No one wants to spend a beach holiday holed up in a hotel room, or a ski break watching rain melt the snow on the mountains. And we sure don't want you to either.
We've done a bit of research to find out when the best time is to visit popular spots around the world, for the best weather, the best price and the fewest crowds.
In case you're searching for inspiration.
| December | January | February |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Auckland | Adelaide |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | Auckland |
| Canada (Ski + Northern Lights) | Canada (Ski + Northern Lights) | Cambodia |
| Dubai | Caribbean | Canada (Ski + Northern Lights) |
| Hobart | Dubai | Chiang Mai |
| Hong Kong | Hobart | Dubai |
| Iceland (Northern Lights) | Iceland (Northern Lights) | Great Ocean Road |
| Japan (Ski) | Japan (Ski) | Hobart |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | Iceland (Northern Lights) |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | Japan (Ski) |
| Patagonia | Phuket | Malaysia |
| Galapagos Islands | Patagonia | New Zealand |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Phuket |
| Tasmania | Tasmania | Patagonia |
| Sri Lanka | ||
| Tasmania |
| March | April | May |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Bali | Alaska |
| Cambodia | Bora Bora | Bali |
| Canada (Ski + Northern Lights) | Brisbane | Bangkok |
| Canberra | Broome | Berlin |
| Chile | Cairns | Bora Bora |
| Dubai | Cambodia | Brisbane |
| Europe | Camino | Broome |
| Great Ocean Road | Canberra | Cairns |
| Greece | Caribbean | Camino |
| Hobart | Chile | Canberra |
| Hunter Valley | China | China |
| India | Europe | Cook Islands |
| Ireland | Gold Coast | Croatia |
| Japan | Greece | Europe |
| Japan (Ski) | Hamilton Island | Gold Coast |
| Las Vegas | Hawaii | Greece |
| Los Angeles | Hunter Valley | Hamilton Island |
| Malaysia | Ireland | Hawaii |
| Melbourne | Japan | Hunter Valley |
| Munich | Las Vegas | Iceland (sightseeing) |
| Paris | Los Angeles | Inca Trail |
| Phuket | Maldives | Ireland |
| Patagonia | Mediterranean | Japan |
| Chile | Melbourne | Las Vegas |
| Sri Lanka | Munich | Los Angeles |
| Sydney | New York | Mediterranean |
| Tasmania | Paris | Melbourne |
| Tokyo | Phuket | Munich |
| Vietnam | South Africa | New York |
| Wellington | Brazil | Paris |
| Yarra Valley | Chile | Peru |
| Sri Lanka | Philippines | |
| Sydney | Rome | |
| Thailand | South Africa | |
| Tokyo | Brazil | |
| Vancouver and Whistler | Chile | |
| Vanuatu | Galapagos Islands | |
| Vietnam | Sydney | |
| Wellington | Thailand | |
| Townsville | ||
| Uluru | ||
| Vanuatu | ||
| Vancouver and Whistler | ||
| Wellington |
| June | July | August |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Alaska | Alaska |
| Bali | Berlin | Berlin |
| Berlin | Broome | Broome |
| Broome | Cairns | Cairns |
| Cairns | Canada (summer) | Canada (summer) |
| Camino | Cook Islands | Cook Islands |
| Canada (summer) | Darwin | Darwin |
| China | Hamilton Island | Hamilton Island |
| Cook Islands | Iceland (sightseeing) | Iceland (sightseeing) |
| Croatia | Inca Trail | Inca Trail |
| Darwin | Mount Buller | Mount Buller |
| Europe | New Zealand (Ski) | New Zealand (Ski) |
| Greece | Peru | Peru |
| Hamilton Island | Queenstown | Queenstown |
| Iceland (sightseeing) | Rome | Samoa |
| Inca Trail | Samoa | Singapore |
| New York | Singapore | Snowy Mountains |
| New Zealand (Ski) | Snowy Mountains | South Africa |
| Peru | South Africa | Argentina |
| Rome | Argentina | Thredbo |
| Singapore | Thredbo | Townsville |
| South Africa | Townsville | United Kingdom |
| Brazil | United Kingdom | Uluru |
| Chile | Uluru | Vanuatu |
| Galapagos Islands | Vanuatu | |
| Townsville | ||
| United Kingdom | ||
| Uluru | ||
| Vancouver and Whistler | ||
| Vanuatu |
| September | October | November |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Alaska | Alaska |
| Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Bangkok |
| Argentina | Argentina | Bora Bora |
| Bali | Bali | Byron Bay |
| Berlin | Bora Bora | Cambodia |
| Broome | Broome | Chiang Mai |
| Byron Bay | Byron Bay | Chile |
| Cairns | Chile | Dubai |
| Camino | China | Fiji |
| Chile | Croatia | Great Ocean Road |
| China | Europe | Hong Kong |
| Cook Islands | Fiji | Iceland (Northern Lights) |
| Croatia | Great Ocean Road | Ireland |
| Darwin | Greece | Las Vegas |
| Europe | Hawaii | London |
| Greece | Hong Kong | Malaysia |
| Hamilton Island | India | Maldives |
| Hawaii | Ireland | New Caledonia |
| Iceland (sightseeing) | Japan | New York |
| Ireland | Las Vegas | Perth |
| Japan | London | Philippines |
| Las Vegas | Mediterranean | San Francisco |
| London | New Caledonia | Chile |
| Mediterranean | New York | Galapagos Islands |
| New Caledonia | Perth | Sydney |
| New York | Rome | Tokyo |
| Perth | Samoa | Toronto |
| Peru | San Francisco | Yarra Valley |
| Queenstown | South Africa | |
| Rome | Chile | |
| Samoa | Galapagos Islands | |
| San Francisco | Sydney | |
| South Africa | Tokyo | |
| Chile | Toronto | |
| Sydney | Townsville | |
| Tokyo | United Kingdom | |
| Toronto | Vanuatu | |
| Townsville | ||
| United Kingdom | ||
| Uluru | ||
| Vancouver and Whistler | ||
| Vanuatu |
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