The summer calendar
Twelve months of warm weather, mapped to the world.
A month-by-month index of where the sun is shining, the sea is swimmable, and the days run long. Click a month for the full guide.
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.