How the hiking score works
We combine temperature comfort (33%), precipitation (22%), snow (22%), heat stress (11%), wind (0%) and daylight (11%). Grid wind remains visible as context but is excluded from the score until it is validated for trail exposure and gusts.
We use official ERA5-Land hourly time series for the 1991-2025 historical period. Each destination currently represents one selected representative model-grid cell at its official model elevation.
Scores describe historical suitability at that selected cell. Grid-cell wind is coarse 10 m wind, not validated exposed-trail or gust information. They are not forecasts, whole-region trail conditions or safety advice.
34 destinations carry no recommendation
These places are in the catalogue and their climate record is complete. No month clears every critical component, so we publish no hiking score and no best months for them rather than a weak one.
- ZermattSwitzerlandsnow in all twelve months at the selected cell
- El ChalténArgentinasnow in all twelve months at the selected cell
- Huaraz and Cordillera BlancaPeruno month clears every critical component
- Aconcagua Provincial ParkArgentinano month clears every critical component
- Sikkim HimalayaIndiano month clears every critical component
- KilimanjaroTanzaniano month clears every critical component
- Colca CanyonPeruno month clears every critical component
- Cordillera RealBoliviano month clears every critical component
- Manaslu CircuitNepalno month clears every critical component
- Garhwal HimalayaIndiasnow in all twelve months at the selected cell
- Hunza ValleyPakistanno month clears every critical component
- Ala ArchaKyrgyzstanno month clears every critical component
- Asir MountainsSaudi Arabiano month clears every critical component
- RwenzoriUgandano month clears every critical component
- Bale MountainsEthiopiano month clears every critical component
- KakaduAustraliaheat falls below the critical floor in all twelve months
- HaleakalāUnited Statesno month clears every critical component
- QuilotoaEcuadorno month clears every critical component
- Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaColombiano month clears every critical component
- SajamaBoliviano month clears every critical component
- LaucaChileno month clears every critical component
- Elqui ValleyChileno month clears every critical component
- San Pedro de AtacamaChileno month clears every critical component
- LangtangNepalno month clears every critical component
- KanchenjungaNepalno month clears every critical component
- SkarduPakistanno month clears every critical component
- Mount KenyaKenyano month clears every critical component
- Simien MountainsEthiopiano month clears every critical component
- Mount WilhelmPapua New Guineano month clears every critical component
- Son-KulKyrgyzstanno month clears every critical component
- Fann MountainsTajikistanno month clears every critical component
- Cordillera HuayhuashPeruno month clears every critical component
- CajasEcuadorno month clears every critical component
- Mount ElgonUgandano month clears every critical component