Climbing Dec-May
| Curt's When to Go Guide |
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| Pacific | ||||||||||||
| Hawaii | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| New Zealand | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Australia | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Tasmania | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Europe | ||||||||||||
| Great Britain | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Greece | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Spain | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Scandinavia | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Mexico | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| South America | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| North - Ischigualasto Park | · | · | Winter | · | · | |||||||
| Mendoza | · | · | · | Skiing | · | · | ||||||
| Patagonia, Central Coast Wildlife | · | · | Ski Andes/Whales | · | · | |||||||
| Glacier Park | · | · | · | · | ·* | ·* | ||||||
| Whales Jun-Dec; Penguins Sep-Mar; Bird,Sea Lions, Elephant Seals all year | ||||||||||||
| Bolivia | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| ----- Winter --------------- | ||||||||||||
| Hiking Codillera Range, Raft on Coroico river, watch out for high altitude sickness | ||||||||||||
| Chile | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Atacma Desert | · | · | · Winter | · | · | |||||||
| Lake District | · | · | · | · | Skiing on Villarrica | · ½ | · | |||||
| Torres del Paine (S. Chile) | · | · | · ½ | · | ||||||||
| Brazil | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Amazon (no winter) | · | · | · | · | · | Hot | ||||||
| Iguacu Falls | · | · | · | |||||||||
| Grand Savannah | Hot | Hot | · | · | · | · | · | · | Hot | |||
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| Amazon March-November; Grand Savannah pantaneiros at work May-Nov Iguacu Falls week days | ||||||||||||
| Ecuador | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Cerro Golondrinas Reserve | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Galapagos Islands | · L | · L | · | Low | Low | |||||||
| Cerro Golondrinas dry season, Otavalo markets Saturday; Galapagos all year but May, June, Sept, Oct are low season | ||||||||||||
| Peru | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Nazca Desert | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| Colca Canyon | · | · | ·* | · | ||||||||
| Inca Trail - Machu Picchu | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||
| Lake Titicaca | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||
| Raft in Colca Canyon in Aug. | ||||||||||||
| Venezuela | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Mountain
Bike all year - Wildlife in Dry season - Boating in Wet season -
Diving all yr (May-Oct=better) Climbing Dec-May |
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| Southeast Asia | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul* | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Bali | · b | · b | · b | · b | · b | · b | ||||||
| Malaysia | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| East Coast | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||
| Sarawak | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Sabah | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||
| Philippines | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Singapore | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Thailand | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| North - Tropical Savannah | · | · | Hot | Hot | Hot | · | · | · | ||||
| South - Tropical Rain Forest | · | · | Hot | Hot | Hot | · | · | · | ||||
| Vietnam | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| North | · | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | · | ||||
| Central Highlands (cool yr round) | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Central Coast | · | · | · | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | · | |||
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| Tahiti | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, etc. | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| all year, skirt hurricanes | · | · | · b | · b | · | · | ||||||
| Rarotonga & Cook Islands | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| all year, skirt cyclones | · | · | · | · b | · b | · | · | |||||
| Fiji | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| all year, skirt cyclones | · | · | · b | · b | · | · | ||||||
| Samoa | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| American Samoa | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| all year, skirt cyclones | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Tonga | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Asia | ||||||||||||
| China all year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Japan 4 seasons | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Africa | ||||||||||||
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| Wales-June+ Kruger Pk July Aug | · | · | ||||||||||
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Where to go by Month
| January | New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Chile, Philippines, Thailand, S Africa |
| February | New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Chile, Philippines, Thailand, S Africa, Tonga, Hawaii |
| March | New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Chile, Malaysia, Hawaii, Spain |
| April | Greece, Roratonga, Vietnam, Brazile, Scandanavia, Brazile, Hawaii, China, Japan, |
| May | Great Brittain, Greece, Scandinavia, Ecuador, Peru, Indonesia, French Polynesia, Roratonga, Fiji, China, Japan, Bali, |
| June | Great Brittain, Greece, Scandinavia, Ecuador, Peru, Indonesia, Bali, French Polynesia, Roratonga, Fiji, Somoa, American Somoa, China, Japan |
| July | Scandinavia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Bali, Malaysia, Singapore, French Polynesia, Roratonga, Fiji, Somoa, American Somoa, Tonga, |
| August | Brazile, French Polynesia, Roratonga, Fiji, Somoa, American Somoa, Tonga, |
| September | Mexico, Brazile, Malaysia, Australia, Tonga, French Polynesia, Roratonga, Fiji, Somoa, American Somoa, |
| October | Thailand, Japan, Australia, Tonga, French Polynesia, Roratonga, Fiji, Somoa, American Somoa, Mexico |
| November | Argentina, Chile, Venezuila, Phillipines, Thailand, Vietnam, Tonga, Japan, Australia |
| December | Argentina, Chile, Venezuila, Phillipines, Thailand, S Africa |
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