Free Climate Finder (+ The Weather Anywhere, Every Month)

What is a climate finder?

A climate finder shows you where the weather is what you want in a given month. You pick the month and the temperature, rain and humidity, and it lists the places that fit.

It uses climate averages, the typical weather for that month over many years. That makes it a planning tool for trips weeks or months away, not a forecast for next week.

Who is the climate finder for?

It's for anyone choosing where to be in a given month:

• Digital nomad locations – nomads picking a next base, with internet, safety and cost beside the weather
• Schengen calculator – travelers planning a winter in Europe who need to count their 90 days
• Time zone overlap calculator – remote workers who need hours shared with a team at home
• Visa-free countries – anyone checking how long their passport lets them stay

Once you know where the weather's right, those tools cover the rest of the plan.

The weather month by month

Here are each month's warm and dry, mild and cool places, by the finder's own bands.

Warm is 80 to 90°F (27 to 32°C) with under 3.1 inches (80 mm) of rain, mild is 65 to 80°F (18 to 27°C), and cool is under 65°F (18°C).

Only places whose US travel advice is Level 1 or 2 are listed.

The weather in January

In January, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Oaxaca, Santa Teresa and Chiang Mai (19 places)
• Mild – Mexico City, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (36 places)
• Cool – Montreal, Riga and Vilnius (87 places)

Pick January in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in February

In February, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Panama City, Puerto Escondido and San José (22 places)
• Mild – San Miguel de Allende, Kathmandu and Dahab (36 places)
• Cool – Riga, Montreal and Helsinki (84 places)

Pick February in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in March

In March, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Santiago, Puerto Escondido and Perth (22 places)
• Mild – Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas and Ha Giang (40 places)
• Cool – Riga, Helsinki and Tallinn (79 places)

Pick March in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in April

In April, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Dahab, San Miguel de Allende and Caye Caulker (20 places)
• Mild – Las Palmas, Los Angeles and Málaga (66 places)
• Cool – Reykjavík, Helsinki and Gdańsk (54 places)

Pick April in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in May

In May, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Seville, San Miguel de Allende and Honolulu (12 places)
• Mild – Funchal, Palermo and Lima (95 places)
• Cool – Queenstown, Reykjavík and Bariloche (22 places)

Pick May in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in June

In June, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Valletta, Málaga and Chania (34 places)
• Mild – Ericeira, Lagos and San Diego (70 places)
• Cool – Queenstown, Bariloche and Reykjavík (15 places)

Pick June in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in July

In July, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Limassol, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Florence (39 places)
• Mild – São Paulo, London and Helsinki (52 places)
• Cool – Queenstown, Bariloche and Valparaíso (14 places)

Pick July in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in August

In August, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Los Angeles, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Barcelona (38 places)
• Mild – Cusco, Gold Coast and Stockholm (56 places)
• Cool – Queenstown, Bariloche and Valparaíso (11 places)

Pick August in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in September

In September, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Yerevan, Málaga and Los Angeles (29 places)
• Mild – Cusco, Santiago and Seattle (76 places)
• Cool – Queenstown, Bariloche and Reykjavík (18 places)

Pick September in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in October

In October, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Cabo San Lucas, Oaxaca and Marrakech (16 places)
• Mild – San Miguel de Allende, Cusco and Taghazout (79 places)
• Cool – Reykjavík, Riga and Helsinki (39 places)

Pick October in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in November

In November, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Oaxaca, Honolulu and Santo Domingo (13 places)
• Mild – Lima, Austin and San Diego (54 places)
• Cool – Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn (70 places)

Pick November in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

The weather in December

In December, the places come in every kind of weather:

• Warm and dry – Oaxaca, Chiang Mai and Tamarindo (19 places)
• Mild – Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Bariloche (40 places)
• Cool – Riga, Montreal and Vilnius (86 places)

Pick December in the finder and a temperature to see all of them.

How the climate filters work

The filters read each place's averages for the month you pick:

• Cool – afternoons under 65°F (18°C)
• Mild – afternoons from 65 to 80°F (18 to 27°C)
• Warm – afternoons from 80 to 90°F (27 to 32°C)
• Hot – afternoons of 90°F (32°C) and up
• Dry – under 2 inches (50 mm) of rain in the month
• Some rain – under 4.7 inches (120 mm) in the month
• Not humid – average humidity under 70%

Pick more than one temperature to widen the list, like mild and warm. A place without a figure for a filter drops out while that filter is on.

The places that stay sort by how mild, dry and safe they are that month. Change the sort to warmest, driest or best value, and hover any card for its bars.

Which places have the best weather all year?

By the same weather score across all 12 months, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Lima, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Mexico City have the most even, pleasant weather of these places.

Mild all year usually means a coast with a cool current, or a city high in the tropics.

Where the numbers come from

Every figure comes from an open source, and each place's page names its own:

• Weather – NOAA's monthly station summaries where a station is close, IDEAM's normals for Medellín, and NASA POWER's climate averages elsewhere
• Internet – M-Lab's open speed tests within 25 km of each place over the last 12 months
• Everyday prices – the World Bank's price level for the country, where 100% means US prices
• Safety – the US State Department's travel advisory level, with Levels 1 and 2 both counting as everyday travel
• Air – fine particles (PM2.5) from OpenAQ's open air quality data, the stations within 25 km whose license allows commercial use, each month's average since 2023

The videos and photos come from Pexels, Coverr, Pixabay and Wikimedia Commons, each credited on its place.

More ways to find your next place

These tools use the same places and data, each for a different question:

• Digital nomad locations – every place, with your own picks for the month
• Best places to travel right now – this month's best places
• Fastest internet cities – the places ranked by M-Lab's speed tests
• Cleanest air cities – the places ranked by the fine particles in their air
• Best value cities – the most livable places for what life costs
• Most livable cities – weather all year, safety and internet
• Random travel destination generator – one place, picked for you
• Visa-free countries – how long your passport lets you stay
• Internet speed test – your own line, on the same M-Lab test

Every place links to its own guide, with the weather by month, the internet and the visa, tax and money tools for its country.