Country travel guides

199 countries and territories: when to go from the UK, average temperatures, festivals, flight times from London and a summary of the FCDO's travel advice for British passport holders.

Europe

• AlbaniaBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• AndorraBest: Apr, Jun, Sep
• AustriaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• BelarusBest: Mar–May, Sep
• BelgiumBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, Dec
• Bosnia and HerzegovinaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• BulgariaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• CroatiaBest: Apr–May, Sep
• CzechiaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• DenmarkBest: Mar–May, Sep, Dec
• EstoniaBest: Mar–May, Sep, Dec
• FinlandBest: Dec–Mar, May, Sep
• FranceBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, DecFull guide
• GermanyBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• GreeceBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• HungaryBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• IcelandBest: Dec–May, Sep–Oct
• IrelandBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• ItalyBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–OctFull guide
• KosovoBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• LatviaBest: Mar–May, Sep, Dec
• LiechtensteinBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• LithuaniaBest: Mar–May, Sep, Dec
• LuxembourgBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• MaltaBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• MoldovaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• MonacoBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• MontenegroBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• NetherlandsBest: Mar, Sep–Oct
• North MacedoniaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• NorwayBest: Dec–May, Sep
• PolandBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, Dec
• PortugalBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• RomaniaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, Dec
• RussiaCheck FCDO advice
• San MarinoBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• SerbiaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• SlovakiaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, Dec
• SloveniaBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• SpainBest: Mar–May, Sep–OctFull guide
• SwedenBest: Mar–May, Sep, Dec
• SwitzerlandBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• UkraineBest: Mar–Oct
• Vatican CityBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct

Asia

• AfghanistanCheck FCDO advice
• ArmeniaBest: Mar–May, Oct
• AzerbaijanBest: Mar–May, Sep–Oct
• BahrainBest: Apr, Oct
• BangladeshBest: Mar, Sep–Oct
• BhutanBest: May, Sep, Dec
• BruneiBest: All year
• CambodiaBest: Mar, Oct
• ChinaBest: Mar, Jun–Aug, Nov
• CyprusBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• GeorgiaBest: Mar–May, Oct
• IndiaBest: Apr, Sep
• IndonesiaBest: Jan–Apr, Sep
• IranCheck FCDO advice
• IraqBest: Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
• IsraelBest: Nov–Feb, Jun–Aug
• JapanBest: Dec–Feb, Jun–Jul, SepFull guide
• JordanBest: Dec–Feb, Jun, Sep
• KazakhstanBest: Apr–May, Oct
• KuwaitBest: Mar–Apr, Oct
• KyrgyzstanBest: May, Sep
• LaosBest: Apr, Oct
• LebanonBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• MalaysiaBest: Dec–Jan, Apr–May, Sep
• MaldivesBest: May, Sep–Nov
• MongoliaBest: May, Sep
• MyanmarThe UK FCDO advises against travel to much of the country; otherwise Nov–Feb
• NepalBest: May, Sep, Dec
• North KoreaCheck FCDO advice
• Northern CyprusBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• OmanBest: Apr, Jul–Aug, Oct
• PakistanBest: Dec–Jun, Sep
• PalestineCheck FCDO advice
• PhilippinesBest: May, Nov
• QatarBest: Apr, Oct
• Saudi ArabiaBest: Apr, Oct
• SingaporeBest: Jan–May, Aug–Nov
• South KoreaBest: Mar, Jun, Sep
• Sri LankaBest: Apr, Jul, Sep, Nov
• SyriaCheck FCDO advice
• TaiwanBest: Dec–Feb, Apr–May, Sep
• TajikistanBest: May, Sep
• ThailandBest: Apr, Oct
• Timor-LesteBest: May, Sep–Oct
• TürkiyeBest: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct
• TurkmenistanBest: Mar, Jun, Sep, Nov
• United Arab EmiratesBest: Apr, Oct
• UzbekistanBest: Mar, Jun, Nov
• VietnamBest: Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov
• YemenCheck FCDO advice

