Best Honeymoon Destinations Outside India, Month-Wise: Where to Go in Every Month

The best honeymoon destinations outside India, month-wise, follow the dry seasons: the Maldives, Phuket and Langkawi from December to March, the Philippines in March and April, Bali and Mauritius from May to October, and Dubai from November to February. A couple spends about ₹1 lakh to ₹1.3 lakh on Phuket and about ₹4 lakh on a Maldives water villa, with flights. The usual mistake is to pick the place first and the month second. Bali gets 345 mm of rain in January, and the Maldives 231 mm in November.

Most Indian weddings fall between November and March, with a second run in April and May, so those months get the most space here. Every weather figure is a long-term monthly average from a national weather service, as published by the World Meteorological Organization or by PAGASA in the Philippines. Budgets use fares and our package prices on 13 November 2026.

Honeymoon destinations outside India, month-wise: the 12-month table

The best picks are places in their dry season that month. The budget covers two people: return flights, a honeymoon land package and visas. Meals outside the package and shopping are extra, so read the figures as estimates.

How to read the weather before you book

Three checks beat any best-time list. First, look at rain days and not only millimetres. Bali's 345 mm in January falls over 27 days, while the 114 mm in Malé falls over 6. Second, check what closes. Thailand shuts the Similan and Surin islands from mid-May to mid-October, and Maya Bay in August and September. Most places to stay on Malaysia's Perhentian Islands close from about late October to February.

Third, look at the storm calendar. The Philippine weather service puts the peak of the typhoon season at July to October. Mauritius counts its cyclone season from 1 November to 15 May. Dry season is also price season: resort rates are usually highest in the dry months and around Christmas, New Year and Valentine's Day.

November and December honeymoons: the early wedding season

November

November is the hardest month, because the famous beaches are not ready yet. Malé averages 231 mm of rain over 13 days, its wettest month of the year. Phuket still gets 174 mm and Koh Samui 490 mm. Bali's rains begin too, at 179 mm.

The safe picks are Dubai and Mauritius. Dubai cools to about 30°C with almost no rain. Port Louis in north-west Mauritius averages 24 mm, although the cyclone season officially opens on 1 November. Phuket and Krabi dry out through the month, so the last week is a fair gamble. Our Dubai honeymoon package and Mauritius honeymoon package are both land-only, so add flights.

December

By December the Andaman coast is dry: Phuket averages 62 mm and Langkawi 56 mm. Dubai sits at a pleasant 26°C. The Maldives is still in transition, with 217 mm in Malé and 117 mm at Hanimaadhoo in the north. It also charges its highest prices then, because several resorts run festive programmes from about 20 December to 7 January.

So a December couple gets a surer beach in Phuket, Krabi or Langkawi. See the 4-night Phuket package, the Phuket and Krabi package or the Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi honeymoon package. Avoid Bali (276 mm over 22 rain days) and Koh Samui (209 mm) this month. For the wider picture, read our December guide.

January and February honeymoons: peak season for sun

January

January is when the classic honeymoon map finally works. The Maldives enters its dry season, with 114 mm over 6 rain days in Malé and 45 mm in the north. Phuket gets 23 mm and Langkawi 19 mm. Fly after 7 January if you can, because the festive programmes end then.

The wrong picks are Bali, which has its wettest month at 345 mm, and Mauritius, with 237 mm at the airport and cyclone risk. Our January guide ranks every option for that month. The Maldives water villa honeymoon package is the splurge.

February

February is the driest month in the Maldives: 38 mm and 3 rain days in Malé. Phuket (26 mm), Langkawi (34 mm) and Palawan (23 mm at Coron) are just as dry. It is the best single month for a beach honeymoon, and usually the dearest outside the festive weeks.

