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Where to go in Europe in winter

Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August south of the equator. These are the places in Europe where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Winter in the north: December to February

2 of the 20 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 1 of them in each of the three.

  1. Barcelona Spain December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 14–15°C
  2. Lisbon Portugal December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–16°C

Fewer than two good months

Winter in the south: June to August

19 of the 20 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 14 of them in each of the three.

  1. London United Kingdom June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–24°C
  2. Paris France June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C
  3. Rome Italy June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 30–33°C
  4. Frankfurt Germany June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  5. Lisbon Portugal June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C
  6. Budapest Hungary June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–29°C
  7. Barcelona Spain June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–29°C
  8. Brussels Belgium June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 23–24°C
  9. Vienna Austria June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–28°C
  10. Prague Czechia June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C
  11. Warsaw Poland June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–25°C
  12. Stockholm Sweden June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–22°C
  13. Copenhagen Denmark June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–21°C
  14. Zurich Switzerland June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–25°C
  15. Athens Greece June: sweet spotJuly: avoidAugust: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–34°C
  16. Munich Germany June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 24–25°C
  17. Dublin Ireland June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  18. Amsterdam Netherlands June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 21–22°C
  19. Reykjavik Iceland June: okJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–13°C

Fewer than two good months

Europe, season by season

Winter elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank