Weekly note

Hiking in September

Where the days are dry and cool enough to walk all day, measured over ten years. In September, 6 places are good and 4 fair.

Everywhere

  1. Santiago Chile good 26 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 19°C by day
  2. Leh India good 23 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 19°C by day
  3. Yellowstone United States good 23 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 17°C by day
  4. Cape Town South Africa good 22 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 20°C by day
  5. Almaty Kazakhstan good 20 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 24°C by day
  6. Vancouver Canada good 20 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 19°C by day
  7. The Grand Canyon United States fair 19 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 24°C by day
  8. Seoul South Korea fair 16 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 25°C by day
  9. Anchorage United States fair 15 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 13°C by day
  10. Yosemite United States fair 15 of 30 days dry and 10–27 °C · 26°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.