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Where to go in October?

The 204 destinations where October is one of the best times to travel, according to real weather records.

PierrickOur take on October

October sets Quebec ablaze with colour, reopens Egypt, Jordan and Oman, and gives India back to travellers after the monsoon. In the southern Mediterranean the sea stays mild in Greece or Sicily. The northern lights return to Lapland and Iceland.

Sun and sea in October

🇲🇹 MaltaApril to June and September to October🇲🇦 MoroccoMarch to May and September to November🇹🇳 TunisiaApril to June and September to October🇪🇬 EgyptOctober to March🇰🇪 KenyaJuly to October and January to February🇹🇿 TanzaniaJune to October and January to February

With children in October

🇪🇸 SpainApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 ItalyApril to June and September to October🇵🇹 PortugalApril to June and September to October🇬🇷 GreeceMay to June and September to October🇭🇷 CroatiaMay to June and September to October🇭🇺 HungaryApril to June and September to October

Nature and adventure in October

🇵🇹 PortugalApril to June and September to October🇬🇷 GreeceMay to June and September to October🇭🇷 CroatiaMay to June and September to October🇲🇹 MaltaApril to June and September to October🇲🇦 MoroccoMarch to May and September to November🇹🇳 TunisiaApril to June and September to October

Best avoided in October

Nothing is ever off limits, but the season does not favour these destinations in October. If your dates are flexible, keep them for their best time:

🇳🇴 Norwaybetter: June to August (northern lights: October to March)🇻🇳 Vietnambetter: December to April🇱🇰 Sri Lankabetter: December to March (east coast: May to September)🇲🇻 The Maldivesbetter: January to April🇵🇭 The Philippinesbetter: December to May🇩🇴 The Dominican Republicbetter: December to April (dry season)🇨🇷 Costa Ricabetter: December to April (dry season)🇨🇴 Colombiabetter: December to March

