Rankings

416 lists of where the weather is warmest, sunniest, driest or simply best overall — for each month of the year and for the year as a whole, worldwide and by continent.

Worldwide

Ranking	Month	Ranked by	Places
Best beach destinations in the world in January	January	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in January	January	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in January	January	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in January	January	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in January	January	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in January	January	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in February	February	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in February	February	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in February	February	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in February	February	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in February	February	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in February	February	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in March	March	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in March	March	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in March	March	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in March	March	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in March	March	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in March	March	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in April	April	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in April	April	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in April	April	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in April	April	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in April	April	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in April	April	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in May	May	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in May	May	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in May	May	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in May	May	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in May	May	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in May	May	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in June	June	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in June	June	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in June	June	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in June	June	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in June	June	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in June	June	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in July	July	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in July	July	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in July	July	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in July	July	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in July	July	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in July	July	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in August	August	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in August	August	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in August	August	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in August	August	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in August	August	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in August	August	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in September	September	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in September	September	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in September	September	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in September	September	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in September	September	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in September	September	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in October	October	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in October	October	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in October	October	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in October	October	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in October	October	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in October	October	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in November	November	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in November	November	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in November	November	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in November	November	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in November	November	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in November	November	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world in December	December	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world in December	December	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world in December	December	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world in December	December	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world in December	December	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world in December	December	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in the world year-round	All year	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in the world year-round	All year	Comfort	50
The coolest places in the world year-round	All year	Avg high	50
The driest places in the world year-round	All year	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in the world year-round	All year	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in the world year-round	All year	Sea temp	50

Africa

Ranking	Month	Ranked by	Places
Best beach destinations in Africa in January	January	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in January	January	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in January	January	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in January	January	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in January	January	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in January	January	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in February	February	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in February	February	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in February	February	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in February	February	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in February	February	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in February	February	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in March	March	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in March	March	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in March	March	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in March	March	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in March	March	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in March	March	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in April	April	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in April	April	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in April	April	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in April	April	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in April	April	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in April	April	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in May	May	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in May	May	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in May	May	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in May	May	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in May	May	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in May	May	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in June	June	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in June	June	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in June	June	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in June	June	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in June	June	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in June	June	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in July	July	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in July	July	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in July	July	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in July	July	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in July	July	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in July	July	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in August	August	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in August	August	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in August	August	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in August	August	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in August	August	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in August	August	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in September	September	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in September	September	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in September	September	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in September	September	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in September	September	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in September	September	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in October	October	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in October	October	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in October	October	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in October	October	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in October	October	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in October	October	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in November	November	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in November	November	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in November	November	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in November	November	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in November	November	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in November	November	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa in December	December	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa in December	December	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa in December	December	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa in December	December	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa in December	December	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa in December	December	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Africa year-round	All year	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Africa year-round	All year	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Africa year-round	All year	Avg high	50
The driest places in Africa year-round	All year	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Africa year-round	All year	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Africa year-round	All year	Sea temp	50

Asia

Ranking	Month	Ranked by	Places
Best beach destinations in Asia in January	January	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in January	January	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in January	January	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in January	January	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in January	January	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in January	January	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in February	February	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in February	February	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in February	February	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in February	February	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in February	February	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in February	February	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in March	March	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in March	March	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in March	March	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in March	March	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in March	March	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in March	March	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in April	April	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in April	April	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in April	April	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in April	April	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in April	April	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in April	April	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in May	May	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in May	May	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in May	May	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in May	May	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in May	May	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in May	May	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in June	June	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in June	June	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in June	June	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in June	June	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in June	June	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in June	June	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in July	July	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in July	July	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in July	July	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in July	July	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in July	July	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in July	July	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in August	August	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in August	August	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in August	August	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in August	August	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in August	August	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in August	August	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in September	September	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in September	September	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in September	September	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in September	September	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in September	September	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in September	September	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in October	October	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in October	October	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in October	October	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in October	October	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in October	October	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in October	October	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in November	November	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in November	November	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in November	November	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in November	November	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in November	November	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in November	November	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia in December	December	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia in December	December	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia in December	December	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia in December	December	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia in December	December	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in December	December	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Asia year-round	All year	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Asia year-round	All year	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Asia year-round	All year	Avg high	50
The driest places in Asia year-round	All year	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Asia year-round	All year	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia year-round	All year	Sea temp	50

