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Pick the right month.

Same place, very different trip depending on the week. We map each destination across the year — weather, prices, crowds, festivals — so you arrive at the version you actually want.

280Destinations mapped, month by month
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In Nagano the mountains open on 17 April and close on 15 November lumoplank
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In Nagano the mountains open on 17 April and close on 15 November

11 min
Lesser Poland: when the Red Peaks live up to their name Mateusz Giełczyński
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Lesser Poland: when the Red Peaks live up to their name

12 min
Colorado: autumn closes the mountains in layers Jesse Varner
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Colorado: autumn closes the mountains in layers

12 min
Lapland: the year begins when the night comes back Ximonic (Simo Räsänen)
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Lapland: the year begins when the night comes back

12 min
Goa: the beach goes up in October and comes down on 31 May Niranjan Ramamurthy
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Goa: the beach goes up in October and comes down on 31 May

11 min
Santa Cruz: in April the penguins leave and the mountains close Rafael Bernstein
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Santa Cruz: in April the penguins leave and the mountains close

11 min
KwaZulu-Natal: winter is the dry season and the coast stays at 23 degrees Jean & Nathalie
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KwaZulu-Natal: winter is the dry season and the coast stays at 23 degrees

9 min
Nordland makes sense when the drying racks are full Christoph Strässler
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Nordland makes sense when the drying racks are full

11 min
In Celaya, no month of the year brings more rain than evaporates Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata
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In Celaya, no month of the year brings more rain than evaporates

11 min
In Ishikawa there is more thunder in December than in August tab2_dawa
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In Ishikawa there is more thunder in December than in August

11 min
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