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The best forests in December

92 forests where December is among the best months to walk.

86%trees92forestLaurisilva of MadeiraPortugalPortugal537 species recorded · Best month100%trees92national forestEl Yunque National ForestUnited StatesUnited States1,143 species recorded · Best month100%trees90forestKaeng Krachan Forest ComplexThailandThailand393 species recorded · Best month96%trees89arboretumLancetilla Botanical GardenHondurasHonduras602 species recorded · Best month99%trees88forestXitou Nature Education AreaTaiwanTaiwan859 species recorded · Best month86%trees87arboretumBelize Botanic GardensBelizeBelize397 species recorded · Best month93%trees87national forestGola National ForestLiberiaLiberia262 species recorded · Best month88%trees86forestBwindi Impenetrable ForestUgandaUganda512 species recorded · Best month94%trees85national forestApalachicola National ForestUnited StatesUnited States172 species recorded · Best month95%trees85forestNimba National ForestLiberiaLiberia424 species recorded · Best month97%trees84forestForêt de MissahoéTogoTogo523 species recorded · Best month97%trees83forestJhihben National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwanTaiwan303 species recorded · Best month97%trees83forestKakamega ForestKenyaKenya580 species recorded · Best month82%trees83arboretumJardín Botánico de CienfuegosCubaCuba218 species recorded · Best month83%trees82forestFuyuan National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwanTaiwan346 species recorded · Best month97%trees81forestSierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forestsMexicoMexico155 species recorded · Best month95%trees79notable treeCenturionAustraliaAustralia110 species recorded · Best month78%trees79forestHimalayan subtropical pine forestsBhutanBhutan277 species recorded · Best month99%trees76national forestGio National ForestLiberiaLiberia18 species recorded · Best month100%trees76notable treeJōmon SugiJapanJapan47 species recorded · Best month87%trees75forestKaingaroa ForestNew ZealandNew Zealand38 species recorded · Best month64%trees72arboretumBotanical Garden of MéridaVenezuelaVenezuela178 species recorded · Best month72%trees72arboretumCupaynicúCubaCuba96 species recorded · Best month98%trees71forestBehali Reserved ForestIndiaIndia123 species recorded · Best month65%trees71forestAtatürk Forest (Israel)IsraelIsrael343 species recorded · Best month76%trees70forestPolo forestIndiaIndia239 species recorded · Best month72%trees70arboretumPapatia Botanical GardenBeninBenin61 species recorded · Best month100%trees69forestDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexThailandThailand1 species recorded · Best month52%trees68forestSouth Western Ghats montane rain forestsIndiaIndia312 species recorded · Best month50%trees67arboretumOmora Ethnobotanical ParkChileChile139 species recorded · Best month100%trees67forestIturi rainforestDR CongoDR Congo4 species recorded · Best month85%trees67forestEastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forestsBhutanBhutan11 species recorded · Best month77%trees67forestHarenna ForestEthiopiaEthiopia15 species recorded · Best month50%trees67arboretumLa Laguna Botanical GardenEl SalvadorEl Salvador1,158 species recorded · Best month53%trees65arboretumJardín botánico Nacional de CubaCubaCuba443 species recorded · Best month98%trees64national forestKpelle National ForestLiberiaLiberiaBest month37%trees64arboretumLimbe Botanical GardensCameroonCameroon484 species recorded · Best month100%trees63forestChimalapas montane forestsMexicoMexico1 species recorded · Best month60%trees62arboretumNational Kandawgyi Botanical GardensMyanmarMyanmar128 species recorded · Best month58%trees62forestAjloun Forest ReserveJordanJordan90 species recorded · Best month46%trees61arboretumHong Kong Zoological and Botanical GardensChinaChina313 species recorded · Best month100%trees60forestCongolian forestsEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaBest month100%trees60forestLacandon JungleMexicoMexicoBest month87%trees60forestCameroonian Highlands forestsNigeriaNigeriaBest month100%trees60forestPrey LangCambodiaCambodiaBest month100%trees60forestUpper Orashi Forest ReserveNigeriaNigeriaBest month47%trees58notable