95climate
  2. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.95climate
  3. 🇳🇦 Windhoek, NamibiaThe dry winter · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.93climate
  4. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.93climate
  5. 🇧🇼 Gaborone, BotswanaDry winter · 1 May – 31 AugMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.93climate
  6. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.92climate
  7. 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, BrazilDry winter · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.91climate
  8. 🇧🇴 Sucre, BoliviaDry months · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89climate
  9. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Four months without meaningful rain, cold at dawn and shirt-sleeves by eleven, under a sky that stays open all day.88climate
  10. 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileClear months · 1 Apr – 15 Dec (usually)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.88climate
  11. 🇸🇿 Ezulwini Valley, EswatiniWinter dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains stop and the middleveld turns brown and clear.88climate
  12. 🇲🇿 Maputo, MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.85climate
  13. 🇲🇬 Toliara, MadagascarThe dry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.85climate
  14. 🇦🇺 Exmouth, AustraliaPeak season on the Cape · 1 Apr – 31 OctApril to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.84climate
  15. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.84climate
  16. 🇧🇷 Ilha Grande, BrazilClear water and empty trails · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)The storms stop, the sea settles and underwater visibility is at its best of the year; the island is quiet enough that half the pousadas take the month off.84climate
  17. 🇧🇴 La Paz, BoliviaAltiplano dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Bright still days, hard frost overnight and the Illimani in view from most of the city.83climate
  18. 🇦🇷 Salta, ArgentinaDry months in the valleys · 15 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.83climate
  19. 🇲🇿 Tofo, MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.83climate
  20. 🇿🇦 Drakensberg, South AfricaClear winter air · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Winter here is dry and the air goes glass-clear, which is why the escarpment photographs best in June and July.83climate
  21. 🇵🇪 Ollantaytambo, PeruAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Clear days, frost at night and dust on the terraces by August.82climate
  22. 🇲🇬 Morondava, MadagascarDry season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)Morondava's dry season runs roughly April to November: daytime around 27°C, the sea holding near 24°C, and the laterite track out to the Avenue of the Baobabs an easy 30-40 minute drive in a standard 4x4.82climate
  23. 🇦🇺 Broome, AustraliaDry-season peak · 1 May – 30 SepMay to September is the town's whole year: the Kimberley tracks are open, the caravan parks fill with people driving north out of the southern winter, and rooms cost what the market will bear.81climate
  24. 🇧🇴 Uyuni, BoliviaDry crossing season · 1 May – 15 Nov (usually)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.80climate
  25. 🇳🇦 Sossusvlei, NamibiaThe cool dry months · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Cold at dawn, warm by ten and cloudless throughout.79climate

…and 71 more in May.

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Dry season in June

  1. 🇳🇦 Windhoek, NamibiaThe dry winter · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.95climate
  2. 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, BrazilDry winter · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.94climate
  3. 🇲🇳 Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSteppe season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The countryside ger camps, the domestic flights to the west and most of the dirt roads out of the capital only work in these months.93climate
  4. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.93climate
  5. 🇲🇿 Maputo, MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.91climate
  6. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.90climate
  7. 🇲🇼 Blantyre, MalawiCool dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.90climate
  8. 🇧🇼 Gaborone, BotswanaDry winter · 1 May – 31 AugMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.90climate
  9. 🇦🇺 Broome, AustraliaDry-season peak · 1 May – 30 SepMay to September is the town's whole year: the Kimberley tracks are open, the caravan parks fill with people driving north out of the southern winter, and rooms cost what the market will bear.89climate
  10. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.89climate
  11. 🇧🇴 Sucre, BoliviaDry months · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.88climate
  12. 🇹🇿 Arusha, TanzaniaSafari high season · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.88climate
  13. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.88climate
  14. 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South AfricaAddo's dry season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.88climate
  15. 🇷🇼 Gisenyi, RwandaThe long dry season · 1 Jun – 15 SepThe reliable stretch of the year on Lake Kivu: settled afternoons, the road over to Kibuye passable, and the volcanoes across the border actually visible.88climate
  16. 🇲🇬 Toliara, MadagascarThe dry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.88climate
  17. 🇲🇿 Tofo, MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.87climate
  18. 🇸🇿 Ezulwini Valley, EswatiniWinter dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains stop and the middleveld turns brown and clear.87climate
  19. 🇦🇺 Exmouth, AustraliaPeak season on the Cape · 1 Apr – 31 OctApril to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.86climate
  20. 🇧🇷 Ilha Grande, BrazilClear water and empty trails · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)The storms stop, the sea settles and underwater visibility is at its best of the year; the island is quiet enough that half the pousadas take the month off.86climate
  21. 🇲🇬 Morondava, MadagascarDry season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)Morondava's dry season runs roughly April to November: daytime around 27°C, the sea holding near 24°C, and the laterite track out to the Avenue of the Baobabs an easy 30-40 minute drive in a standard 4x4.86climate
  22. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Four months without meaningful rain, cold at dawn and shirt-sleeves by eleven, under a sky that stays open all day.85climate
  23. 🇦🇺 Cairns, AustraliaDry season · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.85climate
  24. 🇦🇷 Salta, ArgentinaDry months in the valleys · 15 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.85climate
  25. 🇵🇪 Ollantaytambo, PeruAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Clear days, frost at night and dust on the terraces by August.85climate

