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One of the most frequently asked travel questions is related to the best timing to visit various destinations around the world. It’s an important factor when choosing either to avoid crowds and save money, or to get the best weather. It obviously varies greatly for each country, so here’s a really useful animated map.

There are 193 countries in the world, all of which have amazing things to showcase. But with that variety comes vastly different climates… and different high / low seasons. So if these details matter to you, keep that in mind when you are checking out the amazing prices featured on Flytrippers’ curated cheap flight deals page.

By the way, our deals are often for the high season: there are deals year-round (but those might expire even more quickly than usual). That said, the worst time to travel, airfare-wise, is in July and August, since everyone is on vacation at the same time (don’t miss our upcoming article with tips to save money for summer travel) and during the Christmas holidays, for obvious reasons.

Personally, I always avoid travelling in July because I absolutely hate huge crowds of tourists. And I prefer to travel more often, so I am always trying to save money when traveling.

During high season, you could be paying up to twice as much for accommodation and plenty of other things, including of course plane tickets. Others prefer to go to Europe in July because the weather is better, even if everything ends up costing twice as much. Like pretty much everything in the world of travel, it all depends on your personal preferences, there are so many variables.

The Useful Map

Here is the map of the tourism seasons around the world (it is a month-by-month animation):

(apparently it doesn’t always play on all mobile browsers, so try a different one or save this page for when you’ll be on a computer)

In red is the high season, in teal is the low season and in yellow is the shoulder season.

The map, created by European travel agency LastMinute.com is a great way to quickly get an idea of the high/low/shoulder seasons for each country at a glance.

Of course, this map doesn’t have the highest level of details. Once you have a few specific destinations targeted (it’s always best to have a few destination options to increase your chances of finding a deal on flights), then you can Google it and research the specifics for each destination.

It’s very easy to find out when is the high season for a specific destination you have in mind with Google. As is the case for literally any information you are looking for in the world of travel, you can be sure Google knows the answer and will find you a useful article with more details for any destination.

More Tips About Seasons

Traveling during the low season has many advantages, and shoulder seasons are also often a great compromise for travelers.

In some cases, it might not be considered high season for tourists, but the weather can be just as beautiful. Some countries have a very similar climate year-round, but quieter months on the tourism front.

Or as one of our guest-bloggers mentioned in her story about a trip in one of the countries where low season means rainy season (it’s obviously not always the case), it doesn’t necessarily rain all the time and the trip can be just as memorable.

Another example is my trip to Peru in August 2017, of course it wasn’t as hot as if I had gone during their summer, but my flight cost me $390 roundtrip (instead of the $800 some travelers pay) and with the money saved I was able to visit 18 countries that year.

Shoulder seasons often offer the best of both worlds (but again, it depends on the country, just like everything else in the world of travel). It can be just as nice weather-wise, without the hordes of buses full of tourists.

For example, we shared recently the best time of summer to travel if you want to save money and it happens to be just after the peak season… and the weather is almost always as beautiful (I’ve been choosing those specific weeks for my summer vacations every year for the past 5-6 years now, and will again this summer),

Remember that all the money you save by going somewhere outside of the high season will allow you to pay for an extra trip. I’ve never been to Europe in summer for example, but I’ve been 4 times in the past year and a half because I saved so much money… I prefer that 100% of the time.

Two trips with slightly less enjoyable weather will always be better than just one trip with better weather in my opinion. Especially given that even high season can never guarantee perfect weather. And in fact, even ignoring the weather, the simple fact of avoiding crowds in high season is even more interesting to me.

What do you think?

Bottom Line

This is a very useful map to share with your travel buddies to see the high and low seasons.

Have you traveled during the low season? Tell us about it in the comments below!

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Posted April 24th 2018, updated April 28th 2019

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Andrew D'Amours

Andrew is the co-founder of Flytrippers. He is passionate about traveling the world but also, as a former management consultant, about the travel industry itself. He shares his experiences to help you save money on travel. As a very cost-conscious traveler, he loves finding deals and getting free travel thanks to travel rewards points... to help him visit every country in the world (current count: 71/193 Countries, 47/50 US States & 9/10 Canadian Provinces).

This Post Has 3 Comments

  1. Ahmed

    Got quality information about when to visit a country is best suited. As far as Pakistan,s concern April to Sept is Hot season for Provinces like Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan but pleasant like Nothern areas of Pakistan. Oct to March is good to visit these provinces but snowfall can be seen in Gilgit Baltistan, KPK, and Azad Kashmir.

  2. Debbie D.

    Such a handy tool! 🙂 We often prefer travelling after Labour Day (northern hemisphere), for all the reasons you mentioned: Weather is still good, less crowded and cheaper.

    1. Andrew D'Amours

      Exactly, it’s the easiest tip to save money at least for those who have the option of not going during school holidays of course 🙂

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