Where to go, month by month.
Twelve months, each with overachievers and traps. Scored side by side on weather, crowds, prices and comfort.
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January
180 places, 28 ranked B or better
Best bets
Los Angeles Sanya Da Lat Hong Kong Macau Phu Quoc Chiang Mai Hua HinGive it a miss
Sokcho Zhangjiajie Luoyang -
February
180 places, 42 ranked B or better
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Los Angeles Canberra Melbourne Da Lat Phu Quoc Christchurch Phuket AdelaideGive it a miss
Andong Luoyang Zhangjiajie -
March
180 places, 80 ranked B or better
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Los Angeles Xiamen Da Lat Auckland Hamilton Wellington Tauranga SevilleGive it a miss
Cairns Harbin Darwin -
April
180 places, 120 ranked B or better
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Los Angeles Xiamen Rome Seville Valencia Florence Naples WuhanGive it a miss
Chiang Mai Sapporo Chiang Rai -
May
180 places, 131 ranked B or better
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Rome Naples Venice Valencia Florence Barcelona Madrid MalagaGive it a miss
Chiang Mai Bangkok Ayutthaya -
June
180 places, 85 ranked B or better
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Naples Paris Zurich Geneva Bern Barcelona Rome VeniceGive it a miss
Ho Chi Minh City Yilan Keelung -
July
180 places, 43 ranked B or better
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London Byron Bay Brisbane Naples Manchester Harbin Venice LiverpoolGive it a miss
Suwon Gwangju Keelung -
August
180 places, 46 ranked B or better
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Brisbane Byron Bay Gold Coast Sydney Harbin Adelaide Melbourne VeniceGive it a miss
Keelung Okinawa Yilan -
September
180 places, 100 ranked B or better
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Paris Naples Rome Montreux Lugano Schaffhausen Barcelona FlorenceGive it a miss
Bangkok Keelung Okinawa -
October
180 places, 123 ranked B or better
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Rome Florence Los Angeles Sapa Malaga Naples Madrid BarcelonaGive it a miss
Krabi Da Nang Langkawi -
November
180 places, 72 ranked B or better
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Los Angeles Shenzhen Hanoi Sydney Adelaide Xiamen Ha Long Ninh BinhGive it a miss
Da Nang Harbin Koh Samui -
December
180 places, 25 ranked B or better
Best bets
Sanya Shenzhen Xiamen Da Lat Los Angeles Taichung Kaohsiung GuangzhouGive it a miss
Lombok Jakarta Bali
The season is half the story.You just read it.