…and 77 more in June.

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Dry season in July

  1. 🇨🇦 Vancouver, CanadaThe dry season · 1 Jul – 10 Sep (usually)Ten weeks of reliably dry, warm weather is the whole summer here, and it is why the city empties onto the beaches and the North Shore trails.97climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Seattle, United StatesThe dry months · 5 Jul – 15 Sep (usually)The rain effectively stops after the Fourth of July and holds off until well into September.97climate
  3. 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, BrazilDry winter · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.95climate
  4. 🇳🇦 Windhoek, NamibiaThe dry winter · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.94climate
  5. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaSafari high season · 1 Jul – 15 OctCool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.93climate
  6. 🇲🇿 Maputo, MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.93climate
  7. 🇦🇺 Exmouth, AustraliaPeak season on the Cape · 1 Apr – 31 OctApril to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.93climate
  8. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.93climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Portland, United StatesThe dry months · 5 Jul – 20 Sep (usually)The rain stops after the Fourth of July and stays away until late September, which is when the Gorge waterfalls are weakest and everything else is at its best.92climate
  10. 🇦🇺 Broome, AustraliaDry-season peak · 1 May – 30 SepMay to September is the town's whole year: the Kimberley tracks are open, the caravan parks fill with people driving north out of the southern winter, and rooms cost what the market will bear.92climate
  11. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.92climate
  12. 🇷🇼 Gisenyi, RwandaThe long dry season · 1 Jun – 15 SepThe reliable stretch of the year on Lake Kivu: settled afternoons, the road over to Kibuye passable, and the volcanoes across the border actually visible.92climate
  13. 🇧🇼 Gaborone, BotswanaDry winter · 1 May – 31 AugMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.91climate
  14. 🇲🇬 Toliara, MadagascarThe dry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.91climate
  15. 🇲🇳 Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSteppe season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The countryside ger camps, the domestic flights to the west and most of the dirt roads out of the capital only work in these months.90climate
  16. 🇲🇿 Tofo, MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.90climate
  17. 🇧🇴 Sucre, BoliviaDry months · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89climate
  18. 🇹🇿 Arusha, TanzaniaSafari high season · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.89climate
  19. 🇲🇼 Blantyre, MalawiCool dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.89climate
  20. 🇲🇬 Morondava, MadagascarDry season · 1 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)Morondava's dry season runs roughly April to November: daytime around 27°C, the sea holding near 24°C, and the laterite track out to the Avenue of the Baobabs an easy 30-40 minute drive in a standard 4x4.89climate
  21. 🇦🇴 Luanda, AngolaCacimbo · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)The cool dry season, and the local name for the fine sea mist that comes with it.88climate
  22. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.88climate
  23. 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South AfricaAddo's dry season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.88climate
  24. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.87climate
  25. 🇦🇺 Cairns, AustraliaDry season · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.87climate

…and 83 more in July.

