Destination guides

The facts before you book

Best months and why, the weather by season, the way in from the airport, the time difference, the money and the plug, and the cheapest fare we found. Sources named on every page.

Europe

Paris

France

May, June and September. 20 to 23 °C by day, rain on eight or nine days a month.

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Rome

Italy

April to June, September and October. 19 to 28 °C by day, either side of the 31 °C summer.

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Santorini

Greece

May, June, September and October. 23 to 28 °C by day, and the seasonal flights are running.

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North America

New York

United States

May, June, September and October. 18 to 27 °C by day, between the winter cold and the July heat.

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Middle East

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

November to March. 24 to 31 °C by day, before the 40 °C summer.

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Asia

Tokyo

Japan

April, May and November. 17 to 24 °C by day, with less rain than any month from June to October.

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Bali

Indonesia

June to September. The dry season, 14 to 48 mm of rain a month against 300 mm and more from December to February.

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Oceania

Sydney

Australia

October to January. 23 to 27 °C by day, and drier than the late summer months.

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Filled squares are the months we would go, January on the left, worked out from each place’s published climate normals.