When to go
Pick a month to see where the beaches and slopes are usually at their best, or pick a destination to see its best and worst months. Every guide shows this week's grades too.
Where to go in…
Mexico
- Best time to visit Cancúnbest: Apr
- Best time to visit the Riviera Mayabest: Jan
- Best time to visit Cozumelbest: Jan
- Best time to visit Costa Mayabest: Feb
- Best time to visit the Yucatán Gulf Coastbest: Feb
- Best time to visit Veracruzbest: Mar
- Best time to visit Los Cabosbest: Nov
- Best time to visit Puerto Vallartabest: May
- Best time to visit Mazatlánbest: Nov
- Best time to visit Manzanillobest: May
- Best time to visit Ixtapa-Zihuatanejobest: Jan
- Best time to visit Acapulcobest: Feb
- Best time to visit Huatulcobest: Feb
Caribbean islands
- Best time to visit the Bahamasbest: May
- Best time to visit Turks & Caicosbest: Jul
- Best time to visit Varadero & Havanabest: Feb
- Best time to visit Cuba's Caysbest: May
- Best time to visit Holguínbest: May
- Best time to visit Jamaicabest: Feb
- Best time to visit Cayman Islandsbest: Jan
- Best time to visit Haitibest: Feb
- Best time to visit Punta Canabest: Jan
- Best time to visit the Dominican North Coastbest: Nov
- Best time to visit Santo Domingo's coastbest: Feb
- Best time to visit Puerto Ricobest: Feb
- Best time to visit the US Virgin Islandsbest: May
- Best time to visit the BVIbest: May
- Best time to visit the Leeward Islandsbest: Jun
- Best time to visit Guadeloupe & Martiniquebest: May
- Best time to visit St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadabest: May
- Best time to visit Barbadosbest: May
- Best time to visit Trinidad & Tobagobest: Sep
- Best time to visit Aruba, Bonaire & Curaçaobest: May
Central & South America
- Best time to visit Belizebest: Apr
- Best time to visit Guatemala's Caribbean coastbest: Jan
- Best time to visit Roatán & the Bay Islandsbest: May
- Best time to visit the Corn Islandsbest: Mar
- Best time to visit Costa Rica's Caribbean coastbest: Jan
- Best time to visit Panama's Caribbean coastbest: Mar
- Best time to visit Panama's Pacific beachesbest: Jan
- Best time to visit Colombia's Caribbean coastbest: Feb
- Best time to visit San Andrésbest: Mar
Florida & the Gulf Coast
- Best time to visit Florida Keysbest: May
- Best time to visit Southwest Floridabest: Oct
- Best time to visit Tampa Baybest: May
- Best time to visit the Florida Panhandlebest: Oct
- Best time to visit the Alabama & Mississippi coastbest: Oct
- Best time to visit the Louisiana coastbest: Oct
- Best time to visit Galveston & the Upper Texas Coastbest: Jul
- Best time to visit South Padre & the Coastal Bendbest: Oct
Hawaii
- Best time to visit Oʻahubest: Oct
- Best time to visit Mauibest: Oct
- Best time to visit the Big Islandbest: Oct
- Best time to visit Kauaʻibest: Oct