All 204 destinations at their best in October, continent by continent

Europe

🇫🇷 ProvenceMay to September🇫🇷 The French RivieraMay to October🇫🇷 CorsicaMay to October🇫🇷 The French Basque CountryMay to October (June and September ideal)🇫🇷 Dordogne and the PérigordMay to October🇫🇷 ParisApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 Bordeaux and AroundMay to July and September to October🇫🇷 LyonApril to June, September to October and December🇪🇸 SpainApril to June and September to October🇪🇸 BarcelonaMay to June and September to October🇪🇸 MadridApril to June and September to October🇪🇸 SevilleMarch to May and October🇪🇸 The Canary IslandsAll year round (ideal in winter)🇪🇸 MallorcaMay to June and September to October🇮🇹 ItalyApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 RomeApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 VeniceApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 Florence and TuscanyMay to June and September to October🇮🇹 PositanoMay to June and September to October🇮🇹 Amalfi and RavelloMay to June and September to October🇮🇹 CapriMay to June and September to October🇮🇹 Pompeii and VesuviusApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 NaplesApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 Sorrento and the Path of the GodsMay to June and September to October🇮🇹 SicilyMay to June and September to October🇵🇹 PortugalApril to June and September to October🇵🇹 LisbonApril to June and September to October🇵🇹 PortoMay to June and September to October🇵🇹 The AlgarveMay to June and September to October🇵🇹 MadeiraAll year round (April to October preferably)🇬🇷 GreeceMay to June and September to October🇬🇷 AthensApril to June and September to October🇬🇷 SantoriniMay to June and September to October🇬🇷 CreteMay to June and September to October🇭🇷 CroatiaMay to June and September to October🇭🇺 HungaryApril to June and September to October🇲🇹 MaltaApril to June and September to October🇨🇿 PragueApril to June and September to October (Christmas markets: December)🇭🇺 BudapestApril to June and September to October (Christmas markets: December)🇵🇱 KrakówApril to June and September to October (Christmas markets: December)🇮🇹 MilanApril to June and September to October🇩🇪 MunichMay to July and September to October🇮🇹 Cinque TerreApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 PugliaMay to June and September to October🇪🇸 AndalusiaMarch to June and September to October🇦🇹 ViennaApril to June, September to October and December🇦🇹 The Wachau ValleyApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 SecedaJune to October🇮🇹 Lago di BraiesMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 MarseilleMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 ToulouseApril to June and September🇫🇷 NiceMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Aix-en-ProvenceApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 AvignonApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 BiarritzMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 CarcassonneApril to June and September to October🇮🇹 TurinApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 Albi and the Tarn ValleyMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Rochefort and the Charente EstuaryMay to June and September🇧🇪 BrugesApril to June, September to October and December🇷🇴 BucharestMay to June and September to October🇬🇷 CorfuMay to June and September to October🇬🇷 The CycladesMay to June and September to October🇮🇸 ReykjavíkJune to September, and February to March and October for the northern lights🇬🇷 RhodesMay to June and September to October🇭🇷 SplitMay to June and September to October🇷🇴 TransylvaniaMay to October🇳🇴 TromsøSeptember to March (northern lights) and June to July (midnight sun)🇸🇮 Lake BledMay to June and September to October🇲🇹 GozoApril to June and September to October🇭🇷 HvarMay to June and September to October🇭🇷 IstriaMay to June and September to October🇲🇹 VallettaApril to June and September to October🇸🇮 LjubljanaMay to June and September to October🇭🇷 Plitvice LakesMay to June and September to October🇦🇱 TiranaApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 The French ArdennesMay to October🇫🇷 AveyronMay to June and September🇫🇷 Arcachon BayMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The Lot and QuercyMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The VosgesJune to July, September to October and January to February (snow)🇫🇷 The CamargueApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 The CévennesMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The Côte Vermeille and CollioureMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The Verdon GorgeMay to June and September🇫🇷 The LuberonApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 Drôme ProvençaleMay to July and September to October🇫🇷 The Bay of SommeApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 BéarnJune to September🇫🇷 BurgundyMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 ChampagneMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The JuraMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-ProvenceApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël and the EsterelMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 GaillacMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The Gers and ArmagnacMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Hossegor and CapbretonMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 LimogesMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The MédocMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Roanne and the RoannaisMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Sarlat and the Périgord NoirMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Tarn-et-GaronneApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 The TrièvesMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 Uzès and the Pont du GardMay to June and September to October🇫🇷 The Vézère ValleyApril to June and September to October🇫🇷 VersaillesApril to June and September to October

Africa

🇲🇦 MoroccoMarch to May and September to November🇲🇦 MarrakechMarch to May and October to November🇲🇦 EssaouiraMay to October🇲🇦 FezMarch to May and September to November🇲🇦 Merzouga and Erg ChebbiMarch to April and October to November🇹🇳 TunisiaApril to June and September to October🇪🇬 EgyptOctober to March🇪🇬 CairoOctober to March🇪🇬 Luxor and the Nile ValleyOctober to March🇿🇦 South AfricaAugust to March🇰🇪 KenyaJuly to October and January to February🇹🇿 TanzaniaJune to October and January to February🇲🇺 MauritiusMay to November🇸🇨 The SeychellesApril to June and September to November🇲🇬 MadagascarApril to November🇳🇦 NamibiaMay to October🇷🇪 RéunionMay to November (southern winter)🇧🇼 BotswanaMay to October🇹🇿 KilimanjaroJanuary to February and June to October (dry seasons)🇪🇬 The Egyptian Red SeaMarch to May and October to November🇲🇬 Nosy BeMay to November🇧🇼 The Okavango DeltaMay to October (flood season and dry season)🇹🇿 The SerengetiJanuary to February (calving) and June to October (river crossings)🇳🇦 Etosha National ParkMay to October🇰🇪 Masai MaraJuly to October (migration) and January to February

