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The best forests in January
113 forests where January is among the best months to walk.
99%trees92forestYanbaru
Japan601 species recorded · Best month
100%trees92national forestEl Yunque National Forest
United States1,143 species recorded · Best month
96%trees89arboretumLancetilla Botanical Garden
Honduras602 species recorded · Best month
99%trees88forestXitou Nature Education Area
Taiwan859 species recorded · Best month
99%trees87forestBudongo Forest
Uganda783 species recorded · Best month
86%trees87arboretumBelize Botanic Gardens
Belize397 species recorded · Best month
93%trees87national forestGola National Forest
Liberia262 species recorded · Best month
72%trees87arboretumLas Cruces biological station and Wilson botanical garden
Costa Rica1,404 species recorded · Best month
88%trees86forestBwindi Impenetrable ForestUganda512 species recorded · Best month
95%trees85forestLas Nieves Natural Park
Spain465 species recorded · Best month
100%trees85forestShuangliu Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan450 species recorded · Best month
88%trees85arboretumRoyal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
Sri Lanka295 species recorded · Best month
95%trees85forestNimba National ForestLiberia424 species recorded · Best month
97%trees84forestForêt de Missahoé
Togo523 species recorded · Best month
80%trees84forestKenting National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan876 species recorded · Best month
97%trees83forestJhihben National Forest Recreation AreaTaiwan303 species recorded · Best month
97%trees83forestKakamega Forest
Kenya580 species recorded · Best month
82%trees83arboretumJardín Botánico de Cienfuegos
Cuba218 species recorded · Best month
77%trees82national forestOcala National ForestUnited States202 species recorded · Best month
84%trees81arboretumSt. Lucia Botanical Gardens
Saint Lucia91 species recorded · Best month
96%trees80forestSalonga National Park
DR Congo27 species recorded · Best month
95%trees79notable treeCenturion
Australia110 species recorded · Best month
96%trees79forestSinharaja Forest ReserveSri Lanka23 species recorded · Best month
86%trees77forestTempler's Park
Malaysia350 species recorded · Best month
70%trees77arboretumJardín Botanico
Colombia268 species recorded · Best month
99%trees76national forestGio National ForestLiberia18 species recorded · Best month
91%trees74forestBugoma Central Forest reserveUganda94 species recorded · Best month
64%trees72arboretumBotanical Garden of Mérida
Venezuela178 species recorded · Best month
72%trees72arboretumCupaynicúCuba96 species recorded · Best month
69%trees72arboretumPenang Botanic GardensMalaysia165 species recorded · Best month
55%trees71forestMountain Pine Ridge Forest ReserveBelize473 species recorded · Best month
98%trees71forestBehali Reserved Forest
India123 species recorded · Best month
76%trees70forestPolo forestIndia239 species recorded · Best month
66%trees70arboretumBaguio Botanical Garden
Philippines110 species recorded · Best month
72%trees70arboretumPapatia Botanical Garden
Benin61 species recorded · Best month
59%trees69arboretumSir Eric Matthew Gairy Botanical Gardens
Grenada101 species recorded · Best month
100%trees69forestDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
Thailand1 species recorded · Best month
52%trees68forestSouth Western Ghats montane rain forestsIndia312 species recorded · Best month
56%trees68arboretumBotanic Gardens St. Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines104 species recorded · Best month
50%trees67arboretumOmora Ethnobotanical Park
Chile139 species recorded · Best month
64%trees67arboretumHope Botanical Gardens
Jamaica211 species recorded · Best month
100%trees67forestIturi rainforestDR Congo4 species recorded · Best month
50%trees67arboretumLa Laguna Botanical Garden
El Salvador1,158 species recorded · Best month
50%trees66arboretumDominica Botanical Gardens
Dominica136 species recorded · Best month
53%trees65arboretumJardín botánico Nacional de CubaCuba443 species recorded · Best month
98%trees64national forestKpelle National ForestLiberiaBest month
37%trees64arboretumLimbe Botanical Gardens
Cameroon484 species recorded · Best month
40%trees63arboretumRoyal Botanic Gardens, Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago781 species recorded · Best month
100%trees63forestChimalapas montane forests
Mexico1 species recorded · Best month
60%trees62arboretumNational Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens
Myanmar128 species recorded · Best month
36%trees62arboretumYubu IslandJapan204 species recorded · Best month
46%trees61arboretumHong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
China313 species recorded · Best month
100%trees60forestCongolian forests
Equatorial GuineaBest month
100%trees60forestLacandon JungleMexicoBest month
87%trees60forestCameroonian Highlands forests
NigeriaBest month
100%trees60forestPrey Lang
CambodiaBest month
100%trees60forestUpper Orashi Forest ReserveNigeriaBest month
