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Where to go in October

173 popular destinations, sorted into the holiday types that fit their October climate · monthly normals, not a forecast

In October, 28 of 173 destinations fit a beach holiday (mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showers), 43 a tropical one and 56 a warm one; 28 suit cool-weather trips and 0 have snow-cold means. 39 destinations are in the monsoon this month — Nice, Sorrento, Florence, Dubrovnik and Seychelles among them.

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The world in October

Weather you like
World map for October, land coloured by fit for the Warm preset: good 14 %, too cold 56 %, too hot 26 %, too rainy 3 % and monsoon 1 %. Dots mark 173 destinations, 56 of them fitting. Lisbon — good · October 72 mm · 18 °CAlgarve — good · October 64 mm · 18 °CPorto — too rainy · October 128 mm · 16 °CMadeira — good · October 88 mm · 18 °CTenerife — good · October 32 mm · 16 °CBarcelona — good · October 80 mm · 17 °CMallorca — good · October 80 mm · 17 °CIbiza — good · October 64 mm · 19 °CMálaga — good · October 56 mm · 19 °CNice — monsoon · October 136 mm · 16 °CCorsica — good · October 88 mm · 17 °CRome — good · October 80 mm · 17 °CSorrento — monsoon · October 120 mm · 17 °CSicily — good · October 72 mm · 19 °CSardinia — good · October 56 mm · 19 °CFlorence — monsoon · October 128 mm · 14 °CVenice — good · October 80 mm · 14 °CAthens — good · October 48 mm · 19 °CSantorini — good · October 48 mm · 20 °CCrete — good · October 56 mm · 20 °CRhodes — good · October 72 mm · 21 °CCorfu — too rainy · October 144 mm · 17 °CDubrovnik — monsoon · October 136 mm · 16 °CSplit — good · October 88 mm · 15 °CMalta — good · October 80 mm · 22 °CCyprus — good · October 32 mm · 20 °CIstanbul — good · October 72 mm · 16 °CAntalya — good · October 56 mm · 19 °CBodrum — good · October 48 mm · 20 °CLondon — too cold · October 64 mm · 11 °CEdinburgh — too cold · October 80 mm · 9 °CDublin — too cold · October 80 mm · 10 °CParis — too cold · October 56 mm · 12 °CAmsterdam — too cold · October 88 mm · 11 °CBerlin — too cold · October 40 mm · 10 °CPrague — too cold · October 32 mm · 9 °CVienna — too cold · October 40 mm · 10 °CBudapest — too cold · October 40 mm · 11 °CCopenhagen — too cold · October 56 mm · 10 °CStockholm — too cold · October 48 mm · 7 °CBergen — too cold · October 272 mm · 8 °CReykjavík — too cold · October 96 mm · 5 °CInnsbruck — too cold · October 80 mm · 6 °CChamonix — too cold · October 128 mm · 3 °CMarrakech — good · October 24 mm · 21 °CAgadir — good · October 16 mm · 21 °CCairo — good · October 0 mm · 24 °CHurghada — too hot · October 0 mm · 26 °CSharm El Sheikh — too hot · October 0 mm · 27 °CTel Aviv — good · October 24 mm · 23 °CPetra — good · October 0 mm · 22 °CDubai — too hot · October 0 mm · 29 °CAbu Dhabi — too hot · October 0 mm · 30 °CMuscat — too hot · October 0 mm · 28 °CSalalah — too hot · October 8 mm · 26 °CDakar — too hot · October 24 mm · 28 °CAccra — too hot · October 96 mm · 27 °CNairobi — good · October 48 mm · 21 °CArusha — good · October 24 mm · 20 °CMombasa — too hot · October 96 mm · 26 °CZanzibar — too hot · October 72 mm · 26 °CVictoria Falls — too hot · October 16 mm · 27 °CWindhoek — good · October 16 mm · 20 °CKruger — good · October 40 mm · 23 °CDurban — good · October 96 mm · 20 °CCape Town — good · October 32 mm · 16 °CNosy Be — too hot · October 64 mm · 26 °CMauritius — good · October 64 mm · 21 °CRéunion — good · October 64 mm · 16 °CSeychelles — too hot · October 184 mm · 27 °CDelhi — too hot · October 24 mm · 26 °CJaipur — too hot · October 8 mm · 26 °CMumbai — too hot · October 88 mm · 28 °CGoa — too hot · October 136 mm · 28 °CKochi — too hot · October 304 mm · 27 °CLeh — too cold · October 8 mm · 3 °CCherrapunji — monsoon · October 304 mm · 19 °CKathmandu — good · October 72 mm · 18 °CColombo — too hot · October 408 mm · 27 °CGalle — too hot · October 400 mm · 27 °CMaldives — too hot · October 224 mm · 29 °CBangkok — too hot · October 216 mm · 28 °CChiang Mai — too hot · October 104 mm · 25 °CPhuket — too hot · October 328 mm · 27 °CKrabi — too hot · October 304 mm · 27 °CKoh Samui — too hot · October 264 mm · 27 °CKoh Chang — too hot · October 320 mm · 27 °CHanoi — too hot · October 120 mm · 25 °CHoi An — too hot · October 536 mm · 26 °CHo Chi Minh City — too hot · October 296 mm · 27 °CPhu Quoc — too hot · October 304 mm · 27 °CSiem Reap — too hot · October 200 mm · 27 °CLuang Prabang — too hot · October 88 mm · 25 °CYangon — too hot · October 184 mm · 28 °CKuala Lumpur — too hot · October 280 mm · 27 °CPenang — too hot · October 392 mm · 27 °CLangkawi — too hot · October 344 mm · 26 °CKota Kinabalu — too hot · October 272 mm · 26 °CSingapore — too hot · October 192 mm · 27 °CBali — too hot · October 152 mm · 27 °CLombok — too hot · October 72 mm · 26 °CYogyakarta — too hot · October 120 mm · 27 °CLabuan Bajo — too hot · October 56 mm · 28 °CBoracay — too hot · October 432 mm · 27 °CEl Nido — too hot · October 264 mm · 27 °CCebu — too hot · October 200 mm · 27 °CSiargao — too hot · October 248 mm · 28 °CTokyo — monsoon · October 176 mm · 18 °CKyoto — too rainy · October 128 mm · 16 °CSapporo — too cold · October 120 mm · 11 °COkinawa — too hot · October 176 mm · 25 °CSeoul — too cold · October 56 mm · 14 °CBeijing — too cold · October 16 mm · 14 °CShanghai — good · October 48 mm · 19 °CGuilin — good · October 88 mm · 21 °CHong Kong — too hot · October 112 mm · 25 °CTaipei — too rainy · October 336 mm · 22 °CSydney — good · October 80 mm · 18 °CMelbourne — good · October 64 mm · 15 °CBrisbane — good · October 96 mm · 21 °CCairns — too hot · October 48 mm · 24 °CDarwin — too hot · October 80 mm · 29 °CUluru — good · October 24 mm · 24 °CPerth — good · October 48 mm · 17 °CAuckland — good · October 96 mm · 14 °CQueenstown — too cold · October 192 mm · 8 °CFiji — too hot · October 144 mm · 25 °CBora Bora — too hot · October 120 mm · 26 °CHonolulu — too hot · October 152 mm · 25 °CNew York — too cold · October 96 mm · 13 °CMiami — too hot · October 152 mm · 26 °COrlando — good · October 72 mm · 24 °CNew Orleans — good · October 80 mm · 22 °CLas Vegas — good · October 8 mm · 20 °CLos Angeles — good · October 16 mm · 20 °CSan Francisco — good · October 40 mm · 17 °CVancouver — too cold · October 216 mm · 9 °CBanff — too cold · October 48 mm · 1 °CToronto — too cold · October 72 mm · 11 °CMexico City — good · October 56 mm · 16 °CCancún — too hot · October 168 mm · 27 °CPuerto Vallarta — too hot · October 104 mm · 25 °CCabo San Lucas — too hot · October 40 mm · 26 °CBelize City — too hot · October 232 mm · 27 °CAntigua Guatemala — too rainy · October 136 mm · 18 °CTamarindo — too hot · October 352 mm · 26 °CSan José — monsoon · October 400 mm · 20 °CPanama City — too hot · October 360 mm · 27 °CHavana — too hot · October 152 mm · 26 °CMontego Bay — too hot · October 280 mm · 26 °CPunta Cana — too hot · October 160 mm · 27 °CSan Juan — too hot · October 184 mm · 27 °CNassau — too hot · October 168 mm · 27 °CBarbados — too hot · October 200 mm · 27 °CSt Lucia — too hot · October 296 mm · 27 °CAruba — too hot · October 64 mm · 29 °CCuraçao — too hot · October 72 mm · 29 °CCartagena — too hot · October 232 mm · 28 °CMedellín — monsoon · October 312 mm · 18 °CQuito — good · October 96 mm · 15 °CGalápagos — good · October 8 mm · 21 °CLima — good · October 0 mm · 17 °CCusco — too cold · October 40 mm · 11 °CLa Paz — too cold · October 40 mm · 7 °CSan Pedro de Atacama — too cold · October 0 mm · 13 °CSantiago — good · October 16 mm · 15 °CBariloche — too cold · October 64 mm · 7 °CEl Calafate — too cold · October 24 mm · 7 °CBuenos Aires — too rainy · October 112 mm · 17 °CIguazú — too rainy · October 192 mm · 22 °CRio de Janeiro — good · October 72 mm · 23 °CSalvador — too hot · October 104 mm · 25 °CManaus — too hot · October 120 mm · 28 °C
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The world in October: every 0.25° cell of land coloured by how it fits the Warm preset (mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers), with a dot per destination — larger and gold where the month fits. Pick the weather you like above and the whole world is re-judged; tap a dot for its page.

temperature in · rain in — tap a unit to switch.

Warm holidays in October

mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers · 56 of 173 destinations

Southern Europe & Mediterranean

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

South America

Tropical holidays in October

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon · 43 of 173 destinations

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

Beach holidays in October

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showers · 28 of 173 destinations

Middle East & North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

Cool holidays in October

mean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoon · 28 of 173 destinations

Northern & Central Europe

South Asia

East Asia

Oceania & Pacific

North & Central America

South America

Snow holidays in October

mean below 0 °C32 °F, any rain · 0 of 173 destinations

Nothing fits this month — widen your picks on the map.

In the monsoon in October

Places where October is a true monsoon month — heavy, seasonal rain (≥ 180 mm7.1 in, or ≥ 120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate whose wettest month is at least three times its driest.

Southern Europe & Mediterranean

Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean

South Asia

Southeast Asia

East Asia

North & Central America

Caribbean

South America

The interactive map colours the whole world for any preset and month, and shows the twelve-month chart for any place you tap.

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