When to go
Seasonal Calendar
A month-by-month look at where the world is at its best - peak seasons, shoulder months, and unmissable festivals.
Best places to visit in June
Iceland
Iceland
Midnight sun and accessible Highland routes.
Provence
France
Lavender fields start blooming late June.
Banff
Canada
Trails fully open, Lake Louise turquoise at peak.
Slovenia
Slovenia
Lake Bled warm enough to swim, Julian Alps in full green.
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Endless daylight, puffin colonies, fewest weather cancellations.
Mongolia
Mongolia
Steppe greens up — perfect window before Naadam crowds.
Lofoten
Norway
Midnight sun over the fjords: hike, surf, or kayak well past midnight under daylight.
Gdańsk
Poland
Baltic beaches warming up, long evenings on the Motława, and St. Dominic's Fair preparations.
Dragon Boat Festival, Hangzhou
China
Crews race carved boats on West Lake while families share sticky rice zongzi.
Pesta Kaamatan, Sabah
Malaysia
Kadazan-Dusun harvest celebration with rice wine, drums, and the Unduk Ngadau pageant.
Hoi An
Vietnam
Off-peak prices, lantern-lit nights, and quiet beach mornings before peak heat.
Inti Raymi, Cusco
Peru
The Inca sun festival is reenacted at Sacsayhuamán on June 24 with thousands of costumed performers.
Glastonbury Festival
United Kingdom
Five days of music, mud, and main stage moments on Worthy Farm in Somerset.
Midsummer, Stockholm Archipelago
Sweden
Maypoles, flower crowns, and round-the-clock daylight over the longest weekend of the year.
Pride Month, New York City
USA
A month of events ending with the Pride March down Fifth Avenue on the last Sunday.
Dragon Boat Festival, Hong Kong
China
Teams race carved boats around Stanley and Sai Kung to the beat of competition drums.
Transylvania
Romania
Painted monasteries, fortified churches, almost no other tourists.
Dolomites
Italy
Rifugios just opened, wildflower meadows.
Stockholm archipelago
Sweden
Midnight sun, kayak between islands.
Kamchatka
Russia
Volcano hikes and brown bear watching.
Cornwall
United Kingdom
Long English evenings before school holidays.
Sao Miguel Azores
Portugal
Crater lakes, whale watching, hot springs.