Europe

Ranking	Month	Ranked by	Places
Best beach destinations in Europe in January	January	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in January	January	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in January	January	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in January	January	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in January	January	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in January	January	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in February	February	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in February	February	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in February	February	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in February	February	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in February	February	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in February	February	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in March	March	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in March	March	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in March	March	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in March	March	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in March	March	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in March	March	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in April	April	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in April	April	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in April	April	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in April	April	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in April	April	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in April	April	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in May	May	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in May	May	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in May	May	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in May	May	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in May	May	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in May	May	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in June	June	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in June	June	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in June	June	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in June	June	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in June	June	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in June	June	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in July	July	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in July	July	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in July	July	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in July	July	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in July	July	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in July	July	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in August	August	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in August	August	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in August	August	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in August	August	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in August	August	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in August	August	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in September	September	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in September	September	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in September	September	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in September	September	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in September	September	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in September	September	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in October	October	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in October	October	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in October	October	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in October	October	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in October	October	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in October	October	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in November	November	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in November	November	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in November	November	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in November	November	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in November	November	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in November	November	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe in December	December	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe in December	December	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe in December	December	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe in December	December	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe in December	December	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in December	December	Sea temp	50
Best beach destinations in Europe year-round	All year	Beach score	50
Places with the best weather in Europe year-round	All year	Comfort	50
The coolest places in Europe year-round	All year	Avg high	50
The driest places in Europe year-round	All year	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in Europe year-round	All year	Avg high	50
Warmest sea temperatures in Europe year-round	All year	Sea temp	50

North America

Ranking	Month	Ranked by	Places
Places with the best weather in North America in January	January	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in January	January	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in January	January	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in January	January	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in February	February	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in February	February	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in February	February	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in February	February	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in March	March	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in March	March	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in March	March	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in March	March	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in April	April	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in April	April	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in April	April	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in April	April	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in May	May	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in May	May	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in May	May	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in May	May	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in June	June	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in June	June	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in June	June	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in June	June	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in July	July	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in July	July	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in July	July	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in July	July	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in August	August	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in August	August	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in August	August	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in August	August	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in September	September	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in September	September	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in September	September	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in September	September	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in October	October	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in October	October	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in October	October	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in October	October	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in November	November	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in November	November	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in November	November	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in November	November	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America in December	December	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America in December	December	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America in December	December	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America in December	December	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in North America year-round	All year	Comfort	50
The coolest places in North America year-round	All year	Avg high	50
The driest places in North America year-round	All year	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in North America year-round	All year	Avg high	50

South America

Ranking	Month	Ranked by	Places
Places with the best weather in South America in January	January	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in January	January	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in January	January	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in January	January	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in February	February	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in February	February	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in February	February	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in February	February	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in March	March	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in March	March	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in March	March	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in March	March	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in April	April	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in April	April	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in April	April	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in April	April	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in May	May	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in May	May	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in May	May	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in May	May	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in June	June	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in June	June	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in June	June	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in June	June	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in July	July	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in July	July	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in July	July	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in July	July	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in August	August	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in August	August	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in August	August	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in August	August	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in September	September	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in September	September	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in September	September	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in September	September	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in October	October	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in October	October	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in October	October	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in October	October	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in November	November	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in November	November	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in November	November	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in November	November	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America in December	December	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America in December	December	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America in December	December	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America in December	December	Avg high	50
Places with the best weather in South America year-round	All year	Comfort	50
The coolest places in South America year-round	All year	Avg high	50
The driest places in South America year-round	All year	Rainfall	50
The warmest places in South America year-round	All year	Avg high	50

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.