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Dry season in August

  1. 🇲🇼 Blantyre, MalawiCool dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.97climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Seattle, United StatesThe dry months · 5 Jul – 15 Sep (usually)The rain effectively stops after the Fourth of July and holds off until well into September.95climate
  3. 🇨🇦 Vancouver, CanadaThe dry season · 1 Jul – 10 Sep (usually)Ten weeks of reliably dry, warm weather is the whole summer here, and it is why the city empties onto the beaches and the North Shore trails.94climate
  4. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaSafari high season · 1 Jul – 15 OctCool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.94climate
  5. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.94climate
  6. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.94climate
  7. 🇦🇺 Exmouth, AustraliaPeak season on the Cape · 1 Apr – 31 OctApril to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.94climate
  8. 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, BrazilDry winter · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.93climate
  9. 🇿🇦 Pretoria, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.93climate
  10. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South AfricaHighveld winter · 1 May – 31 Aug (usually)Four months without meaningful rain, cold at dawn and shirt-sleeves by eleven, under a sky that stays open all day.91climate
  11. 🇳🇦 Windhoek, NamibiaThe dry winter · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.91climate
  12. 🇹🇿 Arusha, TanzaniaSafari high season · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.91climate
  13. 🇦🇷 Salta, ArgentinaDry months in the valleys · 15 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.91climate
  14. 🇧🇼 Gaborone, BotswanaDry winter · 1 May – 31 AugMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.91climate
  15. 🇲🇿 Maputo, MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.90climate
  16. 🇦🇺 Cairns, AustraliaDry season · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.90climate
  17. 🇲🇿 Tofo, MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.90climate
  18. 🇪🇨 Otavalo, EcuadorDrier highland months · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The northern sierra gets its break from the afternoon rain around midyear, which is when the Cotacachi crater rim and the walk down to Peguche are reliably walkable and the volcanoes show.90climate
  19. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.90climate
  20. 🇧🇴 Sucre, BoliviaDry months · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89climate
  21. 🇺🇸 Portland, United StatesThe dry months · 5 Jul – 20 Sep (usually)The rain stops after the Fourth of July and stays away until late September, which is when the Gorge waterfalls are weakest and everything else is at its best.89climate
  22. 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South AfricaAddo's dry season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.89climate
  23. 🇲🇬 Toliara, MadagascarThe dry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.89climate
  24. 🇸🇿 Ezulwini Valley, EswatiniWinter dry season · 1 May – 31 AugThe rains stop and the middleveld turns brown and clear.89climate
  25. 🇲🇳 Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSteppe season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The countryside ger camps, the domestic flights to the west and most of the dirt roads out of the capital only work in these months.87climate

…and 85 more in August.

