Seasonal Keyword Planner
Seasonal Keyword Planner shows when in the year your keywords are actually searched: best and worst month, seasonality strength, a quarterly overview and a 12-month mini chart per keyword — plus AI insights on how to time your content.
The primary data is real: Google Trends numbers for the last twelve months are fetched via DataForSEO, and the seasonality math runs deterministically on those numbers. One caveat: if the Trends source fails, the tool currently falls back silently to an AI estimate without its own label — if the curves look suspiciously smooth, rerun before planning around them.
Who this tool is for
Anyone planning a content or campaign calendar who wants to publish before the seasonal peak, not after.
Prerequisites
- Signed-in account (scout tier in the catalog)
- 10 credits per run
- A niche and 1–5 keywords (five is the data source's cap)
How to use it
- Describe the niche briefly and add up to five keywords.
- Confirm the run in the credit dialog.
- Read best/worst month and the quarterly cards, and check the per-keyword mini charts.
- Note the insights — and remember content should publish 4–8 weeks before the peak to have time to rank.
How to read the result
- Best month is the historical search peak — your publishing deadline sits well before it.
- The seasonality level says how much the peak differs from the rest of the year; low seasonality means steady demand.
- The mini charts show the actual twelve months per keyword — look for double peaks.
- The AI insights are the model's interpretation of the numbers; the curves are data, the advice is judgment.
Common errors
- The run fails: credits are refunded automatically.
- Flat or smooth curves on every keyword: may be the AI fallback after a source failure — rerun.
Limitations
- Months and insights arrive in Norwegian regardless of app language.
- No saving, history or export — note the findings in your own calendar.
- Twelve months back; multi-year cycles are not captured.
Related tools
- Keyword Research, for today's volume and competition
- Enterprise Keyword Expander, for widening the keyword list
- Niche Hunter, for finding the niche first
Last updated 2026-08-06