Month by month

Where to dive, every month

Pick the month you can travel. Each one ranks the 149 destinations we rate, with the water temperature, the animals in season and the places in storm season.

This month: September →
March
Best month

64 destinations at their best

September
Stormiest month

66 destinations in storm season

149
Destinations rated

Every month, on conditions and wildlife

The year at a glance

Share of each region at its best
How much of each region is at its best, month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Asia-PacificJanuary: 12 of 49 at their bestFebruary: 18 of 49 at their bestMarch: 24 of 49 at their bestApril: 22 of 49 at their bestMay: 17 of 49 at their bestJune: 15 of 49 at their bestJuly: 11 of 49 at their bestAugust: 18 of 49 at their bestSeptember: 18 of 49 at their bestOctober: 14 of 49 at their bestNovember: 14 of 49 at their bestDecember: 4 of 49 at their best
Indian OceanJanuary: 4 of 15 at their bestFebruary: 4 of 15 at their bestMarch: 5 of 15 at their bestApril: 4 of 15 at their bestMay: 2 of 15 at their bestJune: 3 of 15 at their bestJuly: 1 of 15 at their bestAugust: 2 of 15 at their bestSeptember: 3 of 15 at their bestOctober: 2 of 15 at their bestNovember: 4 of 15 at their bestDecember: 1 of 15 at their best
Red Sea & Middle EastJanuary: 7 of 7 at their bestFebruary: 7 of 7 at their bestMarch: 7 of 7 at their bestApril: 7 of 7 at their bestMay: 7 of 7 at their bestJune: 5 of 7 at their bestJuly: 7 of 7 at their bestAugust: 4 of 7 at their bestSeptember: 6 of 7 at their bestOctober: 7 of 7 at their bestNovember: 7 of 7 at their bestDecember: 7 of 7 at their best
Europe & AtlanticJanuary: 1 of 21 at their bestFebruary: 2 of 21 at their bestMarch: 1 of 21 at their bestApril: 2 of 21 at their bestMay: 9 of 21 at their bestJune: 11 of 21 at their bestJuly: 10 of 21 at their bestAugust: 12 of 21 at their bestSeptember: 10 of 21 at their bestOctober: 5 of 21 at their bestNovember: 3 of 21 at their bestDecember: 3 of 21 at their best
CaribbeanJanuary: 10 of 30 at their bestFebruary: 14 of 30 at their bestMarch: 15 of 30 at their bestApril: 18 of 30 at their bestMay: 20 of 30 at their bestJune: 13 of 30 at their bestJuly: 10 of 30 at their bestAugust: 0 of 30 at their bestSeptember: 0 of 30 at their bestOctober: 2 of 30 at their bestNovember: 4 of 30 at their bestDecember: 8 of 30 at their best
AmericasJanuary: 13 of 27 at their bestFebruary: 13 of 27 at their bestMarch: 12 of 27 at their bestApril: 9 of 27 at their bestMay: 6 of 27 at their bestJune: 6 of 27 at their bestJuly: 11 of 27 at their bestAugust: 8 of 27 at their bestSeptember: 4 of 27 at their bestOctober: 4 of 27 at their bestNovember: 8 of 27 at their bestDecember: 12 of 27 at their best
Most of the region A good part A few places Off season

Diving through the year: common questions

What is the best month to go scuba diving?
March, when 64 of the 149 destinations we rate are at their best. Koh Tao tops the list that month.
What is the worst month for diving?
October, with 34 destinations at their best. You can still dive well: Komodo North and Nosy Be rate highest that month.
When is hurricane and cyclone season for divers?
It peaks in September, when 66 destinations have a 1 in 10 chance or more of a storm passing nearby. April is the calmest month, with 7 destinations at that risk. Measured from NOAA storm tracks since 1980.
Which month has the most marine life in season?
March, with 37 animals at their peak somewhere.