Not every destination peaks in summer. Each of our 700+ destinations has month-by-month attractiveness data reflecting real weather patterns — monsoons, dry seasons, extreme heat, typhoons, and polar winters.
Bali empties during monsoon season (November–March). Innsbruck fills up when snow falls (December–March). Barcelona's beaches peak in summer. Our model assigns each destination a set of "peak months" and computes an attractiveness factor that drives the crowdedness score up or down throughout the year.
Each destination's peak months are defined based on real climate data. The model then applies three tiers of demand:
100%
Peak Months
Full demand during the best weather window
25%
Shoulder Months
Reduced demand in months adjacent to peak
5%
Off-Season
Minimal demand during adverse weather
Key insight
This 3-tier model means a beach destination like Barcelona sees a 20x demand swing between July (100%) and January (5%). This directly affects the crowdedness score — the same destination can go from "Packed" to "Quiet" depending on the month.
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041.5x multiplier during school breaks
0552 weeks of crowdedness data
06Global school holiday coverage
07Sports, festivals, and more