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Escape the heat

Cool caves for July

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

Son Doong CaveVietnamVietnamLascauxFranceFranceWorld HeritageChauvet CaveFranceFranceWorld Heritage124 mGreat Blue HoleBelizeBelizeWorld HeritageThien Duong CaveVietnamVietnam56 mMagura CaveBulgariaBulgaria2.5 kmHiraSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaVjetrenicaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaWorld HeritageBatu CavesMalaysiaMalaysiaShanidar CaveIraqIraqHorse CaveUnited StatesUnited States40 mPrometheus CaveGeorgiaGeorgia2.9 kmFont-de-Gaume caveFranceFranceWorld HeritageJeita GrottoLebanonLebanonAzykh CaveAzerbaijanAzerbaijan0.6 kmFrasassi CavesItalyItaly5.0 kmKizil CavesChinaChinaWorld HeritageCave of the CrystalsMexicoMexicoLechuguilla CaveUnited StatesUnited StatesWorld HeritageBacho Kiro caveBulgariaBulgaria3.6 kmPetralona caveGreeceGreece40 mSaeva dupka caveBulgariaBulgaria0.2 kmRouffignac CaveFranceFranceWorld HeritageBezeklik Thousand Buddha CavesChinaChinaCave of NiauxFranceFrance2.0 km37 mMelissani CaveGreeceGreece3.5 km96 mDevetashka caveBulgariaBulgaria2.4 kmLes CombarellesFranceFranceWorld HeritageMarble CaveKosovoKosovo1.3 kmKanheri CavesIndiaIndiaCool escapeCave of SwallowsMexicoMexicoMammoth CaveUnited StatesUnited States644 km · World Heritage85 mTham LuangThailandThailand10 kmPech Merle caveFranceFranceAbri de la MadeleineFranceFranceWorld HeritageActun Tunichil MuknalBelizeBelize5 mMoqua WellNauruNauruCoves del DrachSpainSpainTeshik-TashUzbekistanUzbekistanKebara CaveIsraelIsraelCueva de NerjaSpainSpainTheopetra CaveGreeceGreece160 mWild LakeSloveniaSlovenia3 mProhodna CaveBulgariaBulgaria0.4 kmCave of EuripidesGreeceGreeceLupercalItalyItalyMovile CaveRomaniaRomaniaKozarnika, Dimovo MunicipalityBulgariaBulgaria0.2 kmPedra FuradaBrazilBrazilWorld HeritageAreni-1 cave complexArmeniaArmeniaRosh HaNikra grottoesIsraelIsraelFranchthi CaveGreeceGreeceCoreca CavesItalyItalyTrois Frères CaveFranceFranceClearwater CaveMalaysiaMalaysia109 km · World HeritageSacred CenoteMexicoMexicoWorld HeritagePura Goa LawahIndonesiaIndonesiaCool escapeCaves of GargasFranceFranceAvshalom CaveIsraelIsraelAli-Sadr CaveIranIran13 mBiserujka caveCroatiaCroatiaTağlar CaveAzerbaijanAzerbaijanVindija CaveCroatiaCroatiaResava caveSerbiaSerbia2.3 km112 mWell of BarhoutYemenYemenUhlovitsa CaveBulgariaBulgaria0.5 km132 mBaredine CaveCroatiaCroatia0.1 kmCave of SwimmersEgyptEgyptNutty Putty CaveUnited StatesUnited StatesTaforalt CaveMoroccoMoroccoTabon CavesPhilippinesPhilippinesKarain CaveTurkeyTurkeySof Omar CavesEthiopiaEthiopiaGrotta GiganteItalyItalyCastellana CavesItalyItalyShapur CaveIranIranWorld HeritageDeer CaveIndonesiaIndonesiaWorld Heritage · Cool escapeCerje caveSerbiaSerbia7.2 kmRoca dels MorosSpainSpainWorld HeritageCave of DogsItalyItalyWell of SoulsIsraelIsraelGrotte du Mas-d'AzilFranceFranceApidima CaveGreeceGreece230 mVrelo CaveNorth MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaThe White LadyNamibiaNamibiaCool escapeGrotta dell'AddauraItalyItalyBadanj CaveBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBlue HoleEgyptEgyptDamlataş CaveTurkeyTurkeyJuxtlahuacaMexicoMexicoThe WombBulgariaBulgariaBelum CavesIndiaIndiaCallao CavePhilippinesPhilippinesAtlantidaUkraineUkraineChak ChakIranIranPınargözü CaveTurkeyTurkeyBruniquel CaveFranceFrance18 mSnezhanka caveBulgariaBulgaria0.4 kmAyalon CaveIsraelIsrael2.5 kmQuri Qaleh CaveIranIran12 kmPhong Nha CaveVietnamVietnamWorld HeritagePešna CaveNorth MacedoniaNorth MacedoniaPak Ou CavesVietnamVietnamAlepotrypa caveGreeceGreeceReigandōJapanJapanCueva de los CasaresSpainSpainKumtura Thousand Buddha CavesChinaChinaHathigumpha inscriptionIndiaIndiaMahakali CavesIndiaIndiaKrapinaCroatiaCroatiaDevils HoleUnited StatesUnited StatesCave of the BeastsEgyptEgyptVillars CaveFranceFranceZolushka/Emil Racoviță caveMoldovaMoldova91 kmCave of NiñoSpainSpainWorld HeritageMassabielle GrottoFranceFranceDiros caveGreeceGreece15 kmCoves dels HamsSpainSpainBear's CaveRomaniaRomaniaLuray CavernsUnited StatesUnited States

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

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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