The Americas span every climate on Earth, so the perfect month depends on where you're headed — the season-by-season picture for every region.
The Americas span every climate on Earth, so there's no single best month — timing depends entirely on where you're headed. Here's the season-by-season picture.
Get the timing right and the Americas are magic; get it wrong and you may hit monsoon rains, closed mountain passes or hurricane season. The good news: somewhere in the Americas is perfect in every month. Family-run since 1974, we match your dates to the right region.
Prime for the USA and Canada — national parks open, warm weather, and the Rockies at their best. Fall foliage lights up New England in Sept–Oct; cities and the West Coast are year-round.
The dry season aligns with the Australian winter — ideal for Peru, the Inca Trail, Bolivia and the Amazon's high-water wildlife. Book Inca Trail permits well ahead.
The southern-hemisphere summer is the window for Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares — long days, wildflowers and (mostly) hikeable weather at the end of the world.
The dry season brings reliable sun. Avoid the June–November hurricane window for the islands; Costa Rica's wildlife concentrates near water in the dry months.
Rio and Brazil's coast are at their liveliest over the southern summer, peaking with Carnival (Feb/Mar). Hot, festive and full of energy.
The Australian summer is North American winter — superb for skiing (Whistler, Colorado) and for chasing the Northern Lights in the Yukon and Alaska.
Summer (May–October) is peak for the national parks and the Canadian Rockies; September–October brings New England's fall foliage. Cities and the West Coast are great year-round, and winter is superb for skiing and the Northern Lights. See our national parks guide.
The dry season, May–September, suits most of the continent and lines up with the Australian winter — ideal for Peru and the Inca Trail. Patagonia is best in the southern summer, November–March. See our Machu Picchu guide.
The dry season, December–April, is best — reliably sunny. Avoid the June–November hurricane season for the islands. Costa Rica's wildlife is easiest to see in the dry months. See our Central America & Caribbean guide.
Fall foliage peaks in New England and eastern Canada from late September to mid-October. The Northern Lights are best in the dark months (roughly September–April) in the Yukon, Alaska and northern Canada. See our Canadian Rockies guide.
Perfect for Patagonia (Nov–Mar), Rio and Brazil's beaches, and skiing in the USA and Canada. It's wetter in parts of the tropics, but there's always a great-weather region somewhere in the Americas. See our itineraries guide.