Where to go on a budget in October?
The 15 best destinations for a budget trip in October, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a budget trip in October, we kept destinations with low costs on the ground and in their best season, ranked from nearest to furthest from Western Europe. Temperatures and rainfall are real records, averaged from 2015 to 2024 at each destination's reference point, and the sea is measured at the nearest coastal point. 15 destinations pass this filter, in Europe, Africa and Asia. Top of the ranking: The Gers and Armagnac (21 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Sea (°C) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 The Gers and Armagnac | 21 °C | 7 | - | €65-110 a day |
| 2 | 🇨🇿 Prague | 16 °C | 11 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 3 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 27 °C | 7 | 24 °C | €35-60 a day |
| 4 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 17 °C | 8 | - | €55-95 a day |
| 5 | 🇷🇴 Transylvania | 15 °C | 8 | - | €45-90 a day |
| 6 | 🇵🇱 Kraków | 16 °C | 9 | - | €50-90 a day |
| 7 | 🇦🇱 Tirana | 22 °C | 9 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 8 | 🇬🇷 Athens | 24 °C | 3 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 9 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 30 °C | 3 | 20 °C | €40-70 a day |
| 10 | 🇵🇹 Lisbon | 23 °C | 10 | 19 °C | €60-100 a day |
| 11 | 🇹🇷 Antalya | 27 °C | 5 | 26 °C | €60-110 a day |
| 12 | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 32 °C | 0 | - | €40-70 a day |
| 13 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 17 °C | 9 | - | €40-70 a day |
| 14 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 20 °C | 6 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 15 | 🇮🇳 Rajasthan | 33 °C | 1 | - | €35-70 a day |
The 15 destinations in detail
Region1 🇫🇷 The Gers and Armagnac
🌡️ 21 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain · 💶 €65-110 a day
The Gers unfolds from hill to hill, among vines, sunflowers and bastides: Larressingle and its walls, Fourcès and its round square, Marciac and its jazz, Lectoure on its spur. In Auch, the cathedral's choir stalls feature more than 1,500 figures; in the Armagnac country, you taste the brandy with the people who distil it.
City2 🇨🇿 Prague
🌡️ 16 °C in the afternoon, 11 days of rain · 💶 €60-100 a day
A hundred spires, a castle towering over the Vltava and cobbled lanes where you step from Gothic to Baroque in three paces: Prague is a life-size film set. You cross Charles Bridge at dawn, climb up to Mala Strana, then sit down to a goulash and a €2 pilsner. Rarely has such a beautiful capital been so accessible.
Countries3 🇹🇳 Tunisia
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain, sea at 24 °C · 💶 €35-60 a day
Tunisia means the blue and white lanes of Sidi Bou Said, the ruins of Carthage facing the sea, and the gates of the Sahara in the south. Beaches and history within easy reach of Europe, on a small budget.
City4 🇭🇺 Budapest
🌡️ 17 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain · 💶 €55-95 a day
The Danube splits the city into two worlds: regal Buda, with its castle and Fisherman's Bastion, facing party-loving Pest, with its Belle Époque cafes and the ruin bars of the Jewish quarter. In between, you lounge in the Széchenyi Baths, admire the illuminated Parliament from a boat and dine on goulash for a handful of forints. Budapest is Vienna, only more affordable and more alive.
Region5 🇷🇴 Transylvania
🌡️ 15 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain · 💶 €45-90 a day
Transylvania means seven fortified Saxon towns at the foot of the Carpathians, 150 fortified churches in the villages, and Bran Castle, which Bram Stoker never saw. You drive the Transfăgărășan up to 2,042 metres, pass horse-drawn carts and sleep in a guesthouse for €40.
City6 🇵🇱 Kraków
🌡️ 16 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €50-90 a day
Once the royal capital of Poland and spared by the war, Krakow spreads an intact historic centre around the Main Market Square, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, watched over by Wawel Castle and its dragon. You move from the vaulted cellars of Kazimierz, the Jewish quarter, to the enchanting depths of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. A city of extraordinary richness, at prices that remain the gentlest in Central Europe.
City7 🇦🇱 Tirana
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €45-80 a day
A capital of 600,000 people wedged between the plain and Mount Dajti, Tirana began repainting its socialist blocks in bright colours in 2000 and opened Enver Hoxha's nuclear bunker to the public, 106 rooms on five levels. Skanderbeg Square, redesigned in 2017, is the starting point.
City8 🇬🇷 Athens
🌡️ 24 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain · 💶 €60-100 a day
Athens means the Acropolis at sunrise, the lanes of Plaka at the foot of the rock, and rooftop terraces where you dine facing the floodlit Parthenon. The cradle of the West, very much alive.
Countries9 🇲🇦 Morocco
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 20 °C · 💶 €40-70 a day
Morocco is the hubbub of Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, the passes of the Atlas and a night beneath the stars in the dunes. A complete change of scene a short flight from Europe, over a glass of mint tea.
City10 🇵🇹 Lisbon
🌡️ 23 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain, sea at 19 °C · 💶 €60-100 a day
Lisbon means tram 28 climbing through Alfama, miradouros at sunset, and a still-warm pastel de nata in Belém. Bright, hilly and surprisingly kind to your wallet.
City11 🇹🇷 Antalya
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 5 days of rain, sea at 26 °C · 💶 €60-110 a day
Antalya stacks up an Ottoman old town within its ramparts, a triple-arched marble gate raised for Hadrian around 130, and a travertine cliff that drops straight into the sea. Behind it, the Beydağları keep their snow until May, and Perge and Aspendos are both less than an hour's drive away.
City12 🇪🇬 Cairo
🌡️ 32 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain · 💶 €40-70 a day
Cairo means the pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza on the city's doorstep, the maze of the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, and the treasures of Tutankhamun at the Grand Egyptian Museum. An intense, noisy and fascinating megacity.
Countries13 🇬🇪 Georgia
🌡️ 17 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €40-70 a day
Georgia means the bohemian lanes of Tbilisi, Gergeti monastery facing Mount Kazbek, and a glass of wine in a Kakheti cellar. The cradle of wine and the great mountains of the Caucasus, with a legendary welcome.
Countries14 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🌡️ 20 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain · 💶 €45-80 a day
Uzbekistan means the turquoise domes of the Registan in Samarkand, the lanes of Bukhara, and the fortified city of Khiva rising from the desert. The Silk Road in all its splendour, between madrasas and bazaars.
Region15 🇮🇳 Rajasthan
🌡️ 33 °C in the afternoon, 1 day of rain · 💶 €35-70 a day
India's largest state, at 342,000 km², Rajasthan lines up its sandstone fortresses on arid ridges: Amber above Jaipur, Mehrangarh and its 120-metre cliff in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer rising from the Thar. In between lie the lakes of Udaipur and the tigers of Ranthambore.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go on a budget in October?
The Gers and Armagnac, Prague, Tunisia, Budapest and Transylvania top our ranking for a budget trip in October. In first place, The Gers and Armagnac: 21 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest budget destination in October?
The Gers and Armagnac, about 1h15 by air from Paris, with 21 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain in October.
Where does it rain least in October among these destinations?
Cairo: 0 days of rain on average in October, with 32 °C in the afternoon.
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