01 / When to go

The right month, every destination

Best months are dark and starred, good months light. Roads, passes and weather decide the rest.

The best and good months to visit each destination
Destination JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ladakh India January: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: GoodMay: GoodJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: GoodNovember: Off seasonDecember: Off season
Annapurna and Pokhara Nepal January: GoodFebruary: GoodMarch: BestApril: BestMay: GoodJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Good
Zermatt Switzerland January: BestFebruary: BestMarch: GoodApril: Off seasonMay: Off seasonJune: GoodJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: GoodNovember: Off seasonDecember: Best
Kamikochi Japan January: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: Off seasonMay: GoodJune: GoodJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: Off seasonDecember: Off season
High Atlas, Imlil Morocco January: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: GoodApril: BestMay: BestJune: GoodJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: GoodOctober: BestNovember: GoodDecember: Off season
Fiordland and Queenstown New Zealand January: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: GoodMay: Off seasonJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: GoodNovember: GoodDecember: Best
South Iceland Iceland January: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: GoodApril: GoodMay: GoodJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: GoodOctober: GoodNovember: GoodDecember: Off season
El Chaltén, Patagonia Argentina January: BestFebruary: BestMarch: GoodApril: Off seasonMay: Off seasonJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: GoodDecember: Best

02 / The atlas

Every range, at a glance

  1. 01

    Ladakh

    • India
    • 34.16° N · 77.58° E · 3,500 m
  2. 02

    Annapurna and Pokhara

    • Nepal
    • 28.21° N · 83.99° E · 822 m
  3. 03

    Zermatt

    • Switzerland
    • 46.02° N · 7.75° E · 1,620 m
  4. 04

    Kamikochi

    • Japan
    • 36.25° N · 137.63° E · 1,500 m
  5. 05

    High Atlas, Imlil

    • Morocco
    • 31.13° N · 7.92° W · 1,800 m
  6. 06

    Fiordland and Queenstown

    • New Zealand
    • 45.03° S · 168.66° E · 310 m
  7. 07

    South Iceland

    • Iceland
    • 63.42° N · 19.01° W · 23 m
  8. 08

    El Chaltén, Patagonia

    • Argentina
    • 49.33° S · 72.89° W · 400 m

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