Twelve months, twenty four destinations

Best Time to Go: The Resort Calendar

Choose a month and see where the season is at its best, with typical air and sea temperatures for twenty four resort destinations.

Region Resort style Sea at 26 °C or warmer

October

The whole year

Season rating by month for 24 destinations
Destination
Maldives	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Good	Best
Seychelles	Good	Good	Good	Best	Best	Good	Good	Good	Good	Best	Best	Good
Mauritius	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Good	Good	Good	Best	Best	Best	Good
French Polynesia	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season
Fiji	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season
Bali	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season
Thailand	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best
Sri Lanka	Best	Best	Best	Best	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best
Zanzibar	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Best
Turks and Caicos	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Good	Good	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best
Riviera Maya	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best
Costa Rica	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Good	Good	Good	Low season	Low season	Good	Best
Dubai & Abu Dhabi	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Avoid or closed	Avoid or closed	Avoid or closed	Low season	Good	Best	Best
Oman	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Avoid or closed	Avoid or closed	Avoid or closed	Low season	Good	Best	Best
Marrakech & the Atlas	Good	Good	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Good
Masai Mara & Serengeti	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Good
Kruger & Sabi Sand	Good	Good	Good	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Good
Okavango Delta	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season
Swiss Alps	Best	Best	Best	Good	Avoid or closed	Good	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Avoid or closed	Good
Dolomites	Best	Best	Best	Good	Avoid or closed	Good	Best	Best	Best	Good	Avoid or closed	Good
Niseko	Best	Best	Best	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Good	Good	Low season	Low season	Good
Mallorca & Ibiza	Low season	Low season	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Low season	Low season
Greek Islands	Avoid or closed	Avoid or closed	Low season	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Avoid or closed	Avoid or closed
Algarve	Good	Best	Best	Best	Best	Good	Good	Good	Best	Best	Best	Good

How to read it

Best means settled weather and the main season for that kind of resort. Good months are pleasant with some compromise, low season means more rain, wind, heat or closed resorts.
Temperatures are typical daily maximums and sea surface values, long term averages.
Low season can be the right choice: emptier resorts, softer rates, greener landscapes. Read the destination page for the nuance.
Weather in any single year can differ. For a specific week, check a current forecast.

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