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Diving guides by country

Seasons, costs, logistics and safety for every country in the atlas — and each destination inside it.

Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Australia 5 23 Jun–Nov 12–30 °C / 54–86 °F $$$
Japan 3 10 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov 14–29 °C / 57–84 °F $$$
New Zealand 1 5 Jan–May 14–23 °C / 57–73 °F $$$
Taiwan 1 3 Apr–Oct 22–29 °C / 72–84 °F $$

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Belize 1 6 Dec–May 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $$$
Bermuda 1 5 May–Oct 17–28 °C / 63–82 °F $$$
Bonaire 1 7 Year-round 26–29 °C / 79–84 °F $$
British Virgin Islands 1 6 Dec–May 25–29 °C / 77–84 °F $$$
Cayman Islands 2 11 Apr–Oct 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $$$
Cuba 1 4 Nov–Apr 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $$$
Curaçao 1 5 Year-round 26–29 °C / 79–84 °F $$
Dominica 1 5 Nov–May 26–29 °C / 79–84 °F $$
Grenada 1 5 Dec–May 26–29 °C / 79–84 °F $$
Honduras 2 11 Mar–Sep 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $
Mexico 6 32 Nov–Jun 18–29 °C / 64–84 °F $$
Saint Lucia 1 5 Dec–May 26–29 °C / 79–84 °F $$$
The Bahamas 2 11 Nov–Apr 24–30 °C / 75–86 °F $$$
Turks and Caicos Islands 1 5 Nov–May 25–29 °C / 77–84 °F $$$$

Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Cyprus 1 5 May–Oct 16–28 °C / 61–82 °F $$
Iceland 1 5 Jun–Sep 2–12 °C / 36–54 °F $$$
Malta 1 7 May–Oct 15–26 °C / 59–79 °F $$
Norway 1 3 Nov–Feb 3–14 °C / 37–57 °F $$$$
Portugal 2 10 Jun–Oct 17–24 °C / 63–75 °F $$
Spain 2 9 May–Oct 14–25 °C / 57–77 °F $$
United Kingdom 1 6 Apr–Sep 8–15 °C / 46–59 °F $$$

Indian Ocean & East Africa

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Madagascar 1 4 Aug–Dec 25–29 °C / 77–84 °F $$
Maldives 3 18 Dec–Apr 27–30 °C / 81–86 °F $$$
Mauritius 1 5 Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec 22–28 °C / 72–82 °F $$
Mozambique 1 4 Aug–Dec 22–29 °C / 72–84 °F $$
Seychelles 1 5 Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $$$$
South Africa 3 14 May–Nov 15–28 °C / 59–82 °F $$
Tanzania 2 10 Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec 25–29 °C / 77–84 °F $$

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Federated States of Micronesia 2 9 Dec–Apr 28–30 °C / 82–86 °F $$$
Fiji 2 9 May–Oct 24–30 °C / 75–86 °F $$$
French Polynesia 2 8 May–Oct 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $$$$
Marshall Islands 1 3 May–Oct 27–30 °C / 81–86 °F $$$$
Palau 1 8 Nov–May 27–30 °C / 81–86 °F $$$$
Papua New Guinea 2 8 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $$$$
Solomon Islands 1 4 May–Nov 27–30 °C / 81–86 °F $$$
Tonga 1 3 Jun–Oct 23–29 °C / 73–84 °F $$$
Vanuatu 1 4 Apr–Oct 24–29 °C / 75–84 °F $$

Red Sea & Middle East

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Egypt 5 33 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov 22–30 °C / 72–86 °F $
Jordan 1 5 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov 21–27 °C / 70–81 °F $$
Oman 2 8 Oct–Apr 22–31 °C / 72–88 °F $$$
Sudan 1 6 Nov–May 25–31 °C / 77–88 °F $$$

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Indonesia 8 50 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov 19–30 °C / 66–86 °F $$
Malaysia 1 7 Apr–Sep 27–30 °C / 81–86 °F $$
Myanmar 1 5 Nov–Apr 26–29 °C / 79–84 °F $$$
Philippines 6 36 Nov–May 25–30 °C / 77–86 °F $$
Thailand 2 13 Nov–Apr 26–30 °C / 79–86 °F $

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

CountryDestinationsSitesBest monthsWaterCost
Brazil 1 4 Aug–Jan 25–28 °C / 77–82 °F $$$
Canada 1 5 Oct–Mar 7–16 °C / 45–61 °F $$
Colombia 1 4 Dec–May 16–28 °C / 61–82 °F $$$$
Costa Rica 2 10 Jun–Nov 19–29 °C / 66–84 °F $$$
Ecuador 1 7 Jun–Nov 16–28 °C / 61–82 °F $$$$
Panama 1 4 Dec–Apr 21–29 °C / 70–84 °F $$
United States 6 30 May–Oct 11–30 °C / 52–86 °F $$$

Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsNingaloo ReefCoral Sea & Osprey ReefOkinawa & the Kerama IslandsPoor Knights IslandsTownsville & the YongalaGreen IslandIzu Peninsula

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

BonaireCozumelRiviera Maya & the CenotesBelize Barrier ReefGrand CaymanIsla Mujeres & CancúnRoatánTiger Beach & Grand Bahama

Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

Malta & GozoSilfra & IcelandThe AzoresCanary IslandsLarnaca & the ZenobiaScapa FlowArctic NorwayMadeira

Indian Ocean & East Africa

North & South Malé AtollsAri AtollBaa Atoll & Hanifaru BayAliwal Shoal & UmkomaasMafia IslandMauritiusSeychellesSodwana Bay

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

PalauChuuk (Truk) LagoonFakaravaKona, HawaiʻiRangiroaTaveuni & Rainbow ReefBeqa Lagoon & Pacific HarbourEspiritu Santo

Red Sea & Middle East

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras MohammedBrothers, Daedalus & St John'sDahabHurghada & El GounaMarsa Alam & the Deep SouthAqabaDaymaniyat IslandsMusandam Peninsula

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

Bali & Nusa PenidaKomodoRaja AmpatSipadan & MabulAnilaoCoronKoh TaoLembeh Strait

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

Galápagos IslandsCocos IslandFlorida KeysSea of Cortez & Cabo PulmoSocorro & the RevillagigedosBritish ColumbiaCalifornia Channel IslandsCosta Rica Pacific Coast