Will the view be clear?
Short answer: Some views only look like the photo when the cloud stays away. We counted how often each one was clear in the morning and afternoon, month by month, over ten years of weather data.
Yamanashi, Japan
Mount Fuji
Best: January (51% clear)
Cusco region, Peru
Machu Picchu
Best: July (35% clear)
Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain
Best: February (76% clear)
San Francisco, USA
Golden Gate Bridge
Best: November (84% clear)
Valais, Switzerland
Matterhorn
Best: February (35% clear)
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Jungfraujoch
Best: August (34% clear)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christ the Redeemer
Best: July (54% clear)
Hong Kong
Victoria Peak
Best: December (47% clear)
Quang Ninh, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay
Best: July (79% clear)
Khumbu, Nepal
Mount Everest
Best: November (87% clear)
Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon
Best: June (79% clear)
County Clare, Ireland
Cliffs of Moher
Best: May (45% clear)
Santorini, Greece
Santorini sunset
Best: July (99% clear)
Banff, Canada
Moraine Lake
Best: July (40% clear)
East Java, Indonesia
Mount Bromo sunrise
Best: August (32% clear)
Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Kirkjufell
Best: August (15% clear)
Agra, India
Taj Mahal
Best: March (100% clear)