When to Photograph the World

Apr–Jun · waterfall flow

Croatia

Waterfall Flow Autumn Colour & Fog Adriatic Summer Light

late Mar–mid Apr · sakura

Japan

Cherry Blossom Rainy Season Summer Highlights

Sep–Oct · aurora + autumn

Iceland

Aurora Season Ice Caves Midnight Sun

Jan–Feb · aurora + snow

Norway — Lofoten

Aurora Season Polar Night Midnight Sun

Oct–Nov · spring bloom, quiet trails

Patagonia

Patagonian Wind Season Autumn Colors Glacier Calving

Mar–May · autumn gold + Milky Way

New Zealand

Milky Way Core Season Autumn Colors Lupin Season

Jun–Jul · Dolomite wildflowers

Italy

Dolomite Enrosadira Tuscan Morning Mist Wildflower Season

Jun–Jul · wildflowers + longest days

Switzerland

Alpine Wildflowers Larch Season Alpenglow Season

May–Jun · puffins + endless twilight

Faroe Islands

Puffin Season Midnight Twilight Winter Storms

May–Jun · long days + wildflowers

Scotland

Red Deer Rut Northern Lights Wildflower Season

May–Jun · cool + clear + green fading

Namibia

Milky Way Core Dry Season Green Season

Apr–Jun · outback + dry season starts

Australia

Milky Way Core Dry Season Whale Migration

Jun–Jul · midnight sun + icebergs

Greenland

Midnight Sun Aurora Season Iceberg Season

Jun–Jul · wildflowers + long days

Canadian Rockies

Larch Season Frozen Methane Bubbles Northern Lights

Jan–Feb · cranes + drift ice

Hokkaido, Japan

Red-Crowned Cranes Drift Ice Lavender Season

Oct–Nov · mild + clear + autumn light

Morocco

Desert Clear Skies Atlas Snow Spring Green

Apr–May · spring light + wildflowers

American Southwest

Slot Canyon Light Beams Desert Superbloom Monsoon Season

Aug–Sep · tundra color + wildlife

Alaska

Aurora Season Midnight Sun Salmon Run & Bears

late Jun–mid Jul · lavender

Provence

Lavender Bloom Flamingo Season Mistral Wind

Dec–Mar · humpback whales + big swells

Hawaii

Humpback Whale Migration Volcanic Activity Surf Season

Sep–Oct · elk rut + golden aspens

Yellowstone & Grand Teton

Elk Rut Winter Thermal Steam Wolf Activity

Jun–Jul · hydrangea bloom

Azores

Hydrangea Bloom Whale Watching Storm Season

Jul–Aug · wildflowers + alpine access

Pacific Northwest

Rainforest Fog Wildflower Meadows Storm Watching

Feb 14–28 · firefall only

California

Yosemite Firefall Sierra Wildflowers Death Valley Superbloom

Apr–May · green hills, poppies

Tuscany

Poppy Season Mist Season Grape Harvest

Jun–Jul · wildflower peak

Glacier National Park

Wildflower Bloom Goats & Bighorn Larch & Aspen Color

Sep 25–Oct 15 · peak foliage

New England

Peak Fall Foliage Maine Lighthouse Season White Mountain Snow

early Jun · synchronous fireflies

Great Smoky Mountains

Synchronous Fireflies Peak Fall Color Smoky Mountain Fog

Apr–May · spring greens

Ireland

Spring Lambs & Gorse Wildflower & Heather Puffin Nesting

early Aug · sockeye peak

British Columbia (Grizzly Coast)

Salmon Runs (Bears) Spirit Bear Window Khutzeymateen Open

Dec–Mar · dry season + birds

Florida Everglades

Wading Bird Concentrations Roseate Spoonbills Alligator Activity

early Nov · cypress copper peak

Caddo Lake (Texas/Louisiana Bayou)

Bald Cypress Color Spider Lily Bloom Spanish Moss Vibrant Green

mid Aug–mid Sep · tundra + aurora

Yukon

Aurora Season Tombstone Fall Tundra Midnight Sun

Jan–Mar · peak dry season

Costa Rica (Osa Peninsula)