Africa

• AlgeriaBest: Nov–Mar, Sep
• AngolaBest: May, Oct
• BeninBest: Mar, Oct
• BotswanaBest: Apr, Oct
• Burkina FasoCheck FCDO advice
• BurundiBest: Jan–Feb, Jun–Sep
• Cabo VerdeBest: Jun–Jul, Oct
• CameroonBest: Mar, Nov
• Central African RepublicCheck FCDO advice
• ChadCheck FCDO advice
• ComorosBest: May, Oct
• CongoBest: Jan–Feb, Jun–Sep
• Côte d'IvoireBest: Mar, Oct
• DjiboutiBest: Mar–Apr, Oct
• DR CongoCheck FCDO advice: advises against travel to much of the east
• EgyptBest: Apr, Oct
• Equatorial GuineaBest: Nov–Feb
• EritreaBest: Jan–Apr, Sep–Oct
• EswatiniBest: Oct–Apr
• EthiopiaBest: Apr, Sep
• GabonBest: Jan–Feb, Jun–Sep
• GambiaBest: Apr–May, Oct
• GhanaBest: Mar, Oct
• GuineaBest: Mar–Apr, Nov
• Guinea-BissauBest: Apr, Nov
• KenyaBest: Mar, Oct
• LesothoBest: Sep–Apr
• LiberiaBest: Apr, Nov
• LibyaCheck FCDO advice
• MadagascarBest: Apr–May, Nov
• MalawiBest: Apr–May, Nov
• MaliCheck FCDO advice
• MauritaniaBest: Dec–Mar, Oct
• MauritiusBest: Jan–Apr, Sep
• MoroccoBest: Dec–Feb, Jun, Sep
• MozambiqueBest: Apr–May, Oct–Nov
• NamibiaBest: Oct–Apr
• NigerCheck FCDO advice
• NigeriaBest: Mar, Oct
• RwandaBest: Mar, Oct
• São Tomé and PríncipeBest: Oct
• SenegalBest: Apr–May, Oct
• SeychellesBest: Dec–Mar, Jun, Sep
• Sierra LeoneBest: Apr, Nov
• SomaliaCheck FCDO advice
• SomalilandBest: Oct–Mar
• South AfricaBest: Apr–May, Aug–Nov
• South SudanCheck FCDO advice
• SudanCheck FCDO advice
• TanzaniaBest: Mar, Oct–Nov
• TogoBest: Mar, Oct
• TunisiaBest: Oct–Mar
• UgandaBest: Mar, Oct
• Western SaharaCheck FCDO advice; access is very limited
• ZambiaBest: Apr–May, Nov
• ZimbabweBest: Apr–May, Nov

North America

• Antigua and BarbudaBest: May, Nov
• BahamasBest: May, Oct–Nov
• BarbadosBest: May, Nov
• BelizeBest: May, Oct
• CanadaBest: Dec–Feb, May, Sep–Oct
• Costa RicaBest: May, Nov
• CubaBest: May, Oct–Nov
• DominicaBest: May, Oct–Nov
• Dominican RepublicBest: May, Oct–Nov
• El SalvadorBest: May, Oct
• GrenadaBest: May, Nov
• GuatemalaBest: May, Oct
• HaitiCheck FCDO advice
• HondurasBest: May, Nov
• JamaicaBest: May, Nov
• MexicoBest: May, Oct
• NicaraguaBest: May, Oct
• PanamaBest: May, Nov
• Saint Kitts and NevisBest: May, Nov
• Saint LuciaBest: May, Nov
• St Vincent and the GrenadinesBest: May, Nov
• Trinidad and TobagoBest: Apr–May, Oct–Nov
• USABest: Jan, Mar–Apr, Sep–NovFull guide

South America

• ArgentinaBest: Apr–May, Jul, Sep
• BoliviaBest: Sep–Apr
• BrazilBest: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
• ChileBest: Apr–May, Sep–Nov
• ColombiaBest: Apr, Oct–Nov
• EcuadorBest: Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• GuyanaBest: Jan–Mar, Aug–Nov
• ParaguayBest: Nov–Mar, Jun–Aug
• PeruBest: Sep–Mar
• SurinameBest: Jan–Mar, Aug–Nov
• UruguayBest: Apr–May, Sep–Nov
• VenezuelaCheck FCDO advice

Oceania

• AustraliaBest: Apr–May, Sep–NovFull guide
• FijiBest: Apr–May, Oct–Nov
• KiribatiBest: All year
• Marshall IslandsBest: All year
• MicronesiaBest: All year
• NauruBest: All year
• New ZealandBest: Apr–May, Sep–Nov
• PalauBest: May, Nov
• Papua New GuineaBest: May, Oct
• SamoaBest: Apr–May, Oct–Nov
• Solomon IslandsBest: Apr–May, Oct
• TongaBest: Apr–May, Oct–Nov
• TuvaluBest: All year
• VanuatuBest: Apr–May, Oct–Nov