destination,best_time_to_visit,months_to_avoid,peak_crowds,climate_snapshot
"Bali","Apr–Oct (dry season)","Jan–Feb (wettest)","Jul–Aug, Christmas","~30°C all year; humid wet season Nov–Mar"
"Thailand","Nov–Feb (cool & dry)","Sep–Oct (heaviest rain)","Dec–Jan","Hot Mar–May; Gulf islands drier in summer"
"Greece","May–Jun, Sep–Oct","Nov–Mar (islands shut)","Jul–Aug","Hot dry summers ~33°C; warm sea into Oct"
"Iceland","Jun–Aug (touring)","—","Jul","Sep–Mar for Northern Lights; cool 12–15°C summer"
"Dubai (UAE)","Nov–Mar","Jun–Aug (40–45°C)","Dec–Feb","Almost no rain; brutal summer heat & humidity"
"Turkey / Cappadocia","Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct","—","Jul–Aug","Balloons most reliable in shoulder; cold snowy winters"
"Italy","Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct","Aug (hot, shops shut)","Jul–Aug","Warm shoulder seasons, fewer crowds"
"Spain","Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct","Jul–Aug heatwaves","Aug","Hot interior summers; mild coast"
"Portugal","May–Jun, Sep–Oct","—","Jul–Aug","Mild & sunny; Algarve packed in summer"
"France","May–Jun, Sep–Oct","Aug (Paris empties)","Jul–Aug","Pleasant spring/autumn; cold winters inland"
"Croatia","May–Jun, Sep","Nov–Mar (quiet)","Jul–Aug","Warm Adriatic Jun–Sep; sunny coast"
"Japan","Mar–May, Oct–Nov","Jun (rainy), Aug (humid)","Cherry blossom (late Mar–Apr)","Autumn colours in Nov; typhoons Sep"
"Vietnam","Nov–Apr","Regional monsoons vary","Dec–Jan","North, Central & South differ — check by region"
"Sri Lanka","Dec–Mar (west & south)","Monsoon varies by coast","Dec–Feb","Two monsoons; pick the coast by season"
"India","Oct–Mar (cool, dry)","Jun–Sep (monsoon)","Dec–Jan","Hot Apr–Jun; Himalayas best in summer"
"Maldives","Nov–Apr (dry)","May–Oct (wet)","Dec–Mar","Warm sea ~29°C year-round"
"Egypt","Oct–Apr","Jun–Aug (extreme heat)","Dec–Jan","Hot desert; Nile & Red Sea milder in winter"
"Morocco","Mar–May, Sep–Nov","Jul–Aug (Sahara heat)","Spring","Coast milder than the interior"
"South Africa","May–Sep (safari)","—","Dec–Jan (local summer)","Cape beaches best Nov–Mar; dry winters for wildlife"
"Kenya / Tanzania","Jun–Oct (dry, safari)","Apr–May (long rains)","Jul–Sep (migration)","Dry season = best game viewing"
"Mexico","Nov–Apr (dry)","Jun–Oct (hurricanes)","Dec–Mar","Caribbean coast warm year-round"
"Costa Rica","Dec–Apr (dry)","Sep–Oct (wettest)","Dec–Jan","Green season is cheaper & lush"
"Peru","May–Sep (dry)","Jan–Mar (rain; Inca Trail shut Feb)","Jun–Aug","Machu Picchu best in the dry season"
"Switzerland","Jun–Sep (hiking)","—","Jul–Aug","Dec–Mar for skiing; alpine summers ~25°C"
"Australia","Sep–Nov, Mar–May","—","Dec–Jan (summer)","Seasons reversed; tropical north dry in winter"
"New Zealand","Dec–Feb (summer)","—","Dec–Jan","Jun–Aug for skiing; mild, changeable"