Dry Season Wildlife Peak Scarlet Macaw Activity Humpback Whale Migration

Jun · icebergs + puffins + whales

Newfoundland & Labrador

Iceberg Alley Atlantic Puffins Humpback Whales

Oct–Nov · polar bears on tundra

Churchill, Manitoba

Polar Bear Season Beluga Whales Aurora Borealis

Aug–Sep · humpback peak

Tonga (Vava'u Whales)

Humpback Whale Season Calm Sea Diving Window Cyclone Season — Avoid

Oct 5–15 · Cabot Trail peak foliage

Quebec & Atlantic Canada

Quebec Winter Carnival Cabot Trail Fall Color Bay of Fundy Extreme Tides

Nov–Jan · king penguin peak

South Georgia & Falkland Islands

King Penguin Year Elephant Seal Breeding Albatross Courtship

Jun–Sep · sea bird + penguin peak

Galápagos Islands

Two-Season Climate Waved Albatross (Española) Galápagos Penguin Peak

Oct · Eagle Festival

Mongolia

Eagle Hunting Festival Naadam Festival Gobi Camel Caravans

Jun–Jul · midnight sun peak

Svalbard

Polar Night & Aurora Sun + Snowmobile Season Midnight Sun Cruises

Oct–Nov · best views + Dashain

Nepal & Himalaya

Spring Trekking Window Autumn Trekking Window Monsoon Season

Jul–Sep · peak jaguar season

Pantanal (Jaguar Country)

Jaguar Photography Season Wet Season Flooding Hyacinth Macaw Activity

Jun–Sep · long dry season

Uganda & Rwanda Gorillas

Trek Seasons (Dry Window) Long Rains (Avoid) Kwita Izina (Cultural)

Dec–Jan · midnight sun + chicks

Antarctica

Austral Summer Window Penguin Hatching Whale Activity Peak

Jun–Aug · peak photography

Madagascar

Dry Season Peak Wet / Cyclone Season Tsingy Access Window

Jun–Sep · dry peak

Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak)

Dry Season Peak NE Monsoon (Wettest) Sipadan Hammerhead Window

Jul–Oct · Great Migration + dry

East Africa Safari

Great Migration Mara Calving Season Serengeti Big Cat Activity

Apr–Sep · Milky Way + dry

Atacama Desert

Milky Way Core Flamingo Season Salt Flat Reflections

Dec–Mar · dry window

Sri Lanka

Yala Leopard Peak Blue Whale Mirissa SW Monsoon (Avoid Coast)

Mar–May · spring

Bhutan

Autumn Clear Window Spring Rhododendron Tsechu Festival Cycle

Apr–Jun · whale sharks + Kimberley

Western Australia

Whale Sharks Ningaloo Wildflower Season Kimberley Dry Season

Dec–Jan · peak numbers

Bosque del Apache

Crane + Goose Peak Festival of the Cranes Migration Window

Jul · wildflower peak

Dolomites

Alpine Summer Wildflower Bloom Enrosadira (Dusk Glow)

Sep–Nov · photographer fall

Outer Banks

Photographer Fall Hurricane Season Wild Horse Year

Nov–Feb · cool season

Oman

Cool Season Peak Damascus Rose Bloom Green Turtle Nesting

Sep 20–Oct 7 · aspen peak

Colorado Autumn

Aspen Color Peak Shoulder + Snow Wildflower Summer

Sep–Oct · autumn peak

Cappadocia

Balloon Reliability Autumn Light Peak Spring Wildflowers

May–Sep · dry season peak

Peru

Dry Season Peak Cultural Festivals Andean Condor Season

Mar–May · spring wildflowers

Jordan

Spring Bloom + Peak Autumn Cool Dry Petra by Night

Nov–Feb · winter peak

Egypt

Winter Peak Abu Simbel Sun Festival Shoulder Seasons

Nov–Feb · cool dry peak

Cambodia

Cool Dry Peak Tonle Sap Flood Cycle Khmer Cultural Calendar

Oct–Apr · north dry peak

Vietnam

Rice Terrace Cycle Tet (Lunar New Year) Hoi An Lantern Festival

Jun–Sep · dry season peak

Indonesia

Dry Season Peak Bali Hindu Calendar Volcano Festivals

Nov–Apr · dry peak

Mexico

Día de Muertos Dry Season Peak Mayan Equinox + Monarch

Oct–Nov + Mar–Apr · spring/autumn

Argentina

Right Whales (Valdés) Mendoza Wine Cycle Spring Across Country

Aug–Oct · safari peak winter

South Africa

Safari Dry Season Peak Hermanus Whale Season Cape Wildflower Bloom

May–Jun · spring peak

Greece

Shoulder-Season Peak Greek Orthodox Easter Meteora Mist + Hike Window

Nov–Feb · dry cool peak

Ethiopia

Dry Cool Peak Timkat (Orthodox Epiphany) Meskel (Sep 27)

