Travel timing
Best time to visit — compare destinations
Planning an overseas trip? Rankings below use our default score mix for Australians — comfortable weather, quieter months, lower seasonal risk, and indicative flight and hotel costs when we have them. Open any country for interactive weights and a full month breakdown.
15 destinations, ranked by their best month
Scores use each destination’s main reference city (for example Bali for Indonesia or Rome for Italy). Best avg and worst avg show the peak and lowest month on a 0–10 scale.
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AE United Arab Emirates Middle East 8.0 Best avg 4.4 Worst avg
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PH Philippines Southeast Asia 7.7 Best avg 3.0 Worst avg
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VN Vietnam Southeast Asia 7.1 Best avg 3.7 Worst avg
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ID Indonesia Southeast Asia 6.9 Best avg 4.2 Worst avg
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FJ Fiji Pacific 6.8 Best avg 3.4 Worst avg
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IN India Asia 6.8 Best avg 4.3 Worst avg
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TH Thailand Southeast Asia 6.5 Best avg 5.0 Worst avg
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IT Italy Europe 6.4 Best avg 4.2 Worst avg
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SI Singapore International 6.1 Best avg 3.8 Worst avg
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GR Greece Europe 5.7 Best avg 4.7 Worst avg
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NZ New Zealand Oceania 5.6 Best avg 4.1 Worst avg
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KR South Korea Asia 5.6 Best avg 2.9 Worst avg
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JP Japan Asia 5.3 Best avg 2.9 Worst avg
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MX Mexico Americas 5.0 Best avg 3.1 Worst avg
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CA Canada International 4.8 Best avg 3.4 Worst avg
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CN China Asia 4.7 Best avg 2.5 Worst avg
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FR France International 4.6 Best avg 2.6 Worst avg
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GB United Kingdom Europe 4.5 Best avg 2.2 Worst avg
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UN United States International 4.5 Best avg 2.0 Worst avg