Best time to visit Europe
Across 102 cities in 30 countries in Europe, the best months to visit are July, June, September — when the continent's countries score highest for travel comfort (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine from 2020–2024 data).
Countries ranked by best month to visit
Each country's single best-scoring month (country-average visitScore across its cities), with the city that has the best weather that month. Higher score = better weather for a typical sightseeing trip.
| Rank | Country | Best month | Score | Best city | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Portugal | July | 99 | Lisbon | 1 |
| 2 ★ | Spain | June | 94 | Málaga | 7 |
| 3 ★ | Bulgaria | July | 94 | Sofia | 1 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | July | 93 | Skopje | 1 |
| 5 | Greece | September | 92.5 | Athens | 2 |
| 6 | France | July | 91 | Marseille | 4 |
| 7 | Romania | August | 91 | Bucharest | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine | August | 90.3 | Odesa | 6 |
| 9 | Denmark | June | 90 | Copenhagen | 1 |
| 10 | Albania | July | 90 | Tirana | 1 |
| 11 | Serbia | August | 89 | Belgrade | 1 |
| 12 | Finland | June | 89 | Helsinki | 1 |
| 13 | Hungary | August | 88 | Budapest | 1 |
| 14 | Estonia | June | 88 | Tallinn | 1 |
| 15 | Italy | July | 87.5 | Naples | 6 |
| 16 | Russia | August | 87.4 | Samara | 23 |
| 17 | Austria | July | 87 | Vienna | 1 |
| 18 | Belgium | August | 86.5 | Brussels | 2 |
| 19 | Sweden | June | 86 | Stockholm | 2 |
| 20 | Czechia | July | 86 | Prague | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | June | 85.3 | The Hague | 3 |
| 22 | Poland | September | 85 | Poznań | 6 |
| 23 | Belarus | August | 85 | Minsk | 1 |
| 24 | Croatia | June | 85 | Zagreb | 1 |
| 25 | Latvia | June | 85 | Riga | 1 |
| 26 | Germany | September | 84.8 | Berlin | 14 |
| 27 | Lithuania | September | 84 | Vilnius | 1 |
| 28 | United Kingdom | June | 83 | London | 9 |
| 29 | Norway | June | 83 | Oslo | 1 |
| 30 | Ireland | June | 82 | Dublin | 1 |