Vitamin D by destination: sunny beach countries and places
Every sea-holiday country and US state we rate, with the best months for vitamin D from sun next to its name. Open one for a month-by-month table, places and a short travel guide.
Europe and the Mediterranean
Africa and the Indian Ocean
- Egypt Oct to May
- Morocco May to Nov
- Tunisia May, Jun, Aug to Nov
- Cape Verde Jan to Dec
- Gambia Oct to Jun
- Kenya Jan, Feb, May to Jul
- Tanzania Feb, May to Oct
- Mozambique Apr to Jan
- Mauritius Apr to Dec
- Seychelles Jan, Jun, Jul, Oct, Nov
- Madagascar May to Nov
- South Africa Nov to May
Middle East
- United Arab Emirates Nov to Apr
- Oman Nov to Apr
- Jordan Mar, Apr, Oct to Jan
- Israel Apr to Nov
Asia
Australia and the Pacific
- Australia Aug to Oct, Dec
- New Zealand Dec to Feb
- Fiji Apr to Oct
- French Polynesia Jul
- Vanuatu May to Oct
- Samoa –
- Tonga Apr, Jun to Sep
- Cook Islands Apr to Nov
- New Caledonia May to Dec
- Palau –
- Guam Jan
Caribbean
- Cuba Nov to May
- Dominican Republic Jan to Mar
- Jamaica Dec to Mar
- Bahamas Oct to Jun
- Barbados Feb to May, Dec
- Aruba Dec to Oct
- Curaçao Dec to Oct
- Cayman Islands Apr, May, Aug, Dec to Feb
- Turks and Caicos Islands Oct to Jul
- Puerto Rico Jan to Mar
- U.S. Virgin Islands Jun, Jul, Oct, Dec to Mar
- British Virgin Islands Oct, Dec to Jun
- Anguilla Oct to Jul
- Antigua and Barbuda May, Oct, Dec to Mar
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Oct, Dec to Mar
- Saint Lucia Feb to May, Oct
- Grenada Feb to May, Sep
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Feb to May, Sep, Dec
- Trinidad and Tobago Jan to May, Sep
- Saint Martin Oct to Jul
- Sint Maarten Oct, Dec to Jun
- Saint Barthélemy Oct, Dec to Jul
- Bermuda May to Aug, Oct, Nov
Central and South America
United States
- Florida (USA) Feb to Jun, Aug, Nov, Dec
- California (USA) Jul to Oct
- Hawaii (USA) Jun to Mar
- Texas (USA) Mar to Jul, Oct to Dec
- South Carolina (USA) Apr to Aug, Oct
- North Carolina (USA) May to Aug, Oct
- Georgia (USA) Apr to Jun, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Alabama (USA) Apr to Jul, Oct, Nov
- Mississippi (USA) Apr to Jun, Oct, Nov
- Virginia (USA) May to Sep
- Maryland (USA) May to Sep
- Delaware (USA) Jun to Sep
- New Jersey (USA) Jun to Sep
- New York (USA) Jun to Sep
- Massachusetts (USA) Jun to Aug
- Rhode Island (USA) Jun to Sep
- Maine (USA) Jun to Aug
- Oregon (USA) –