
Rank |
Destination |
Country |
Average Annual Temperature (°C) |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours |
Average Monthly Precipitation (mm) |
Wedding Weather Score/10 |
1 |
Dubai |
United Arab Emirates |
28 |
10 |
0.0 |
9.31 |
2 |
Palm Springs |
United States |
24 |
11 |
1.2 |
8.51 |
3 |
Ibiza |
Spain |
19 |
10 |
8.0 |
7.13 |
4 |
Honolulu |
United States |
26 |
9 |
11.3 |
7.01 |
5 |
Los Cabos |
Mexico |
26 |
10 |
26.2 |
6.90 |
6 |
Marrakech |
Morocco |
21 |
9 |
2.5 |
6.78 |
7 |
Montego Bay |
Jamaica |
27 |
9 |
25.5 |
6.67 |
8 |
Bridgetown |
Barbados |
26 |
9 |
22.1 |
6.32 |
9 |
Cancun |
Mexico |
26 |
9 |
32.0 |
5.75 |
10 |
Santorini |
Greece |
19 |
10 |
33.7 |
5.63 |
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Dubai is named the location with the best weather for a wedding, with a weather wedding score of 9.3/10. This is due to the average temperature of a whopping 28 degrees and an average of 10 daily sunshine hours.
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Two of the top five cities are in the US, with Palm Springs ranked in second place with a wedding weather score of 8.5/10. The Hawaiian city of Honolulu also ranked in fourth place with a wedding weather score of 7/10.
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Quite surprisingly, the European partying capital of Ibiza ranks in third place, with a wedding weather score of 7.13/10. This is due to the city having 11 average daily sunshine hours, the biggest of every city in the study.
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Getting married in Mexico is also a relatively safe bet, with the resort of Los Cabos ranking fifth with a wedding weather score of 6.9/10, and the popular tourist destination Cancun ranking ninth, with a wedding weather score of 5.75/10.
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If you’re thinking of a European destination wedding. Ibiza, Marrakech and Santorini are predicted to have the best weather on your big day, with all three destinations featuring in the top ten wedding weather destinations.
Rank |
Destination |
Country |
Average Annual Temperature (°C) |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours |
Average Monthly Precipitation (mm) |
Wedding Weather Score/10 |
30 |
London |
United Kingdom |
12 |
4 |
49.7 |
1.15 |
29 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
10 |
4 |
41.1 |
1.26 |
28 |
Paris |
France |
12 |
5 |
49.1 |
1.49 |
27 |
French Riviera |
France |
16 |
7 |
61.2 |
1.95 |
26 |
New York City |
United States |
13 |
8 |
51.5 |
2.64 |
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The rainy UK capital of London was ranked as the worst wedding weather location, with the low average annual temperature of twelve degrees, only 4 daily sunshine hours and the whopping 49.7mm average monthly precipitation.
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Paris, the infamous city of love, was actually ranked as one of the worst locations for wedding weather, ranking 28th out of 30 cities. This is due to the high average monthly precipitation of 49.1 mm.
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New York City, popular for wedding elopement, was also ranked as one of the worst wedding weather locations, ranking 26th. Again, most likely due to the average monthly precipitation of 51.5mm.