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Dry season in September

  1. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.96climate
  2. 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.95climate
  3. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaSafari high season · 1 Jul – 15 OctCool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.94climate
  4. 🇺🇸 Portland, United StatesThe dry months · 5 Jul – 20 Sep (usually)The rain stops after the Fourth of July and stays away until late September, which is when the Gorge waterfalls are weakest and everything else is at its best.94climate
  5. 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileClear months · 1 Apr – 15 Dec (usually)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.91climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesThe clear months · 5 Sep – 31 Oct (usually)The fog lifts after Labor Day, the summer traffic goes, and the coast gets six or seven weeks of the clearest air of the year before the winter rain starts.91climate
  7. 🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth, South AfricaAddo's dry season · 1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.91climate
  8. 🇦🇺 Exmouth, AustraliaPeak season on the Cape · 1 Apr – 31 OctApril to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.91climate
  9. 🇧🇴 Sucre, BoliviaDry months · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.90climate
  10. 🇹🇿 Arusha, TanzaniaSafari high season · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.90climate
  11. 🇺🇸 Seattle, United StatesThe dry months · 5 Jul – 15 Sep (usually)The rain effectively stops after the Fourth of July and holds off until well into September.89climate
  12. 🇦🇷 Salta, ArgentinaDry months in the valleys · 15 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.89climate
  13. 🇪🇨 Otavalo, EcuadorDrier highland months · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)The northern sierra gets its break from the afternoon rain around midyear, which is when the Cotacachi crater rim and the walk down to Peguche are reliably walkable and the volcanoes show.89climate
  14. 🇳🇦 Windhoek, NamibiaThe dry winter · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.88climate
  15. 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, BrazilDry winter · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.86climate
  16. Rarotonga, Cook IslandsDrier, cooler half of the year · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the drier, cooler half and the island's high season.86climate
  17. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.86climate
  18. 🇲🇿 Maputo, MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.84climate
  19. 🇦🇴 Luanda, AngolaCacimbo · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)The cool dry season, and the local name for the fine sea mist that comes with it.84climate
  20. 🇲🇿 Tofo, MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.84climate
  21. 🇲🇬 Toliara, MadagascarThe dry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.84climate
  22. 🇧🇴 La Paz, BoliviaAltiplano dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Bright still days, hard frost overnight and the Illimani in view from most of the city.83climate
  23. 🇧🇴 Uyuni, BoliviaDry crossing season · 1 May – 15 Nov (usually)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.83climate
  24. 🇦🇺 Cairns, AustraliaDry season · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.83climate
  25. 🇵🇫 Bora Bora, French PolynesiaDry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)The southern winter is the trade-wind half of the year: drier air, calmer lagoon, better underwater visibility, and the months the resorts charge the most for exactly that reason.83climate

…and 81 more in September.

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Dry season in October

  1. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.95climate
  2. 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileClear months · 1 Apr – 15 Dec (usually)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.94climate
  3. 🇮🇳 Shimla, IndiaAutumn clear window · 25 Sep – 15 NovThe rain stops and the haze goes with it, and the ranges north of the Ridge come back into view.92climate
  4. 🇰🇪 Nairobi, KenyaSafari high season · 1 Jul – 15 OctCool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.90climate
  5. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesThe clear months · 5 Sep – 31 Oct (usually)The fog lifts after Labor Day, the summer traffic goes, and the coast gets six or seven weeks of the clearest air of the year before the winter rain starts.90climate
  6. 🇧🇴 Sucre, BoliviaDry months · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89climate
  7. 🇮🇳 Mussoorie, IndiaAutumn clear window · 20 Sep – 15 NovThe rain stops and the haze goes with it, which is when the snow peaks north of the ridge finally show themselves.89climate
  8. 🇮🇳 Dharamshala, IndiaClear season on the Dhauladhar · 1 Oct – 25 NovThe rain stops and the wall of rock behind the town is sharp from the terrace of every cafe.89climate
  9. 🇦🇺 Exmouth, AustraliaPeak season on the Cape · 1 Apr – 31 OctApril to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.87climate
  10. 🇧🇴 Uyuni, BoliviaDry crossing season · 1 May – 15 Nov (usually)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.85climate
  11. 🇮🇳 Nainital, IndiaAutumn clear window · 25 Sep – 15 NovThe clearest weeks of the year: from Tiffin Top and Naina Peak the high Himalaya stand out on the horizon, which they do not do through the summer haze.85climate
  12. 🇮🇳 Kasol, IndiaClear season after the rain · 15 Sep – 15 NovThe rain stops, the river drops to something you would sit beside, and the trails to Tosh and Kheerganga dry out.84climate
  13. 🇹🇿 Arusha, TanzaniaSafari high season · 1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.84climate
  14. 🇵🇰 Murree, PakistanAutumn clear spell · 15 Sep – 15 NovThe rain stops, the haze washes out and the ridge gets its view back before the snow crowd turns up.84climate
  15. 🇪🇬 Siwa, EgyptThe good months for the sand sea · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.82climate
  16. Rarotonga, Cook IslandsDrier, cooler half of the year · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the drier, cooler half and the island's high season.82climate
  17. 🇦🇷 Salta, ArgentinaDry months in the valleys · 15 Apr – 15 Nov (usually)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.81climate
  18. 🇲🇿 Vilankulo, MozambiqueDry season · 1 Mar – 15 Nov (usually)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.80climate
  19. 🇺🇸 Pensacola, United StatesThe good weeks · 1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)The humidity finally breaks in October, the Gulf holds its summer warmth into November, and the beaches are empty.80climate
  20. 🇲🇬 Toliara, MadagascarThe dry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.80climate
  21. 🇵🇫 Bora Bora, French PolynesiaDry season · 1 May – 31 Oct (usually)The southern winter is the trade-wind half of the year: drier air, calmer lagoon, better underwater visibility, and the months the resorts charge the most for exactly that reason.79climate
  22. 🇲🇬 Antsiranana, MadagascarThe long dry months · 1 May – 30 Nov (usually)Rain is the exception rather than the rule from May onwards, which is when the tracks up Montagne d'Ambre hold and the boats to the Emerald Sea run most days.79climate
  23. 🇦🇺 Cairns, AustraliaDry season · 1 May – 31 OctMay to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.78climate
  24. 🇺🇸 Houston, United StatesThe first cool fronts · 15 Oct – 10 Dec (usually)From mid-October the fronts start reaching the coast and the humidity finally breaks.78climate
  25. 🇧🇷 Porto de Galinhas, BrazilDry months on the reef · 1 Sep – 31 Mar (usually)From September the rain thins and the water over the coral clears; this is the stretch when the pools look like the postcards and the sea is flat inside the reef.78climate

