Where to go with the family in September?
The 15 best destinations for a family trip in September, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a family trip in September, 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 and Asia. Top of the ranking: The Algarve (28 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 17 °C).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Sea (°C) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇵🇹 The Algarve | 28 °C | 3 | 17 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 2 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 21 °C | 7 | - | €80-130 a day |
| 3 | 🇫🇷 The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence | 27 °C | 4 | - | €100-180 a day |
| 4 | 🇪🇸 Andalusia | 31 °C | 4 | 24 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 5 | 🇬🇷 The Cyclades | 26 °C | 1 | 25 °C | €90-160 a day |
| 6 | 🇲🇹 Valletta | 28 °C | 4 | 27 °C | €80-140 a day |
| 7 | 🇹🇷 Bodrum | 29 °C | 2 | 26 °C | €70-130 a day |
| 8 | 🏰 Prague, Vienna and Budapest | 21 °C | 9 | - | €80-130 a day |
| 9 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 27 °C | 9 | 25 °C | €80-140 a day |
| 10 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 30 °C | 0 | - | €60-110 a day |
| 11 | 🇨🇿 Prague | 21 °C | 9 | - | €60-100 a day |
| 12 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 22 °C | 10 | - | €90-150 a day |
| 13 | 🇭🇷 Dubrovnik | 26 °C | 7 | 25 °C | €80-130 a day |
| 14 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 27 °C | 8 | 27 °C | €40-70 a day |
| 15 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 25 °C | 5 | - | €50-90 a day |
The 15 destinations in detail
Region1 🇵🇹 The Algarve
🌡️ 28 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 17 °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.
Countries2 🇩🇪 Germany
🌡️ 21 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain · 💶 €80-130 a day
Germany means Neuschwanstein Castle straight out of a fairy tale, Berlin with its raw memory, and the Black Forest and its firs. And in December, Christmas markets in almost every town.
Region3 🇫🇷 The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain · 💶 €100-180 a day
The Alpilles are a range of white limestone as long as a day's bike ride, between Arles and Avignon. On its slopes stand a citadel dismantled by Richelieu at Les Baux, a quarry where Picasso is projected onto the rock, the ancient city of Glanum, the cloister where Van Gogh painted his irises, and mills that press the olives.
Region4 🇪🇸 Andalusia
🌡️ 31 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain, sea at 24 °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.
Region5 🇬🇷 The Cyclades
🌡️ 26 °C in the afternoon, 1 day of rain, sea at 25 °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.
City6 🇲🇹 Valletta
🌡️ 28 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain, sea at 27 °C · 💶 €80-140 a day
Built by the Knights of St John after the siege of 1565, Valletta sits on a peninsula measuring 900 metres by 600, laid out in a grid above the Grand Harbour. A little over five thousand inhabitants, bastions of golden limestone and stepped streets that plunge towards the water.
City7 🇹🇷 Bodrum
🌡️ 29 °C in the afternoon, 2 days of rain, sea at 26 °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.
Countries8 🏰 Prague, Vienna and Budapest
🌡️ 21 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain · 💶 €80-130 a day
Central Europe means Prague's Charles Bridge at dawn, Viennese cafés and Schönbrunn Palace, and the thermal baths of Budapest. Three baroque capitals linked by a few hours on the train, magical in December.
Countries9 🇮🇹 Italy
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 9 days of rain, sea at 25 °C · 💶 €80-140 a day
Italy is to be savoured as much as visited: a short, strong coffee standing at the bar in Rome, the frescoes of Florence, a boat on the canals of Venice. Every region has its own cuisine, accent and masterpieces.
Countries10 🇯🇴 Jordan
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 0 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 🇨🇿 Prague
🌡️ 21 °C in the afternoon, 9 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.
Countries12 🇦🇹 Austria
🌡️ 22 °C in the afternoon, 10 days of rain · 💶 €90-150 a day
Austria means Vienna and its imperial palaces, Salzburg in Mozart's footsteps and the Salzkammergut lakes at the foot of the Alps. From Viennese coffee to snowy summits, all in a single trip.
City13 🇭🇷 Dubrovnik
🌡️ 26 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain, sea at 25 °C · 💶 €80-130 a day
Dubrovnik means a walk around the walls above the red roofs, the Stradun polished by the centuries, and a swim at the foot of the fortifications. The old town is best enjoyed early in the morning, before the cruise ships arrive.
Countries14 🇦🇱 Albania
🌡️ 27 °C in the afternoon, 8 days of rain, sea at 27 °C · 💶 €40-70 a day
Albania means the turquoise water of Ksamil on the Riviera, the stone lanes of Gjirokastër, and the wild peaks around Theth. The rising star of the Balkans, still unspoilt and affordable.
City15 🇷🇴 Bucharest
🌡️ 25 °C in the afternoon, 5 days of rain · 💶 €50-90 a day
Bucharest pairs the world's second-largest administrative building, 365,000 m2 of marble commissioned by Ceausescu, with lanes of 18th-century Orthodox churches ten minutes' walk away. In between lie Art Deco villas, vast parks and cheap terraces.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go with the family in September?
The Algarve, Germany, The Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence, Andalusia and The Cyclades top our ranking for a family trip in September. In first place, The Algarve: 28 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 17 °C on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest family-friendly destination in September?
Germany, about 1h30 by air from Paris, with 21 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain in September.
Where does it rain least in September among these destinations?
Jordan: 0 days of rain on average in September, with 30 °C in the afternoon.
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