treeKouratierGuineaGuinea75 species recorded · Best month45%trees58forestDibeen Forest ReserveJordanJordan118 species recorded · Best month69%trees57forestChilapata ForestsIndiaIndia90 species recorded · Best month47%trees56arboretumNong Nooch Tropical Botanical GardenThailandThailand127 species recorded · Best month54%trees55forestRihan forestIsraelIsrael59 species recorded · Best month40%trees52forestAminadav ForestIsraelIsrael327 species recorded · Best month41%trees47forestTogodo Forest ReserveTogoTogo7 species recorded · Best month39%trees47forestChapultepecMexicoMexico1,010 species recorded · Best month20%trees46arboretumBotanical Garden of MedellínColombiaColombia494 species recorded · Best month34%trees45forestGourougou forestMoroccoMorocco94 species recorded · Best month40%trees45forestAlonei Abba nature reserveIsraelIsrael262 species recorded · Best month11%trees43forestKou Classified ForestBurkina FasoBurkina Faso247 species recorded · Best month18%trees43forestOsun-Osogbo GroveNigeriaNigeria164 species recorded · Best month12%trees42forestYatir ForestIsraelIsrael219 species recorded · Best month33%trees42arboretumAcharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic GardenIndiaIndia298 species recorded · Best month16%trees40notable treeWorld's Largest Cashew TreeBrazilBrazil19 species recorded · Best month14%trees40forestHadera ForestIsraelIsrael285 species recorded · Best month32%trees39notable treeThe Great BanyanIndiaIndia298 species recorded · Best month23%trees37arboretumDr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso National Botanical GardenDominican RepublicDominican Republic247 species recorded · Best month0%trees37forestSundarbansBangladeshBangladesh58 species recorded · Best month21%trees36arboretumLalbagh Botanical Garden, BangaloreIndiaIndia304 species recorded · Best month12%trees36arboretumVizcaya Museum and GardensUnited StatesUnited States165 species recorded · Best month25%trees36forestTurahalli ForestIndiaIndia400 species recorded · Best month17%trees36arboretumTaipei Botanical GardenTaiwanTaiwan383 species recorded · Best month18%trees34arboretumBotanical Garden of GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala215 species recorded · Best month13%trees34notable treeÁrbol del TuleMexicoMexico164 species recorded · Best month20%trees34arboretumBotanical garden of Thutmosis IIIEgyptEgypt120 species recorded · Best month11%trees34arboretumBogotá Botanical GardenColombiaColombia486 species recorded · Best month10%trees33arboretumParque Zoológico Nacional Simón BolívarCosta RicaCosta Rica478 species recorded · Best month17%trees32arboretumHanoi Botanic GardenVietnamVietnam172 species recorded · Best month0%trees31notable treeSahabi TreeJordanJordan14 species recorded · Best month12%trees30arboretumNational Botanical GardenBangladeshBangladesh198 species recorded · Best month11%trees30arboretumSaigon Zoo and Botanical GardensVietnamVietnam187 species recorded · Best month9%trees28notable treeCotton TreeSierra LeoneSierra Leone15 species recorded · Best month14%trees27forestMare aux HippopotamesBurkina FasoBurkina Faso13 species recorded · Best month14%trees27notable treeDodda Alada MaraIndiaIndia109 species recorded · Best month4%trees26arboretumOrman GardenEgyptEgypt176 species recorded · Best month12%trees25arboretumMusée en Plein Air de ParakouBeninBenin51 species recorded · Best month12%trees24notable treeChankiri TreeCambodiaCambodia94 species recorded · Best month0%trees23arboretumKing Abdullah International GardensSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaBest month8%trees22notable treeBodhi TreeIndiaIndia79 species recorded · Best month0%trees20notable treeLost TreeNigerNigerBest month30%trees19forestXẻo Quýt Historical SiteVietnamVietnam2 species recorded · Best month2%trees16notable treeOak of MamreIsraelIsrael5 species recorded · Best month3%trees13notable treeThimmamma MarrimanuIndiaIndia15 species recorded · Best month4%trees5arboretumHerbarium and Botanical Garden, Shah Abdul Latif UniversityPakistanPakistanBest month

Best months by mild temperature and little rain (NASA). In autumn, deciduous forests change colour.

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit
forestsForestyasEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.You are here