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Cancún

Best weather from early November to late March

Turks & Caicos

Best from mid-December to mid-February, with a short window in early March

Zanzibar

Two good stretches: June to October, and late December to February

Bali

Temples, rice terraces and surf breaks; check the week-by-week weather before you book

Lisbon

A long good season, from early March to late November

Barcelona

Best from late March to June, and again from September to mid-November

Dubrovnik

Best from late March to early July, and from early September to mid-November

Rome

Best from late March to mid-June, and from early September to mid-November

Queenstown

Best in December, and from late January to mid-February

Madeira

Good most of the year: January to March, and mid-April to mid-September

Banff

Best from mid-May to the end of September

Manuel Antonio

Best from late October to mid-April, with shorter windows in July and August