Chase Summer Around the World
Where is summer right now?
We track warm weather across the planet twelve months a year. Not by country. Not by trending hashtag. By the simple fact of where the sun is shining, the sea is swimmable, and the days are long.
Right now
July - Peak European summer. Pick your sub-region carefully.
Coming next
August - Hot, busy, glorious. Lean into the secondary islands and northern coasts.
Editorial
3 fresh guides for this month
The summer calendar
Twelve months. Twelve summers.
Pick a month. We will show you where the warm weather is, which beaches are at their best, and which destinations to put on the shortlist before booking flights.
January Summer
When the northern world freezes, summer is doing the opposite somewhere else.
February Summer
Peak dry season across the tropics. The light is golden and the humidity stays manageable.
March Summer
Shoulder season warmth before the Easter crowds arrive.
April Summer
Eastern Mediterranean wakes up. Southeast Asia gets hot. The shoulder is the play.
May Summer
Mediterranean blooms. Water is warm enough. Crowds are still elsewhere.
June Summer
Northern hemisphere summer opens with long days and warm water across Europe.
July Summer
Peak European summer. Pick your sub-region carefully.
August Summer
Hot, busy, glorious. Lean into the secondary islands and northern coasts.
September Summer
The best Mediterranean month. Water at maximum warmth, crowds dissolving.
October Summer
Indian summer in the Med, dry season returning to the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
November Summer
Northern winter starts. The summer hunt shifts fully south and tropical.
December Summer
Tropical full season. The world's classic warm-weather escapes are at their best.
July edit
Reading for this month
Best Places
The Best Warm-Weather Places in July
July is the loudest month of the European summer. The Greek islands are full, the Croatian coast is a moving party, the Italian Riviera bottlenecks at every gelato counter. There a...
9 min read - Updated July 2026
Beach Guide
Beach and Water Conditions to Expect in July
Albanian coast around Ksamil and Dhermi is the hidden chapter of Mediterranean July. The water is clear, the prices are reasonable, the beaches are emptier. Corsica's eastern coast...
8 min read - Updated July 2026
Planning
How to Plan a July Summer Trip the Smart Way
What to book first, where to base, and the mistakes worth avoiding in July.
7 min read - Updated July 2026
Latest guides
From across the year
January - Best Places
The Best Warm-Weather Places in January
January is the month most travelers underestimate. Half the planet is shoveling snow and the other half is rubbing sunscreen into shoulders that haven't seen UV in months. This gui...
January - Beach Guide
Beach and Water Conditions to Expect in January
Sea temperatures: Phuket 28 C, Maldives 29 C, Sydney 22 C, Costa Rica Pacific side 27 C. The Andaman Sea is mirror calm before sunrise off Kata Noi. The Maldivian atolls have visib...
January - Planning
How to Plan a January Summer Trip the Smart Way
What to book first, where to base, and the mistakes worth avoiding in January.
February - Best Places
The Best Warm-Weather Places in February
February is the sweet spot of the southern hemisphere summer and the cleanest stretch of the Indian Ocean dry season. Bali finishes its wet weeks early in the month and settles int...
February - Beach Guide
Beach and Water Conditions to Expect in February
Bali's east coast, especially around Sanur and Amed, has glassy mornings ideal for snorkeling. Mauritius lagoons protected by the reef stay perfectly flat at Belle Mare and Trou au...
February - Planning
How to Plan a February Summer Trip the Smart Way
What to book first, where to base, and the mistakes worth avoiding in February.
March - Best Places
The Best Warm-Weather Places in March
March is a strategic month. The Caribbean is still in its driest stretch, the rains haven't started in Sri Lanka, and Mexico's Riviera Maya is at its most pleasant before the sprin...
March - Beach Guide
Beach and Water Conditions to Expect in March
Punta Cana and the Dominican north coast around Las Terrenas have warm, calm Atlantic water at this point in the year. The Caribbean side of the Riviera Maya, especially Tulum, Aku...
March - Planning
How to Plan a March Summer Trip the Smart Way
What to book first, where to base, and the mistakes worth avoiding in March.
Our editorial premise
Summer is not a season. It is a location.
Most travel publications organize the world by country. We organize it by climate. Every month of the year, there is a part of the planet experiencing real summer - warm sea, long light, beaches that feel like beaches. We point you there.
Our guides are written by people who actually follow the sun. We swim in the water we recommend. We sit on the sand. We sweat in the cafes. We take the early ferry. Then we tell you what we found.
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