New Thomson Interactive Weather Map Tells You Where is Hot and When in Europe



The map then displays places within these criteria, along with other details like hours of sunlight, rainfall and humidity levels, when the user holds the mouse over each city. If someone is looking to fly from the UK between December and March but doesn't want to go too far, then the best bets for catching some sun is in North Africa or the Canary Islands. As it moves into April, Southern Spain becomes quite attractive. 

Suddenly the options become much wider by the time May comes around and they remain so right through to October.The climate data used to build this covers 70 cities and 36 countries in Europe. Sources for it were extracted from BBC Weather and the MET office (the UK's national weather service). Thomson says: "It's the million-dollar question when it comes to booking a holiday - where should I go at this time of year?  To help find the answer, we've decided to build an interactive tool that makes it quick and easy to find exactly what you're looking for.

"You can view the map here: http://www.thomson.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/infographic/weathermap-v8/index.html#0MToxMnwtNDA6NDB8SmFu More details about it can be found here: http://www.thomson.co.uk/blog/2011/12/where-should-i-go-on-holiday-infographic/#.TudcBEOse2A

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