Dec–Apr · mirror season

Salar de Uyuni

Mirror Season (Wet) Hexagon Season (Dry) Transition (Both Possible)

Apr–Jun · spring + Soča peak

Slovenia

Autumn Photographer Peak Soča Turquoise Peak Winter Mood

Nov–Feb · dry cool peak

Sundarbans

Dry Cool Peak Warming Workable Honey Collection (Mawalis)

Sep–Oct · autumn peak

Romania

Autumn Photographer Peak Transfăgărășan Open Window Winter Castles + Christmas

late Apr–May · fagus gold

Tasmania

Fagus Turn Aurora Australis Milky Way Core

Sep–Mar · aurora

Swedish & Finnish Lapland

Aurora Season Ruska Autumn Colour Midnight Sun

Apr–Sep · Milky Way core

Canary Islands

Milky Way Core Season Winter Snow on Teide Almond Blossom

Dec–Apr · Pacific dry

Costa Rica

Pacific Dry Season Green Season Light Quetzal Nesting

Apr–Jun + Sep–Oct · all-round

Madeira

Above-the-Clouds Inversion Atlantic Swell Fanal Fog Season

Apr–Jun · water-mirror terraces

Guilin & the Li River

Water Mirror Golden Harvest River Mist

late Jun–mid Jul · wildflowers

French Alps

Snow & Access Wildflowers Refuge Season

Jul–Aug · trails + boat season

Norway Mountain Parks

Snow & Access Hiking Season White Nights

Sep–Oct · beech gold + swells

Northern Spain

Storm Coast Tides & Surf Mountain Season

Sep–Oct · vindima + swells

Portugal

Giant Waves Vindima Blossom

late Sep–mid Oct · fog + gold

Eastern Alps

Inversion Fog Autumn Gold Meltwater

Jun–Sep · lagoons full + dry mesas

Northeast Brazil

Lagoon Cycle Cave Beams Chapada Rains

late Sep–mid Oct · fog + colour

Central Europe Mountains

Fog Inversions Autumn Colour High Trails

Nov–Feb · inversions + hoarfrost

Snowdonia (Eryri)

Inversions & Frost Rain Windows Bloom

late Mar–mid Apr · blossom

Karakoram

Blossom Autumn Gold Trek Season

Feb–Apr · bloom + calm seas

Socotra

Island Open Bloom Monsoon Closure

Apr–May · green + salt mirror

Mangystau

Green Steppe Golden Autumn Salt Mirror

Oct–Mar · the season

India

The Season Festivals Fog & Haze

Jun–Oct · flood + dry-season game

Botswana

Flood & Dry Game Green Season Heat & Smoke

Jul–Aug · alpine prime

Kyrgyzstan

Alpine Window Yurt Season Autumn Gold

Jun–Oct · dry-season game + walking

Zambia

Dry Season Emerald Season Falls Water Levels

Jan–Mar · gray + blue whales

Baja California

Gray Whale Season Sea of Cortez Megafauna Reef & Bait Balls

Nov–Feb · cool-dry prime + festivals

Thailand

Cool & Dry Festivals Burning Season

late Mar–mid Apr · blossom wave

South Korea

Spring Blossoms Autumn Foliage Monsoon & Typhoons

Dec–Apr · amihan dry - west + underwater

Philippines

Amihan (Dry Season) Habagat & Typhoons East-Coast Inversion

Dec–Feb · Andes + Caribbean prime

Colombia

Andean Windows Andean Wet Pulses Caribbean Dry

Nov–Apr · dry season prime

Guatemala

Dry Season Wet Season Volcano Nights

Jun–Nov · falls full, river trips run

Canaima & Angel Falls

River Season Dry & Clear Falls Water Levels

Dec–Mar · Tongariki alignment + Tapati

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Summer Prime Winter Mood Light Alignments

late Mar–early May · tulip season

Netherlands

Tulip Season Summer Light Heather & Rut