Asia

🇯🇴 JordanMarch to May and September to November🇯🇴 PetraMarch to May and October to November🇻🇳 HanoiOctober to April🇻🇳 Halong BayOctober to April🇮🇩 BaliApril to October🇯🇵 JapanMarch to May and October to November🇯🇵 TokyoMarch to May and October to November🇯🇵 KyotoMarch to May and October to November🇮🇳 IndiaOctober to March🇨🇳 ChinaApril to May and September to October🇳🇵 NepalOctober to November and March to April🇮🇳 Karnataka (Mysore and Hampi)October to February🇮🇳 KeralaOctober to March🇹🇷 TurkeyApril to June and September to October🇬🇪 GeorgiaMay to October🇴🇲 OmanOctober to April🇺🇿 UzbekistanApril to May and September to October🇰🇷 South KoreaApril to May (cherry blossom) and September to October (maples)🇹🇼 TaiwanOctober to April🇯🇵 MiyajimaApril to May and October to November🇯🇵 NaraLate March to April and October to November🇹🇷 AntalyaApril to June and September to October🇹🇷 BodrumMay to June and September to October🇹🇷 CappadociaApril to June and September to October🇹🇷 IstanbulApril to June and September to October🇯🇵 OkinawaMarch to April and October to November🇮🇳 RajasthanOctober to March🇨🇳 ShanghaiMarch to May and September to November🇨🇳 YunnanMarch to May and September to November🇳🇵 AnnapurnaOctober to November and March to April🇰🇷 BusanApril to June and September to October🇨🇳 Guilin and YangshuoApril to May and September to October🇰🇷 JejuApril to May and October to November🇳🇵 KathmanduOctober to November and March to April🇨🇳 BeijingApril to May and September to October🇺🇿 SamarkandApril to May and September to October🇰🇷 SeoulApril to May (cherry blossom) and September to October (maples)🇹🇼 TaipeiOctober to December and March to April🇬🇪 TbilisiMay to June and September to October🇨🇳 Xi'anApril to May and September to October

Americas

🇺🇸 The American WestApril to June and September to October🇺🇸 New YorkApril to June and September to November🇺🇸 CaliforniaApril to June and September to October🇨🇦 CanadaJune to October and December to March (winter)🇨🇦 Montreal and Quebec CityJune to October🇧🇷 BrazilApril to May and September to November🇧🇷 Rio de JaneiroApril to May and September to December🇧🇷 Salvador da BahiaSeptember to March🇧🇷 The Brazilian AmazonJune to November (dry season)🇧🇷 Northeast BrazilAugust to November🇧🇷 The PantanalJune to October (dry season)🇧🇴 Salar de Uyuni and Sur LípezMay to October (dry) and January to March (mirror effect)🇧🇴 La Paz and the Yungas RoadMay to October (dry season)🇧🇴 Lake Titicaca (Copacabana)May to October🇧🇴 Sucre and PotosíApril to October🇨🇦 MontrealJune to October (plus the Indian summer)🇨🇦 Quebec CityJune to October and Carnival (February)🇨🇦 Charlevoix and TadoussacJune to October (whales: June to September)🇨🇦 The Laurentians and Mont-TremblantSkiing (January to March) and nature (June to October)🇦🇷 ArgentinaMarch to April and October to December🇦🇷 Buenos AiresMarch to April and October to November🇨🇱 ChileOctober to March (southern summer)🇧🇴 BoliviaMay to October🇨🇱 Easter IslandMarch and October to December🇨🇱 The Atacama DesertApril to May and September to November🇺🇸 Las VegasMarch to May and October to November🇺🇸 LouisianaMarch to May and October to November

Oceania

🇦🇺 AustraliaMarch to May and September to November🇵🇫 French PolynesiaMay to October (dry season)🇵🇫 Bora BoraMay to October (dry season)🇵🇫 MooreaMay to October (dry season)🇦🇺 SydneyMarch to May and September to November🇦🇺 The Great Barrier ReefJune to October (dry season)

Frequently asked questions about travelling in October

Where to go for sun in October?

Malta, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Kenya are among the best sun destinations in October: according to our climate calendar it is one of their best times, with weather suited to the beach and the outdoors.

Where to go with children in October?

Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece and Croatia work well for a family trip in October: a good season, varied activities and facilities suited to children.

Which destinations are best avoided in October?

Norway, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and The Maldives are not at their best in October: the season is not the most favourable. Nothing is impossible, but if your dates are flexible, aim for their best time or pick a destination at its best this month.

Another month

Flexible dates? Look at where to go in September and where to go in November: a few weeks can change a destination completely.

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