…and 53 more in October.

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Dry season in November

  1. 🇪🇬 Siwa, EgyptThe good months for the sand sea · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.96climate
  2. 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileClear months · 1 Apr – 15 Dec (usually)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.94climate
  3. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.93climate
  4. 🇲🇽 Puebla, MexicoDry-season volcano views · 1 Nov – 31 MarThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.93climate
  5. 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalAutumn trekking season · 1 Oct – 30 NovThe monsoon has washed the air and the peaks are visible from the valley rim.92climate
  6. 🇵🇪 Arequipa, PeruClear season on the volcanoes · 15 Apr – 30 Nov (usually)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.91climate
  7. 🇺🇸 Houston, United StatesThe first cool fronts · 15 Oct – 10 Dec (usually)From mid-October the fronts start reaching the coast and the humidity finally breaks.88climate
  8. 🇲🇽 San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoHighland dry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.88climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Pensacola, United StatesThe good weeks · 1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)The humidity finally breaks in October, the Gulf holds its summer warmth into November, and the beaches are empty.88climate
  10. 🇧🇴 Uyuni, BoliviaDry crossing season · 1 May – 15 Nov (usually)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.87climate
  11. 🇮🇳 Rishikesh, IndiaRafting and camp season reopens · 15 Sep – 30 Jun (usually)The rafting operators reopen once the flow settles in mid-September and run to the end of June.87climate
  12. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalPilgrim season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.87climate
  13. 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.86climate
  14. 🇬🇹 Panajachel, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.85climate
  15. 🇮🇳 Shimla, IndiaAutumn clear window · 25 Sep – 15 NovThe rain stops and the haze goes with it, and the ranges north of the Ridge come back into view.84climate
  16. 🇮🇳 Nainital, IndiaAutumn clear window · 25 Sep – 15 NovThe clearest weeks of the year: from Tiffin Top and Naina Peak the high Himalaya stand out on the horizon, which they do not do through the summer haze.84climate
  17. 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, IndiaDesert touring season · 15 Oct – 15 MarThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.82climate
  18. 🇻🇳 Ha Long, VietnamNorthern autumn · 25 Sep – 30 Nov (usually)The clearest stretch of the year on the bay: the storms have finished, the winter fog has not started, and the light on the limestone holds all day.82climate
  19. 🇮🇳 Mussoorie, IndiaAutumn clear window · 20 Sep – 15 NovThe rain stops and the haze goes with it, which is when the snow peaks north of the ridge finally show themselves.82climate
  20. 🇵🇰 Karachi, PakistanWinter season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.81climate
  21. 🇮🇳 Hampi, IndiaWalking season in the ruins · 1 Nov – 28 FebWalking is the entire activity here, and this is the only stretch of the year it is comfortable.80climate
  22. 🇲🇷 Nouakchott, MauritaniaThe cool season · 20 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)The one stretch when the desert capital is comfortable: warm days, genuinely cold nights off the Atlantic, and the season the iron-ore train and the Banc d'Arguin trips are worth doing.80climate
  23. 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaCool dry season · 15 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The stretch worth planning around: dry, mild, clear enough to walk Golconda in the afternoon.80climate
  24. 🇬🇹 Lake Atitlán, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.80climate
  25. 🇳🇵 Pokhara, NepalParagliding season · 1 Oct – 15 AprTandem flights off Sarangkot run through the dry half of the year, taking the mid-morning thermals over the lake.79climate

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Dry season in December

  1. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.96climate
  2. 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama, ChileClear months · 1 Apr – 15 Dec (usually)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.95climate
  3. 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.93climate
  4. 🇲🇽 Puebla, MexicoDry-season volcano views · 1 Nov – 31 MarThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.92climate
  5. 🇬🇹 Panajachel, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.91climate
  6. 🇪🇷 Asmara, EritreaDry season on the plateau · 1 Dec – 30 AprClear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.90climate
  7. 🇱🇦 Luang Prabang, LaosDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)Cool mornings, clear afternoons and a low Mekong: the half of the year the boats, the waterfalls and the hill roads all work.90climate
  8. 🇲🇽 San Cristóbal de las Casas, MexicoHighland dry season · 1 Nov – 30 AprThe months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.90climate
  9. 🇳🇵 Lumbini, NepalPilgrim season · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.90climate
  10. 🇵🇰 Karachi, PakistanWinter season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.90climate
  11. 🇹🇼 Tainan, TaiwanThe dry half of the year · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)Southern Taiwan barely rains for six months, and this is when the old capital is at its best for walking between temples.88climate
  12. 🇱🇦 Vientiane, LaosDry season · 1 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)The one comfortable stretch of the year on the Mekong bank, cool enough in the evenings for the riverside night market to be pleasant.87climate
  13. 🇮🇳 Jodhpur, IndiaDesert touring season · 15 Oct – 15 MarThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.87climate
  14. 🇲🇲 Mandalay, MyanmarCool, dry season · 15 Nov – 20 Feb (usually)The only comfortable stretch: mornings on Mandalay Hill and the day trips out to Sagaing and Inwa without the dust and the glare that follow in March.87climate
  15. 🇹🇭 Chiang Rai, ThailandCool, dry season · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The one stretch worth planning around: clear mornings on the hill roads, cold enough at Doi Mae Salong for a jacket at dawn, and the province at its busiest.87climate
  16. 🇬🇹 Lake Atitlán, GuatemalaDry season · 1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.86climate
  17. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, IndiaCool dry season · 1 Dec – 15 Feb (usually)The stretch the city is known for: dry, mild and clear, with the evenings genuinely cool.85climate
  18. 🇱🇦 Pakse, LaosDry season · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)The window for the plateau loop and the road south to the islands, when the red dirt tracks between the coffee villages are firm and the mornings up at Paksong are cold.85climate
  19. 🇧🇩 Cox's Bazar, BangladeshDomestic high season · 15 Nov – 28 FebThe dry months are when the whole country takes its beach holiday.85climate
  20. 🇮🇳 Hampi, IndiaWalking season in the ruins · 1 Nov – 28 FebWalking is the entire activity here, and this is the only stretch of the year it is comfortable.85climate
  21. 🇸🇻 San Salvador, El SalvadorDry season · 1 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)The rains stop outright and the volcanoes around the valley come back into view.85climate
  22. 🇭🇳 Copán, HondurasDry season · 15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.85climate
  23. 🇪🇬 Siwa, EgyptThe good months for the sand sea · 15 Oct – 15 Apr (usually)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.85climate
  24. 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaCool dry season · 15 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)The stretch worth planning around: dry, mild, clear enough to walk Golconda in the afternoon.85climate
  25. 🇹🇭 Pai, ThailandCool season in the valley · 1 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Cold enough at dawn for a fire and clear all day; the months the 762 curves from Chiang Mai are worth doing and the town is full of Thai visitors up for the weather.84climate

…and 105 more in December.

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