Destination Weather Guides
Month-by-month climate data, best-time-to-visit recommendations, and practical travel tips for 20 of the world's most-searched destinations — backed by 30-year NOAA climate normals.
Choosing when to travel is as important as choosing where. A destination that shines in one month can be unbearable in another — peak-season heat in Rome, monsoon washouts in Phuket, winter closures in Santorini, or Caribbean hurricane windows that turn dream trips into disruptions. Each guide below combines 30-year climate normals from NOAA GHCN and Copernicus ERA5 with editorial notes on what each month actually feels like on the ground: which festivals land when, how humidity interacts with temperature, what the rainy season really means for outdoor plans, and which shoulder-season windows quietly deliver the best value.
Use the comparison tool on the homepage to put any two of these destinations side-by-side, or browse guides by region below.
Europe
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Best months: July, August, June
Annual avg: 11.2°C · 789 mm rain
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Barcelona
Spain
Best months: July, June, August
Annual avg: 17.1°C · 610 mm rain
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Istanbul
Turkey
Best months: July, June, August
Annual avg: 15.0°C · 767 mm rain
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London
UK
Best months: July, August, June
Annual avg: 11.9°C · 591 mm rain
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Paris
France
Best months: July, August, June
Annual avg: 12.8°C · 648 mm rain
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Prague
Czech Republic
Best months: July, August, June
Annual avg: 10.2°C · 524 mm rain
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Best months: May, September, July
Annual avg: 5.1°C · 800 mm rain
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Rome
Italy
Best months: July, August, June
Annual avg: 16.6°C · 689 mm rain
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Santorini
Greece
Best months: May, June, July
Annual avg: 18.7°C · 337 mm rain
Asia
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Bali
Indonesia
Best months: August, September, June
Annual avg: 26.9°C · 1725 mm rain
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Bangkok
Thailand
Best months: January, December, February
Annual avg: 28.9°C · 1498 mm rain
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Maldives
Maldives
Best months: February, March, January
Annual avg: 28.5°C · 1861 mm rain
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Phuket
Thailand
Best months: February, January, March
Annual avg: 27.5°C · 2364 mm rain
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Tokyo
Japan
Best months: May, August, June
Annual avg: 16.6°C · 1530 mm rain
Middle East & Africa
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Dubai
UAE
Best months: April, November, October
Annual avg: 27.8°C · 95 mm rain
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Marrakech
Morocco
Best months: May, June, September
Annual avg: 21.1°C · 272 mm rain
Americas
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Cancun
Mexico
Best months: March, April, February
Annual avg: 27.2°C · 1340 mm rain
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Hawaii
USA
Best months: June, July, August
Annual avg: 25.1°C · 570 mm rain
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New York
USA
Best months: June, July, August
Annual avg: 13.8°C · 1262 mm rain
Oceania
How These Guides Are Built
Every destination guide on WeatherLens follows the same structure: a 12-month climate table with temperature, rainfall, sunshine, humidity, and our travel comfort score; a written best-time-to-visit recommendation grounded in those numbers; month-by-month travel notes covering local festivals, tourist density, and practical quirks; packing advice keyed to the climate; and frequently asked questions reflecting what travelers actually search.
We source monthly averages from NOAA GHCN (Global Historical Climatology Network) station data and the ERA5 reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, using the standard 1991–2020 climate normal period recommended by the World Meteorological Organization. Current temperatures shown on destination cards update every three hours via the OpenWeatherMap API.
For more on our data sources and comfort-score methodology, read About WeatherLens. For a primer on using climate data to plan any trip, see The Complete Guide to Travel Weather Planning.