Real weather.
Real trips.
Better plans.
Ten-year climate averages for 30+ destinations. Honest packing advice. Month-by-month verdicts. Everything you need to plan a trip that fits the weather.
Where it's warm this month.
Chasing warmth in August? These four destinations average the highest temperatures right now, based on ten years of records.
Reliably dry, reliably warm.
Under 40mm of monthly rainfall, on average.
The sunniest hours of the year.
Most daily sunshine, averaged across a decade.
Where it's cool right now.
For those escaping the heat, or planning a properly cold-weather trip.
All destinations
30 places, month-by-month verdicts, honest advice.
You know when — but where?
Sometimes the calendar comes first. Pick a month or season, we'll show you the destinations where the weather is quietly excellent.
When is the best time to visit…
Every destination has a best month, and a month to skip. We compute both from ten years of weather records.
Not the famous ones.
The right ones.
We ranked every destination in the almanac by climate score for August — filtering out the obvious top-tier cities. What's left: the underrated places where the weather is quietly excellent right now.
The American
Southwest.
Seven destinations on the Colorado Plateau — where our almanac has its oldest roots. Grand Canyon, Sedona's red rock, Zion's slot canyons, and the desert light Ansel Adams travelled for. Best months, monsoon warnings, and routes that combine them.
Start with the Grand Canyon →
The classic winter journey:
Christmas markets in Europe.
We cover the weather, the crowds, the packing list — and where to actually stay. All the reading you need before you book.