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Escape the heat

Cool caves for May

120 caves where the afternoon outside reaches 27 °C or more in May, while inside it stays cool.

Son Doong CaveVietnamVietnam124 mGreat Blue HoleBelizeBelizeWorld HeritageThien Duong CaveVietnamVietnamHiraSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaBatu CavesMalaysiaMalaysiaShanidar CaveIraqIraqJeita GrottoLebanonLebanonCave of the CrystalsMexicoMexicoLechuguilla CaveUnited StatesUnited StatesWorld HeritageBezeklik Thousand Buddha CavesChinaChinaKanheri CavesIndiaIndiaCave of SwallowsMexicoMexico85 mTham LuangThailandThailand10 kmActun Tunichil MuknalBelizeBelize5 mMoqua WellNauruNauruTeshik-TashUzbekistanUzbekistanKarla CavesIndiaIndiaPedra FuradaBrazilBrazilWorld HeritageClearwater CaveMalaysiaMalaysia109 km · World HeritageSacred CenoteMexicoMexicoWorld HeritagePura Goa LawahIndonesiaIndonesiaAvshalom CaveIsraelIsrael112 mWell of BarhoutYemenYemenCave of SwimmersEgyptEgyptTabon CavesPhilippinesPhilippinesSof Omar CavesEthiopiaEthiopiaShapur CaveIranIranWorld HeritageDeer CaveIndonesiaIndonesiaWorld HeritageThe White LadyNamibiaNamibiaBlue HoleEgyptEgyptJuxtlahuacaMexicoMexicoBelum CavesIndiaIndiaCallao CavePhilippinesPhilippinesMajlis al JinnOmanOmanNaj TunichGuatemalaGuatemalaChak ChakIranIranBhaja CavesIndiaIndiaEdakkal CavesIndiaIndiaAyalon CaveIsraelIsrael2.5 kmPhong Nha CaveVietnamVietnamWorld HeritagePak Ou CavesVietnamVietnamKumtura Thousand Buddha CavesChinaChinaHathigumpha inscriptionIndiaIndiaMahakali CavesIndiaIndiaNasik CavesIndiaIndiaDevils HoleUnited StatesUnited StatesCave of the BeastsEgyptEgyptDean's Blue HoleBahamasBahamasFa Hien CaveSri LankaSri LankaTam Pa Ling CaveLaosLaosLoltun CaveMexicoMexicoLenyadriIndiaIndiaKondana CavesIndiaIndiaPitalkhoraIndiaIndiaHang Én (swift cave)VietnamVietnamSistema Ox Bel HaMexicoMexicoDavis FallsNepalNepalShuqba cavePalestinePalestineAwhum WaterfallNigeriaNigeriaZacatónMexicoMexicoTam Cốc-Bích ĐộngVietnamVietnamIk KilMexicoMexicoZuttiyehIsraelIsraelSambhajinagar CavesIndiaIndiaJacob's Well (Texas)United StatesUnited StatesMahendra CaveNepalNepalGua TempurungMalaysiaMalaysia420 mTaam ja’ Blue HoleMexicoMexicoCueva de los TayosEcuadorEcuadorCool escapeCueva de la OllaMexicoMexicoGomantong CavesMalaysiaMalaysiaJogeshwari CavesIndiaIndia61 mChal Nakhjir CaveIranIran6.0 kmReed Flute CaveChinaChinaPadah-Lin CavesMyanmarMyanmarSpirit Cave, ThailandThailandThailandPindaya CavesMyanmarMyanmarCaverna da Pedra PintadaBrazilBrazilHato CavesCuracaoCuracaoCool escapeSanctuary of Agios LotJordanJordanCave of LettersIsraelIsraelAllar CaveAzerbaijanAzerbaijanPa'ar CaveIsraelIsraelSaptaparni CaveIndiaIndiaMandapeshwar CavesIndiaIndiaShivneri CavesIndiaIndiaKolvi CavesIndiaIndiaDharashiv CavesIndiaIndiaHa-Teomim caveIsraelIsraelQuadiriki CavesArubaArubaCool escapeViengxay cavesLaosLaosBorra CavesIndiaIndiaNatural Bridge CavernsUnited StatesUnited StatesAl Hoota CaveOmanOmanCandelaria CavesGuatemalaGuatemalaAïn TaïbaAlgeriaAlgeriaBalankancheMexicoMexicoBisotun CaveIranIranEshkaft-e SalmanIranIranKuda CavesIndiaIndiaCaves of NanumangaTuvaluTuvaluAmud caveIsraelIsraelAmboni CavesTanzaniaTanzaniaGrutas de GarcíaMexicoMexicoKotumsar CaveIndiaIndiaPatal BhuvaneshwarIndiaIndiaTham Kong LoLaosLaosOgbunike CavesNigeriaNigeriaGhorawadi CavesIndiaIndiaGandharpale CavesIndiaIndiaDhamnar CavesIndiaIndiaDhank CavesIndiaIndiaBava Pyara cavesIndiaIndiaKilu CavePapua New GuineaPapua New GuineaLahoot LamakanPakistanPakistanJunagadh Buddhist Cave GroupsIndiaIndiaUan MuhuggiagLibyaLibyaWorld HeritagePhraya Nakhon CaveThailandThailandGupteshwor Mahadev CaveNepalNepal3.0 kmCave of HorrorIsraelIsrael

Estimate from 1991–2020 averages brought to the altitude of the entrance. Show caves may have seasonal hours: check before you go.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit
cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.You are here
dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Coming soonVisit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit