Where to go with the family in October?
The 15 best destinations for a family trip in October, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a family trip in October, we kept child-friendly destinations in their best season, no more than nine hours' flight 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 | 🇬🇷 The Cyclades | 22 °C | 2 | 23 °C | €90-160 a day |
| 3 | 🇮🇹 Puglia | 23 °C | 6 | 22 °C | €80-130 a day |
| 4 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 30 °C | 3 | 20 °C | €40-70 a day |
| 5 | 🇹🇷 Bodrum | 25 °C | 4 | 24 °C | €70-130 a day |
| 6 | 🇲🇹 Gozo | 23 °C | 7 | 25 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 7 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 27 °C | 7 | 24 °C | €35-60 a day |
| 8 | 🇵🇹 The Algarve | 24 °C | 8 | 19 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 9 | 🇪🇸 Andalusia | 27 °C | 8 | 20 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 10 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 26 °C | 2 | - | €60-110 a day |
| 11 | 🇭🇷 Hvar | 21 °C | 9 | 23 °C | €80-150 a day |
| 12 | 🇪🇬 The Egyptian Red Sea | 30 °C | 0 | 27 °C | €50-110 a day |
| 13 | 🇦🇱 Tirana | 22 °C | 9 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 14 | 🇸🇮 Ljubljana | 17 °C | 10 | - | €70-120 a day |
| 15 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 17 °C | 8 | - | €55-95 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.
Region2 🇬🇷 The Cyclades
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 2 days of rain, sea at 23 °C · 💶 €90-160 a day
Some 220 islands south-east of Athens, 24 of them inhabited, arranged in a circle around the sanctuary of Delos. Santorini's black caldera, the farmed valleys of Naxos, the white rocks of Milos: the scenery changes with every crossing, but the villages are whitewashed everywhere.
Region3 🇮🇹 Puglia
🌡️ 23 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain, sea at 22 °C · 💶 €80-130 a day
The heel of the Italian boot lines up the trulli of Alberobello, the whitewashed lanes of Ostuni and the cliffs of Polignano a Mare above a turquoise sea. Between swims, you head for the exuberant Baroque of Lecce or the sassi of Matera, just over the border in Basilicata. All of it savoured over homemade orecchiette and oil from centuries-old olive trees, in an Italy that still feels authentic.
Countries4 🇲🇦 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.
City5 🇹🇷 Bodrum
🌡️ 25 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain, sea at 24 °C · 💶 €70-130 a day
Bodrum is ancient Halicarnassus: a Hospitaller castle built from the stones of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and a 13,000-seat Greek theatre above the bay. Around it lies a 30 km peninsula of fishing villages, wooden gulets and the Yalıkavak marina.
City6 🇲🇹 Gozo
🌡️ 23 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain, sea at 25 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day
The second island of the Maltese archipelago, Gozo covers 67 km² with around 40,000 inhabitants, a citadel planted at its centre and cliffs that drop 130 metres in the south. Its Ġgantija temples date from 3600 BC, a millennium before the pyramids of Egypt.
Countries7 🇹🇳 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.
Region8 🇵🇹 The Algarve
🌡️ 24 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain, sea at 19 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day
The Algarve means ochre cliffs dropping onto hidden coves, Benagil cave reached by kayak, and whitewashed fishing villages. Portugal's most spectacular coastline.
Region9 🇪🇸 Andalusia
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain, sea at 20 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day
Andalusia is best experienced behind the wheel, from the Mezquita of Córdoba to the cliffs of Ronda, from the flower-filled patios of Granada to the wild coves of Cabo de Gata. Between white villages clinging to the Sierra, you stop for a gazpacho, a vertiginous walkway on the Caminito del Rey or a night of flamenco in Jerez. A road trip that feels a world away, yet only a short flight from much of Europe.
Countries10 🇯🇴 Jordan
🌡️ 26 °C in the afternoon, 2 days of rain · 💶 €60-110 a day
Jordan means Petra emerging at the end of the Siq, a night in a Wadi Rum camp and floating in the Dead Sea. Ancient wonders and lunar landscapes in a single trip, safe and welcoming.
City11 🇭🇷 Hvar
🌡️ 21 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain, sea at 23 °C · 💶 €80-150 a day
A 68 km-long island off Split, Hvar lines up lavender fields, terraced vineyards and a bay guarded by a Venetian fortress. Its capital of 4,000 people sits between a yacht harbour and stone lanes, facing the Pakleni Islands.
Region12 🇪🇬 The Egyptian Red Sea
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 27 °C · 💶 €50-110 a day
Egypt's Red Sea means 1,000 km of coast down to the Sudanese border, with Sinai opposite, reefs that begin five metres from the shore and water at 22°C in January. Around five hours' direct flight from much of Europe, resorts under €100 and dives such as the Thistlegorm or Ras Mohammed.
City13 🇦🇱 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.
City14 🇸🇮 Ljubljana
🌡️ 17 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain · 💶 €70-120 a day
A capital of 295,000 people on the Ljubljanica, Ljubljana fits into a pedestrian centre you can cross in twenty minutes, below a medieval castle perched at 366 metres. Bridges, covered market and riverbanks all bear the signature of the architect Jože Plečnik.
City15 🇭🇺 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.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go with the family in October?
The Gers and Armagnac, The Cyclades, Puglia, Morocco and Bodrum top our ranking for a family 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 family-friendly 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?
The Egyptian Red Sea: 0 days of rain on average in October, with 30 °C in the afternoon.
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