Are you planning a honeymoon or a beach holiday in the sun but not sure where and when to go?
Our month-by-month warm weather guide provides an instant snap-shot of average weather conditions at each of the best honeymoon destinations in the world.
Making sure you arrive at the right time of year can make all the difference between a great honeymoon holiday or a disappointingly wet one.
Our weather guide indicates the best time to visit each honeymoon destination at a time when the skies are generally clear and sunny, the temperature is warm to hot (rather than scorching) and the chance of rain is minimal or not at all.
And while the skies are not always blue in the tropics, rainfall typically occurs during the late afternoon leaving the rest of the day sunny with clear skies.
If you are planning a long haul trip, just remember that seasons reverse between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: i.e. winter in Europe is summer in Australia and the South Pacific, and vice versa; mid-winter in Australia is July and August – the peak summer holiday in Europe!
Beach-loving couples wondering 'when and where to go' for their honeymoon have a wide choice of fabulous honeymoon destinations around the world.
The Northern Hemisphere contains all of Europe, North America, Central America and the Caribbean as well as around two thirds of Africa, a small slice of South America and the majority of Asia, excluding Indonesia.
Tropical regions in the Northern Hemisphere are typically hot all year and experience a rainy season during the summer months and a cooler dry season in the winter months. Temperate regions, such as Europe, experience four distinct seasons annually.
The Southern Hemisphere lies south of the equator and contains Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific islands, South America, the southern half of Africa and most of Indonesia.
Due to the earth’s rotation relative to the sun, summer lasts from December to March and winter from June to September; vice versa in the Northern Hemisphere.
Typically in the Southern Hemisphere, summer (December to March) is hot, wet and humid, while winter (June to September) is warm, dry and sunny with mainly clear skies.
Welcome to our holiday weather guide where you can find the weather conditions at popular holiday destinations worldwide.
Here you can find an instant snap-shot of weather conditions at each of these popular holiday destinations, including average monthly temperatures, hours of sunshine and possible rainfall.
Weather conditions at popular holiday destinations worldwide…
Good weather also brings in crowds and peak season pricing. Unless your budget is bottomless, you may want to consider travelling during the off-peak and shoulder seasons to take advantage of less-crowded beaches as well as discounted prices in airfares and hotel rooms.
Shoulder seasons typically lie between the wet and dry seasons in the tropics and during late spring and early autumn in temperate climate destinations such as the Mediterranean.
Source: Our weather guide is produced from official weather observations sourced from the national weather services of each respective country. This includes historical climate data averaged over a 10 to 30-year period.
Latest update: When to go | Best time to visit: 12 July, 2024