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Mountains in spring

Spring is March to May north of the equator and in South Asia; September to November south of the equator. These are the mountains 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.

Spring in the north: March to May

9 of the 13 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 2 of them in each of the three.

  1. Santiago Chile March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–28°C
  2. Cape Town South Africa March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–26°C
  3. Zion United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–26°C
  4. The Grand Canyon United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–21°C
  5. Almaty Kazakhstan March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–23°C
  6. Kathmandu Nepal March: goodApril: goodMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 22–25°C
  7. Asheville United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–23°C
  8. Yosemite United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–20°C
  9. Srinagar India March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 12–22°C

Fewer than two good months

Spring in the south: September to November

8 of the 13 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of September, October and November; 4 of them in each of the three.

  1. Cape Town South Africa September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–25°C
  2. Santiago Chile September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–27°C
  3. Yosemite United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–26°C
  4. Zion United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–30°C
  5. The Grand Canyon United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–24°C
  6. Srinagar India September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–27°C
  7. Asheville United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 14–26°C
  8. Almaty Kazakhstan September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 7–24°C

Fewer than two good months

Mountains, season by season

Spring 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