Where to go in October
612 places that are at their best in October, from monthly climate averages and local seasons: dry, comfortable and worth the trip.
Southeast Asia
18 places.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Long Bay Vietnam | 28° / 22°C | 122 mm | Pleasant |
| Hanoi Vietnam | 28° / 20°C | 124 mm | Pleasant |
| Ninh Binh Vietnam | 28° / 22°C | 203 mm | Rainy |
| Sapa Vietnam | 21° / 12°C | 96 mm | Pleasant |
| Ha Giang Vietnam | 29° / 21°C | 73 mm | Pleasant |
| Siargao Philippines | 29° / 28°C | 267 mm | Rainy |
| Labuan Bajo Indonesia | 32° / 25°C | 120 mm | Pleasant |
| Gili Islands Indonesia | 32° / 25°C | 65 mm | Pleasant |
| Raja Ampat Indonesia | 29° / 26°C | 170 mm | Rainy |
| Cao Bang Vietnam | 27° / 19°C | 78 mm | Pleasant |
| Mai Chau Vietnam | 28° / 20°C | 125 mm | Pleasant |
| Cat Ba Vietnam | 28° / 25°C | 138 mm | Pleasant |
| Amed Indonesia | 30° / 26°C | 62 mm | Pleasant |
| Manado Indonesia | 30° / 27°C | 136 mm | Pleasant |
| Kuta Lombok Indonesia | 29° / 26°C | 62 mm | Pleasant |
| Nusa Lembongan Indonesia | 30° / 26°C | 62 mm | Pleasant |
| Surabaya Indonesia | 36° / 25°C | 60 mm | Very hot |
| Atauro Timor-Leste | 30° / 28°C | 16 mm | Pleasant |
East Asia
82 places and 52 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima Japan | 22° / 13°C | 113 mm | Pleasant |
| Chengdu China | 22° / 13°C | 59 mm | Pleasant |
| Xi'an China | 21° / 10°C | 60 mm | Pleasant |
| Osaka Japan | 22° / 14°C | 192 mm | Rainy |
| Kyoto Japan | 22° / 13°C | 161 mm | Rainy |
| Taipei Taiwan | 26° / 24°C | 116 mm | Pleasant |
| Busan South Korea | 21° / 19°C | 81 mm | Pleasant |
| Tokyo Japan | 22° / 14°C | 246 mm | Rainy |
| Seoul South Korea | 19° / 10°C | 53 mm | Pleasant |
| Beijing China | 20° / 6°C | 30 mm | Pleasant |
| Shanghai China | 23° / 16°C | 77 mm | Pleasant |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 28° / 22°C | 49 mm | Pleasant |
| Guilin China | 26° / 16°C | 60 mm | Pleasant |
| Yangshuo China | 26° / 16°C | 56 mm | Pleasant |
| Lijiang China | 19° / 8°C | 65 mm | Pleasant |
| Dali China | 21° / 11°C | 85 mm | Pleasant |
| Takayama Japan | 19° / 10°C | 159 mm | Pleasant |
| Kawaguchiko Japan | 16° / 7°C | 193 mm | Rainy |
| Nikko Japan | 17° / 9°C | 170 mm | Rainy |
| Zhangjiajie China | 23° / 14°C | 106 mm | Pleasant |
| Hualien Taiwan | 27° / 26°C | 89 mm | Pleasant |
| Hakone Japan | 17° / 14°C | 251 mm | Rainy |
| Nagasaki Japan | 23° / 15°C | 117 mm | Pleasant |
| Huangshan China | 21° / 11°C | 74 mm | Pleasant |
| Chongqing China | 23° / 15°C | 98 mm | Pleasant |
| Nara Japan | 22° / 13°C | 192 mm | Rainy |
| Okinawa Japan | 27° / 26°C | 126 mm | Pleasant |
| Kobe Japan | 22° / 17°C | 159 mm | Pleasant |
| Ishigaki Japan | 27° / 26°C | 125 mm | Pleasant |
| Gyeongju South Korea | 20° / 14°C | 73 mm | Pleasant |