Two dates matter in 2027. Lunar New Year falls on 6 February, so expect Singapore and Malaysia to be busy over that long weekend. Valentine's Day is a Sunday, so the weekend of 12 to 14 February is likely to fill first. Budget couples should look at Phuket or a Maldives local island: our Maafushi package keeps two people near ₹1.7 lakh with flights. Still avoid Bali (274 mm) and Mauritius, where February is the wettest month.

March and April honeymoons: the last dry weeks

March

March stays dry in the Maldives (74 mm) and gets drier in the Philippines, where Coron averages 15 mm and Puerto Princesa 37 mm. Koh Samui joins the list at 78 mm, while Phuket starts to turn at 59 mm. Dubai is at 28°C, its last mild month before the heat.

Bali is still wet (234 mm over 20 rain days), and it has a date trap. Nyepi, the Day of Silence, falls on Monday 8 March 2027. In past years the airport has closed for 24 hours on that day. Eid follows on 10 and 11 March, a public holiday across Indonesia. Our Boracay honeymoon package and El Nido package suit March best.

April

April is still dry across the Philippine islands, with 56 mm in Cebu (its driest month) and 37 mm at Coron, and hot at 32°C to 34°C by day. Koh Samui stays fair at 77 mm. Bali turns the corner too: its rain falls from 234 mm in March to 88 mm in April, so the second half of the month works.

Phuket is on the way out, with 138 mm over 11 rain days, and Bangkok reaches 35°C. Songkran, the Thai water festival that usually runs from 13 to 15 April, is fun for some couples and chaos for others. The Maldives is in its changeover month (123 mm), and rates usually start to ease.

May and June honeymoons: the map flips

From May, any list of honeymoon destinations outside India, month-wise, flips towards the southern hemisphere and Europe. The south-west monsoon reaches the Maldives in May (the 2026 onset came around 8 May), and Thailand's Andaman coast turns wet in the same month.

May

Bali is the pick: 93 mm of rain, 8 rain days and fewer visitors than in July. Mauritius enters its cool, dry season. May is a transition month there, with 48 mm at Port Louis. In Europe, Athens averages 26°C and Rome 23°C before the summer crowds arrive. We do not sell Europe trips, but our Europe honeymoon guide budgets about ₹4.5 lakh per couple for 12 days, and the Schengen visa guide explains why to apply early.

The wrong picks in May are the Maldives (219 mm over 15 rain days), Phuket (270 mm over 20 rain days) and Dubai (37°C).

June

June is Bali's sweet spot: 53 mm of rain, 6 rain days, and the July rush has not started. Mauritius is dry on its north-west coast (24 mm at Port Louis) and mild at 25°C to 28°C by day. Switzerland is green and open, but June is also one of Zurich's wetter months at 124 mm, so keep a spare day for the mountains.

Our Bali honeymoon package splits six nights between an Ubud private-pool villa and the Jimbaran coast. Flights are extra, and Kayak lists nonstop flights to Bali from Delhi (Air India) and Mumbai (IndiGo). The Maldives vs Bali comparison helps if you are torn between the two.

July to October honeymoons: monsoon-season weddings

July and August

Bali is at its driest now (55 mm in July, 25 mm in August). July is also one of its busiest months, though. Indonesia's statistics office counted 697,107 foreign visitors flying straight into Bali in July 2025, the highest monthly figure that year up to then, so book villas early. Mauritius is at its coolest, with night temperatures near 16°C. Choose its north or west coast and pack a light layer for evenings.

Koh Samui is the Thai island for these months, at about 120 mm against 284 mm in Phuket. Almaty is a different idea: 30°C days, mountain lakes and visa-free entry for 14 days. See our Almaty nature and lakes package.

The Maldives is a judgement call in these months. It rains on 12 or 13 days a month and seas can be rough, but it is manta season in Baa Atoll (roughly May to November), and resort rates are usually lower. Our manta season guide explains the trade-off. Avoid the Philippines, though, because Coron averages 522 mm in July and the typhoon peak runs to October. Dubai is at 41°C.