39%trees60arboretumLankester Botanical GardenCosta Rica356 species recorded · Best month
55%trees60notable treeSri Maha BodhiSri Lanka143 species recorded · Best month
47%trees58notable treeKouratier
Guinea75 species recorded · Best month
69%trees57forestChilapata ForestsIndia90 species recorded · Best month
37%trees57notable treeDrago de Icod de los VinosSpain135 species recorded · Best month
43%trees57arboretumAndromeda Botanic Gardens
Barbados54 species recorded · Best month
36%trees55arboretumJardín Botánico Canario Viera y ClavijoSpain167 species recorded · Best month
47%trees49arboretumPutrajaya Botanical GardenMalaysia83 species recorded · Best month
22%trees48forestCraigieburn Forest Park
New Zealand71 species recorded · Best month
41%trees47forestTogodo Forest ReserveTogo7 species recorded · Best month
39%trees47forestChapultepecMexico1,010 species recorded · Best month
20%trees46arboretumBotanical Garden of MedellínColombia494 species recorded · Best month
6%trees44arboretumAswan Botanical Garden
Egypt197 species recorded · Best month
18%trees43forestRéserve de Fathala
Senegal466 species recorded · Best month
11%trees43forestKou Classified Forest
Burkina Faso247 species recorded · Best month
18%trees43forestOsun-Osogbo GroveNigeria164 species recorded · Best month
7%trees43arboretumThe Botanic Garden
Gambia261 species recorded · Best month
33%trees42arboretumAcharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic GardenIndia298 species recorded · Best month
20%trees41arboretumCentral University Botanical GardenVenezuela325 species recorded · Best month
35%trees39forestPantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest ReservePhilippines2 species recorded · Best month
32%trees39notable treeThe Great BanyanIndia298 species recorded · Best month
2%trees38arboretumConakry Botanical GardenGuinea91 species recorded · Best month
23%trees37arboretumDr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso National Botanical Garden
Dominican Republic247 species recorded · Best month
0%trees37forestSundarbans
Bangladesh58 species recorded · Best month
12%trees36arboretumVizcaya Museum and GardensUnited States165 species recorded · Best month
17%trees36arboretumTaipei Botanical GardenTaiwan383 species recorded · Best month
6%trees34forestSamba Dia Biosphere ReserveSenegal161 species recorded · Best month
20%trees34arboretumBotanical garden of Thutmosis IIIEgypt120 species recorded · Best month
11%trees34arboretumBogotá Botanical GardenColombia486 species recorded · Best month
10%trees33arboretumParque Zoológico Nacional Simón BolívarCosta Rica478 species recorded · Best month
17%trees32arboretumHanoi Botanic Garden
Vietnam172 species recorded · Best month
0%trees30notable treeTree of Life
Bahrain21 species recorded · Best month
7%trees30arboretumNational Heroes ParkJamaica32 species recorded · Best month
12%trees30arboretumNational Botanical GardenBangladesh198 species recorded · Best month
14%trees30arboretumSudan National Botanical Garden
Sudan140 species recorded · Best month
11%trees30arboretumSaigon Zoo and Botanical GardensVietnam187 species recorded · Best month
9%trees28notable treeCotton Tree
Sierra Leone15 species recorded · Best month
17%trees28arboretumBagh-e-Jinnah
Pakistan54 species recorded · Best month
14%trees27forestMare aux HippopotamesBurkina Faso13 species recorded · Best month
4%trees26arboretumOrman GardenEgypt176 species recorded · Best month
12%trees25arboretumMusée en Plein Air de ParakouBenin51 species recorded · Best month
12%trees24notable treeChankiri TreeCambodia94 species recorded · Best month
21%trees23forestRatargul Swamp ForestBangladesh24 species recorded · Best month
0%trees23arboretumKing Abdullah International Gardens
Saudi ArabiaBest month
5%trees22arboretumManila Zoological and Botanical GardenPhilippines62 species recorded · Best month
8%trees22notable treeBodhi TreeIndia79 species recorded · Best month
0%trees20forestSambisa ForestNigeriaBest month
0%trees20notable treeTree of Ténéré
NigerBest month
0%trees20forestSolomon Islands rain forests
Solomon IslandsBest month
0%trees20notable treeLost TreeNigerBest month
0%trees20forestMangrove forests of Qeshm
IranBest month
14%trees20forestClassified Forest of MadarounfaNiger24 species recorded · Best month
0%trees19arboretumBantia Botanical GardenBurkina Faso52 species recorded · Best month
30%trees19forestXẻo Quýt Historical SiteVietnam2 species recorded · Best month
4%trees14arboretumRani Bagh, HyderabadPakistan9 species recorded · Best month
4%trees5arboretumHerbarium and Botanical Garden, Shah Abdul Latif UniversityPakistanBest monthBest months by mild temperature and little rain (NASA). In autumn, deciduous forests change colour.
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beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit 
mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit 
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit 
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit 
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.You are here