Weekly note

Hiking in November

Where the days are dry and cool enough to walk all day, measured over ten years. In November, 6 places are good and 5 fair.

Everywhere

  1. Kathmandu Nepal good 29 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 21°C by day
  2. Yosemite United States good 22 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 15°C by day
  3. Zion United States good 22 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 15°C by day
  4. Hong Kong Hong Kong good 21 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 25°C by day
  5. Cape Town South Africa good 20 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 25°C by day
  6. Srinagar India good 20 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 13°C by day
  7. Asheville United States fair 19 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 14°C by day
  8. Taipei Taiwan fair 17 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 24°C by day
  9. Seoul South Korea fair 16 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 11°C by day
  10. The Grand Canyon United States fair 16 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 11°C by day
  11. Santiago Chile fair 15 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 27°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.