September and October

September is a quieter dry month in Bali (47 mm) and a good one for Greece or Italy, since Athens averages 29°C and Rome 27°C. October is the driest month of the year in Mauritius, according to its weather service, with 15 mm at Port Louis. Bali is still fine in October at 63 mm, and then the rain builds in November.

These are the worst months for the Andaman coast, however. Phuket's wettest month is September (387 mm over 23 rain days) and Langkawi's is October (363 mm). Koh Samui's rains start in October at 290 mm, and central Vietnam is at its wettest then (658 mm in Da Nang).

Destinations couples wrongly pick, month by month

Each of these is a fine honeymoon place in the right season. The trap is the month, because brochures sell them all year.

• Bali from December to March: 234 to 345 mm of rain a month, over 20 to 27 rain days.
• Maldives from May to November: 150 to 231 mm a month. It is usually cheaper then, but not drier.
• Phuket, Krabi and Langkawi from May to October: 237 to 387 mm a month in Phuket, with the Similan Islands shut and Maya Bay closed in August and September.
• Koh Samui from October to December: 209 to 490 mm a month.
• Mauritius from January to March: the wettest months, inside the cyclone season.
• Boracay and Palawan from July to October: the peak of the typhoon season.
• Dubai from June to September: 39°C to 41°C by day.
• Malaysia's east coast islands from November to February: mostly shut for the monsoon.

What a honeymoon costs: budget bands for two

These bands add return fares seen on Kayak India on 13 November 2026, our honeymoon land package price on that day and visa fees, for two people. Festive weeks cost more. For a ranking by budget instead, see our guide to honeymoons under ₹1 lakh.

• Phuket, or Phuket and Krabi, 4 to 5 nights: ₹1 lakh to ₹1.3 lakh.
• Maldives local island, 3 nights: about ₹1.7 lakh. A water villa for 4 nights comes to about ₹4 lakh.
• Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, 6 nights: about ₹2 lakh.
• Dubai, 5 nights on Palm Jumeirah: ₹2.4 lakh to ₹2.7 lakh.
• Singapore, 4 nights on Sentosa: ₹2.35 lakh to ₹2.6 lakh. See the Sentosa honeymoon package.
• Bali, 6 nights: ₹2.4 lakh to ₹3 lakh, depending on a one-stop or nonstop flight.
• Boracay, 5 nights: ₹2.5 lakh to ₹3 lakh.
• Mauritius, 6 nights: ₹2.6 lakh to ₹2.7 lakh.

Singapore is the one pick that works in any month, because it is a city break. Its wettest months are November to January and its driest is February. It also pairs well with Langkawi in our Singapore and Malaysia honeymoon package, where flights are extra.

Paperwork and dates newlyweds miss

• The name on the ticket: book flights, hotels and visas in exactly the name printed on the passport you will travel on, even if a surname change is planned. Our passport name mismatch guide explains why.
• Visa lead time: Thailand (30 days), the Maldives (30 days on arrival) and the Philippines (14 days) need no visa application from Indians. Singapore takes 3 to 5 working days through an agent, and a UAE tourist visa needs about a week. Bali's e-visa on arrival costs IDR 500,000.
• Malaysia after 31 December 2026: the visa waiver for Indians runs until that date, and as of 13 November 2026 there is no announcement of an extension. Check our Malaysia visa guide before you book Langkawi for 2027.
• Dates to avoid or plan around: festive programmes until 7 January, Lunar New Year on 6 February and Nyepi in Bali on 8 March 2027.
• Ramadan: it is expected to begin around 8 February 2027. Resorts run as usual, but on local islands in the Maldives, ask your guesthouse about daytime meals.

Choose the month first and the place second. Use the table of honeymoon destinations outside India, month-wise, to shortlist two places, then compare them in detail. Our Dubai vs Maldives and Mauritius vs Maldives comparisons help with that step. For a custom quote, use the enquiry form on this page.

Cover photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons