Weekly note

Hiking in July

Where the days are dry and cool enough to walk all day, measured over ten years. In July, 4 places are good and 3 fair.

Everywhere

  1. Santiago Chile good 26 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 15°C by day
  2. Vancouver Canada good 24 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 23°C by day
  3. Cape Town South Africa good 23 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 17°C by day
  4. Yellowstone United States good 23 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 24°C by day
  5. Anchorage United States fair 20 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 20°C by day
  6. Reykjavik Iceland fair 18 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 13°C by day
  7. Leh India fair 16 of 31 days dry and 10–27 °C · 23°C by day
How a month is tested for hiking

A test on measured figures, the same at every place and from every city: the same month always gives the same answer. It is "good" or "fair", and a month that passes neither is simply not listed. It is separate from the month's own verdict, which also weighs holidays, crowds and fares.

Hiking, other months

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Measured at each place's own point, where its visitors stay, not up on the trails: a mountain path is about 6.5 °C cooler for every 1,000 m it climbs.