South Asia
41 places and 11 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara Nepal | 24° / 17°C | 69 mm | Pleasant |
| Rishikesh India | 29° / 19°C | 18 mm | Pleasant |
| Varanasi India | 32° / 20°C | 33 mm | Pleasant |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 23° / 15°C | 45 mm | Pleasant |
| Agra India | 33° / 19°C | 21 mm | Hot |
| Jaipur India | 33° / 18°C | 10 mm | Pleasant |
| Delhi India | 32° / 18°C | 13 mm | Pleasant |
| Hampi India | 31° / 20°C | 85 mm | Pleasant |
| Darjeeling India | 17° / 10°C | 70 mm | Cool |
| Mysore India | 28° / 18°C | 135 mm | Pleasant |
| Dharamshala India | 24° / 13°C | 13 mm | Pleasant |
| Pushkar India | 33° / 18°C | 10 mm | Hot |
| Munnar India | 20° / 14°C | 318 mm | Very wet |
| Amritsar India | 32° / 18°C | 10 mm | Pleasant |
| Thimphu Bhutan | 19° / 10°C | 51 mm | Pleasant |
| Paro Bhutan | 20° / 10°C | 51 mm | Pleasant |
| Jodhpur India | 35° / 19°C | 4 mm | Hot |
| Shimla India | 19° / 7°C | 12 mm | Pleasant |
| Manali India | 17° / 8°C | 11 mm | Cool |
| Chitwan Nepal | 30° / 21°C | 57 mm | Pleasant |
| Udaipur India | 32° / 18°C | 7 mm | Pleasant |
| Srinagar India | 23° / 10°C | 23 mm | Pleasant |
| Hyderabad India | 29° / 19°C | 86 mm | Pleasant |
| Hunza Valley Pakistan | 14° / 6°C | 7 mm | Cool |
| Islamabad Pakistan | 30° / 17°C | 24 mm | Pleasant |
| Lahore Pakistan | 33° / 19°C | 9 mm | Hot |
| Gangtok India | 23° / 14°C | 48 mm | Pleasant |
| Khajuraho India | 31° / 19°C | 31 mm | Pleasant |
| Kasol India | 20° / 10°C | 11 mm | Pleasant |
| Bir Billing India | 24° / 14°C | 13 mm | Pleasant |
Middle East
47 places and 17 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Jordan | 26° / 12°C | 7 mm | Pleasant |
| Cappadocia Turkey | 21° / 8°C | 27 mm | Pleasant |
| Antalya Turkey | 28° / 16°C | 64 mm | Pleasant |
| Istanbul Turkey | 20° / 14°C | 70 mm | Pleasant |
| Jerusalem Israel | 25° / 14°C | 14 mm | Pleasant |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 30° / 19°C | 14 mm | Pleasant |
| Pamukkale Turkey | 26° / 12°C | 44 mm | Pleasant |
| Side Turkey | 27° / 17°C | 72 mm | Pleasant |
| Kuşadası Turkey | 26° / 13°C | 51 mm | Pleasant |
| Kemer Turkey | 27° / 21°C | 77 mm | Pleasant |
| Ankara Turkey | 20° / 7°C | 33 mm | Pleasant |
| Kaş Turkey | 24° / 22°C | 66 mm | Pleasant |
| Wadi Rum Jordan | 30° / 14°C | 3 mm | Pleasant |
| Alanya Turkey | 26° / 22°C | 85 mm | Pleasant |
| Izmir Turkey | 23° / 14°C | 50 mm | Pleasant |
| Amman Jordan | 27° / 14°C | 8 mm | Pleasant |
| Ölüdeniz Turkey | 25° / 16°C | 68 mm | Pleasant |
| Marmaris Turkey | 27° / 17°C | 57 mm | Pleasant |
| Aqaba Jordan | 34° / 20°C | 3 mm | Hot |
| Fethiye Turkey | 27° / 18°C | 68 mm | Pleasant |
| Dead Sea Jordan | 27° / 15°C | 6 mm | Pleasant |
| Bodrum Turkey | 24° / 19°C | 49 mm | Pleasant |
| Beirut Lebanon | 28° / 21°C | 23 mm | Pleasant |
| Bethlehem Palestine | 26° / 13°C | 11 mm | Pleasant |
| Tehran Iran | 24° / 12°C | 36 mm | Pleasant |
| Isfahan Iran | 26° / 10°C | 4 mm | Pleasant |
| Shiraz Iran | 28° / 12°C | 4 mm | Pleasant |
| Yazd Iran | 28° / 14°C | 3 mm | Pleasant |
| Gaziantep Turkey | 24° / 11°C | 32 mm | Pleasant |
| Selçuk Turkey | 26° / 13°C | 51 mm | Pleasant |
Central Asia & Caucasus
18 places.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi Georgia | 21° / 10°C | 38 mm | Pleasant |
| Khiva Uzbekistan | 20° / 6°C | 4 mm | Pleasant |
| Samarkand Uzbekistan | 22° / 9°C | 14 mm | Pleasant |
| Bukhara Uzbekistan | 22° / 8°C | 5 mm | Pleasant |
| Tashkent Uzbekistan | 21° / 10°C | 26 mm | Pleasant |
| Batumi Georgia | 23° / 15°C | 140 mm | Pleasant |
| Baku Azerbaijan | 19° / 16°C | 22 mm | Pleasant |
| Yerevan Armenia | 22° / 9°C | 33 mm | Pleasant |
| Borjomi Georgia | 19° / 7°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Sheki Azerbaijan | 19° / 11°C | 40 mm | Pleasant |
| Osh Kyrgyzstan | 20° / 10°C | 16 mm | Pleasant |
| Gabala Azerbaijan | 19° / 8°C | 34 mm | Pleasant |
| Kutaisi Georgia | 22° / 12°C | 112 mm | Pleasant |
| Sighnaghi Georgia | 19° / 8°C | 42 mm | Pleasant |
| Dushanbe Tajikistan | 24° / 11°C | 11 mm | Pleasant |
| Gyumri Armenia | 16° / 4°C | 44 mm | Cool |
| Dilijan Armenia | 18° / 8°C | 38 mm | Cool |
| Ashgabat Turkmenistan | 25° / 13°C | 10 mm | Pleasant |
Europe
199 places and 169 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granada Spain | 22° / 13°C | 47 mm | Pleasant |
| Gran Canaria Spain | 24° / 21°C | 17 mm | Pleasant |
| Seville Spain | 26° / 14°C | 71 mm | Pleasant |
| Crete Greece | 23° / 20°C | 46 mm | Pleasant |
| Tenerife Spain | 24° / 22°C | 25 mm | Pleasant |
| Madeira Portugal | 22° / 19°C | 41 mm | Pleasant |
| Sicily Italy | 24° / 18°C | 91 mm | Pleasant |
| Paphos Cyprus | 26° / 20°C | 27 mm | Pleasant |
| Valencia Spain | 26° / 15°C | 44 mm | Pleasant |
| Málaga Spain | 22° / 19°C | 60 mm | Pleasant |
| Porto Portugal | 20° / 14°C | 137 mm | Pleasant |
| Split Croatia | 21° / 15°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Algarve Portugal | 22° / 17°C | 75 mm | Pleasant |
| Athens Greece | 23° / 16°C | 49 mm | Pleasant |
| Vienna Austria | 16° / 6°C | 54 mm | Cool |
| Provence France | 21° / 11°C | 75 mm | Pleasant |
| Madrid Spain | 21° / 9°C | 66 mm | Pleasant |
| Tromsø Norway | 4° / 0°C | 122 mm | Cold |
| Barcelona Spain | 23° / 14°C | 70 mm | Pleasant |
| Mallorca Spain | 22° / 20°C | 63 mm | Pleasant |
| Naples Italy | 23° / 14°C | 76 mm | Pleasant |
| Florence Italy | 21° / 11°C | 84 mm | Pleasant |
| French Riviera France | 20° / 17°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Lake Como Italy | 18° / 11°C | 116 mm | Pleasant |
| Lisbon Portugal | 20° / 16°C | 79 mm | Pleasant |
| Venice Italy | 19° / 13°C | 87 mm | Pleasant |
| Dubrovnik Croatia | 21° / 18°C | 123 mm | Pleasant |
| Nice France | 20° / 18°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Tuscany Italy | 21° / 11°C | 84 mm | Pleasant |
| Prague Czech Republic | 15° / 5°C | 46 mm | Cool |
North America
40 places and 10 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas United States | 28° / 14°C | 13 mm | Pleasant |
| Honolulu United States | 28° / 25°C | 73 mm | Pleasant |
| Chicago United States | 15° / 10°C | 99 mm | Cool |
| Los Angeles United States | 27° / 16°C | 17 mm | Pleasant |
| Washington, D.C. United States | 20° / 10°C | 105 mm | Pleasant |
| Boston United States | 16° / 7°C | 123 mm | Cool |
| New York City United States | 17° / 12°C | 124 mm | Cool |
| San Francisco United States | 21° / 11°C | 29 mm | Pleasant |
| San Antonio United States | 28° / 16°C | 78 mm | Pleasant |
| Savannah United States | 26° / 16°C | 89 mm | Pleasant |
| Scottsdale United States | 32° / 17°C | 14 mm | Pleasant |
| Salt Lake City United States | 17° / 6°C | 46 mm | Cool |
| Denver United States | 20° / 4°C | 30 mm | Pleasant |
| Nashville United States | 22° / 10°C | 101 mm | Pleasant |
| Atlanta United States | 24° / 10°C | 83 mm | Pleasant |
| Santa Fe United States | 18° / 2°C | 30 mm | Pleasant |
| New Orleans United States | 25° / 19°C | 104 mm | Pleasant |
| Austin United States | 28° / 15°C | 95 mm | Pleasant |
| Philadelphia United States | 19° / 8°C | 110 mm | Pleasant |
| Charleston United States | 25° / 15°C | 105 mm | Pleasant |
| Sedona United States | 24° / 8°C | 31 mm | Pleasant |
| Dallas United States | 26° / 13°C | 102 mm | Pleasant |
| Houston United States | 28° / 15°C | 128 mm | Pleasant |
| Maui United States | 22° / 20°C | 55 mm | Pleasant |
| Big Island United States | 25° / 18°C | 135 mm | Pleasant |
| Napa Valley United States | 26° / 11°C | 34 mm | Pleasant |
| San Diego United States | 27° / 16°C | 15 mm | Pleasant |
| Kauai United States | 27° / 25°C | 76 mm | Pleasant |
| Grand Canyon United States | 18° / 3°C | 26 mm | Pleasant |
| Yosemite United States | 22° / 7°C | 39 mm | Pleasant |
Mexico & Central America
12 places.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca Mexico | 23° / 13°C | 100 mm | Pleasant |
| Mexico City Mexico | 22° / 10°C | 64 mm | Pleasant |
| Guanajuato Mexico | 24° / 10°C | 39 mm | Pleasant |
| Bocas del Toro Panama | 28° / 26°C | 316 mm | Very wet |
| San Miguel de Allende Mexico | 24° / 10°C | 39 mm | Pleasant |
| Monterrey Mexico | 31° / 18°C | 43 mm | Pleasant |
| Guadalajara Mexico | 26° / 14°C | 51 mm | Pleasant |
| Puerto Viejo Costa Rica | 28° / 26°C | 316 mm | Very wet |
| Tortuguero Costa Rica | 28° / 24°C | 380 mm | Very wet |
| Tijuana Mexico | 26° / 16°C | 15 mm | Pleasant |
| Ensenada Mexico | 25° / 17°C | 13 mm | Pleasant |
| Puerto Peñasco Mexico | 30° / 21°C | 12 mm | Pleasant |
Caribbean
1 places.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire Caribbean Netherlands | 29° / 28°C | 91 mm | Pleasant |
South America
46 places and 16 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyuni Bolivia | 18° / 0°C | 20 mm | Pleasant |
| Foz do Iguaçu Brazil | 29° / 20°C | 211 mm | Rainy |
| Santiago Chile | 26° / 11°C | 12 mm | Pleasant |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 20° / 14°C | 109 mm | Pleasant |
| Machu Picchu Peru | 23° / 13°C | 60 mm | Pleasant |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 26° / 20°C | 108 mm | Pleasant |
| São Paulo Brazil | 27° / 15°C | 104 mm | Pleasant |
| Huacachina Peru | 30° / 19°C | 5 mm | Pleasant |
| Salta Argentina | 31° / 15°C | 29 mm | Pleasant |
| Puerto Iguazú Argentina | 29° / 20°C | 211 mm | Rainy |
| Córdoba Argentina | 28° / 12°C | 64 mm | Pleasant |
| Mendoza Argentina | 26° / 10°C | 15 mm | Pleasant |
| Valparaíso Chile | 15° / 12°C | 12 mm | Cool |
| Natal Brazil | 28° / 25°C | 19 mm | Pleasant |
| Arequipa Peru | 26° / 10°C | 7 mm | Pleasant |
| Maceió Brazil | 28° / 24°C | 45 mm | Pleasant |
| Pipa Brazil | 28° / 25°C | 19 mm | Pleasant |
| Manaus Brazil | 33° / 26°C | 103 mm | Pleasant |
| Ilha Grande Brazil | 28° / 20°C | 120 mm | Pleasant |
| Paraty Brazil | 32° / 20°C | 120 mm | Hot & humid |
| Salvador Brazil | 29° / 22°C | 69 mm | Pleasant |
| Fortaleza Brazil | 30° / 25°C | 5 mm | Pleasant |
| Recife Brazil | 29° / 23°C | 36 mm | Pleasant |
| San Pedro de Atacama Chile | 26° / 8°C | 1 mm | Pleasant |
| Jericoacoara Brazil | 35° / 24°C | 2 mm | Hot |
| Búzios Brazil | 27° / 20°C | 97 mm | Pleasant |
| Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay | 20° / 14°C | 109 mm | Pleasant |
| Fernando de Noronha Brazil | 26° / 26°C | 7 mm | Pleasant |
| Potosí Bolivia | 17° / 0°C | 36 mm | Cool |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca Argentina | 26° / 6°C | 38 mm | Pleasant |
Africa
75 places and 45 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fes Morocco | 28° / 15°C | 74 mm | Pleasant |
| Cairo Egypt | 31° / 18°C | 5 mm | Pleasant |
| Zanzibar Tanzania | 28° / 25°C | 64 mm | Pleasant |
| Marrakech Morocco | 30° / 16°C | 23 mm | Pleasant |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 27° / 10°C | 57 mm | Pleasant |
| Maasai Mara Kenya | 29° / 15°C | 75 mm | Pleasant |
| Dahab Egypt | 36° / 22°C | 1 mm | Hot |
| Djerba Tunisia | 26° / 22°C | 28 mm | Pleasant |
| Sousse Tunisia | 25° / 19°C | 56 mm | Pleasant |
| Addis Ababa Ethiopia | 21° / 7°C | 34 mm | Pleasant |
| Merzouga Morocco | 29° / 16°C | 14 mm | Pleasant |
| Hammamet Tunisia | 25° / 18°C | 63 mm | Pleasant |
| Maun Botswana | 37° / 20°C | 17 mm | Very hot |
| Hurghada Egypt | 30° / 24°C | 2 mm | Pleasant |
| Essaouira Morocco | 23° / 20°C | 24 mm | Pleasant |
| Lamu Kenya | 29° / 25°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Chefchaouen Morocco | 25° / 13°C | 105 mm | Pleasant |
| Sharm El Sheikh Egypt | 34° / 25°C | 2 mm | Hot |
| Alexandria Egypt | 28° / 19°C | 7 mm | Pleasant |
| Taghazout Morocco | 24° / 20°C | 18 mm | Pleasant |
| Diani Beach Kenya | 30° / 24°C | 93 mm | Pleasant |
| Mombasa Kenya | 32° / 22°C | 98 mm | Pleasant |
| Windhoek Namibia | 32° / 14°C | 20 mm | Pleasant |
| Agadir Morocco | 30° / 19°C | 24 mm | Pleasant |
| Livingstone Zambia | 36° / 20°C | 12 mm | Very hot |
| Arusha Tanzania | 28° / 14°C | 66 mm | Pleasant |
| Victoria Falls Zimbabwe | 36° / 20°C | 12 mm | Very hot |
| Tangier Morocco | 22° / 18°C | 76 mm | Pleasant |
| Tunis Tunisia | 26° / 17°C | 61 mm | Pleasant |
| Port Louis Mauritius | 25° / 23°C | 29 mm | Pleasant |
Oceania
33 places and 3 more.
| Place | High / low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Australia | 19° / 10°C | 61 mm | Pleasant |
| Sydney Australia | 21° / 15°C | 64 mm | Pleasant |
| Bora Bora French Polynesia | 27° / 26°C | 74 mm | Pleasant |
| Nadi Fiji | 28° / 24°C | 147 mm | Pleasant |
| Mamanuca Islands Fiji | 27° / 25°C | 119 mm | Pleasant |
| K'gari Australia | 24° / 21°C | 84 mm | Pleasant |
| Whitsundays Australia | 27° / 20°C | 27 mm | Pleasant |
| Adelaide Australia | 22° / 10°C | 24 mm | Pleasant |
| Cairns Australia | 30° / 21°C | 62 mm | Pleasant |
| Blue Mountains Australia | 19° / 6°C | 56 mm | Pleasant |
| Gold Coast Australia | 27° / 16°C | 83 mm | Pleasant |
| Sunshine Coast Australia | 24° / 19°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Perth Australia | 20° / 14°C | 32 mm | Pleasant |
| Byron Bay Australia | 23° / 20°C | 85 mm | Pleasant |
| Noosa Australia | 24° / 19°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Bondi Beach Australia | 22° / 16°C | 64 mm | Pleasant |
| Tahiti French Polynesia | 27° / 25°C | 84 mm | Pleasant |
| Moorea French Polynesia | 26° / 25°C | 82 mm | Pleasant |
| Rarotonga Cook Islands | 24° / 23°C | 95 mm | Pleasant |
| Nuku'alofa Tonga | 24° / 23°C | 88 mm | Pleasant |
| Apia Samoa | 28° / 27°C | 141 mm | Pleasant |
| Suva Fiji | 26° / 24°C | 201 mm | Rainy |
| Yasawa Islands Fiji | 27° / 26°C | 123 mm | Pleasant |
| Port Vila Vanuatu | 26° / 25°C | 94 mm | Pleasant |
| Margaret River Australia | 18° / 12°C | 39 mm | Cool |
| Honiara Solomon Islands | 30° / 26°C | 160 mm | Rainy |
| Canberra Australia | 20° / 8°C | 59 mm | Pleasant |
| Newcastle Australia | 22° / 16°C | 70 mm | Pleasant |
| Port Douglas Australia | 28° / 23°C | 54 mm | Pleasant |
| Fremantle Australia | 20° / 15°C | 32 mm | Pleasant |