Simulator · Two places, every axis

Place Comparator

Pick two places and a month. The simulator draws both on a radar of remoteness, effort, cost, wonder, risk and comfort, lines up their climate, daylight, altitude, days and budget for that month, and says in a sentence which one the model would choose for you.

Most travel questions are comparisons: this or that, now or later. The comparator puts two places side by side on every number this site holds and adds a short verdict based on the weights you set for cost, effort and risk.

Simulators

One place, one month, one calendarJourney SimulatorChoose a place, a month, the days you have and how you travel. The simulator lays out a day-by-day timeline with temperatures, daylight, sleeping altitude, effort and cost, and flags the days where the model gets nervous. Open

What the month does to the placeClimate SimulatorHighs, lows and rain days for all twelve months of any place, with a feels-like line, a clothing verdict and a side-by-side comparison of up to three places for the month you can travel. Open

Sunrise, sunset and the polar casesDaylight SimulatorAny latitude, any date: sunrise, sunset, day length, civil twilight and the golden hours, drawn as an arc. It knows about the midnight sun and the polar night, and it shows how fast the day changes around your dates. Open

The Simulation Brief

One place, one simulator, one honest number. Every second Sunday.

No newsletter theatre. A short e-mail with the place we modelled, what the model said and what the ground said back.