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27.9 °C≈ 10h40 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 1.3 rainy days out of 31
9.5/10Guide
Climate study · 10 years of data · 2026-2027
Where to go in October
Thursday 1 October 2026 to Saturday 31 October 2026, 31 days.
Ranked day by day over 2016-2025 where daily records exist, otherwise on monthly averages.
Great place, wrong dates
PondicherryExcellent in February (9.1/10), but 11.6 rainy days out of 31 on these dates.
Top 25 · General weather · October
636 of 686 destinations analysed match your criteria.
2
28.0 °CSea 26.1 °C · ≈ 4h35 flight
≈ 2.2 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
3
31.1 °CSea 27.4 °C · ≈ 5h20 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 0.3 rainy days out of 31
9.3/10Guide
4
29.0 °C≈ 10h30 flight
≈ 1.9 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
5
29.9 °CSea 26.7 °C · ≈ 5h20 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 0.2 rainy days out of 31
9.2/10Guide
6
28.0 °C≈ 7h50 flight
≈ 2.8 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
7
31.5 °C≈ 4h55 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 0.5 rainy days out of 31
9.2/10Guide
8
28.1 °CSea 18.9 °C · ≈ 11h05 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 1.9 rainy days out of 31
9.2/10Guide
9
28.0 °C≈ 3h30 flight
≈ 1.9 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
10
31.0 °C≈ 10h10 flight
≈ 0.9 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
9.1/10Guide
11
30.0 °C≈ 3h25 flight
≈ 0.9 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
9.0/10Guide
12
27.6 °CSea 25.7 °C · ≈ 3h15 flight
Nearly dry 7 years out of 10 · 3.4 rainy days out of 31
8.9/10Guide
13
30.0 °C≈ 9h05 flight
≈ 3.1 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.9/10Guide
14
29.0 °CSea 27.6 °C · ≈ 9h15 flight
≈ 5.0 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.9/10Guide
15
29.0 °CSea 29.1 °C · ≈ 10h50 flight
≈ 4.0 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.9/10Guide
16
26.0 °CSea 25.7 °C · ≈ 4h30 flight
≈ 2.8 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.9/10Guide
17
26.0 °CSea 18.2 °C · ≈ 11h05 flight
≈ 1.6 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.9/10Guide
18
27.2 °CSea 26.6 °C · ≈ 4h10 flight
Nearly dry 6 years out of 10 · 4.3 rainy days out of 31
8.8/10Guide
19
26.0 °C≈ 9h00 flight
≈ 3.7 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.8/10Guide
20
29.0 °CSea 27.1 °C · ≈ 18h35 flight
≈ 6.2 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.8/10Guide
21
29.0 °CSea 28.0 °C · ≈ 9h35 flight
≈ 5.3 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.8/10Guide
22
28.0 °CSea 27.0 °C · ≈ 14h25 flight
≈ 5.0 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.8/10Guide
23
26.0 °CSea 25.2 °C · ≈ 4h15 flight
≈ 2.8 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.8/10Guide
24
30.0 °C≈ 3h30 flight
Nearly dry 8 years out of 10 · 2.6 rainy days out of 31
8.8/10Guide
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31.0 °C≈ 11h00 flight
≈ 2.2 rainy days out of 31 (monthly average)
8.8/10Guide
Nearly dry (at most 4 rainy days)5 to 8 daysMore than 8 daysOne square per year (2016 to 2025)No squares: monthly average (daily records still being collected)
Depending on your plans
The best destinations for these dates, by type of trip (departure city, flight, budget and safety taken into account).
🏖️ Beach
- Loreto31 °C · 11% rain · 9.3
- Hurghada30 °C · 1% rain · 9.2
- Sharm el-Sheikh31 °C · 1% rain · 9.2
- Marsa Alam31 °C · 1% rain · 9.1
- Labuan Bajo30 °C · 21% rain · 9.0
⛷️ Skiing
- Hintertux-4/3 °C · 6.9
- Shahdag-3/4 °C · 6.7
- Dolomites-5/4 °C · 6.5
- Levi-2/3 °C · 6.4
- Lake Louise-3/4 °C · 6.3
🥾 Hiking
- Asmara21 °C · 6% rain · 9.2
- Dushanbe22 °C · 12% rain · 8.8
- Shimla19 °C · 11% rain · 8.8
- Mammoth Mountain15 °C · 8% rain · 8.7
- Lake Tahoe16 °C · 13% rain · 8.4
By region · October
The best destinations in each region for these dates (budget and safety taken into account, no flight limit).
Europe
North Africa
- Sharm el-Sheikh31 °C · 1% rain · 9.3
- Hurghada30 °C · 1% rain · 9.2
- Cairo32 °C · 2% rain · 9.2
- Ouarzazate28 °C · 6% rain · 9.2
Africa and Indian Ocean
Atlantic islands
- La Gomera26 °C · 9% rain · 8.8
- Fuerteventura25 °C · 5% rain · 8.7
- Gran Canaria26 °C · 6% rain · 8.7
- Lanzarote23 °C · 6% rain · 8.6
North America
- Las Vegas28 °C · 4% rain · 9.5
- Los Angeles28 °C · 6% rain · 9.2
- Santa Barbara26 °C · 5% rain · 8.9
- Honolulu28 °C · 16% rain · 8.8
Caribbean
- Saint Martin27 °C · 30% rain · 8.2
- Saint Lucia29 °C · 31% rain · 8.1
- Barbados28 °C · 34% rain · 7.9
- Grenadines28 °C · 29% rain · 5.7
South America
- Natal29 °C · 16% rain · 8.9
- Mendoza24 °C · 10% rain · 8.7
- Asunción29 °C · 26% rain · 8.5
- Chapada Diamantina28 °C · 23% rain · 8.5
Asia
- Udaipur30 °C · 8% rain · 8.8
- Halong Bay28 °C · 24% rain · 8.6
- Jaipur32 °C · 6% rain · 8.5
- Hong Kong27 °C · 25% rain · 8.4
Middle East
Oceania
- Cairns29 °C · 20% rain · 8.8
- New Caledonia26 °C · 15% rain · 8.7
- Whitsundays25 °C · 12% rain · 8.7
- Brisbane26 °C · 23% rain · 8.6
Best avoided · October
The least favourable destinations for these dates, out of 686 analysed (mountain resorts excluded: see the skiing ranking).
- Svalbard (Norway)-1 °C · 37% rain · 0.6
- Tromsø (Norway)4 °C · 57% rain · 0.6
- Bergen (Norway)10 °C · 60% rain · 0.7
- Lapland (Finland)2 °C · 41% rain · 0.7
- Lofoten Islands (Norway)7 °C · 56% rain · 0.7
- Anchorage (United States)6 °C · 39% rain · 0.9
- Reykjavik (Iceland)7 °C · 42% rain · 0.9
- Saint Petersburg (Russia)8 °C · 37% rain · 0.9
Other rankings
How this ranking is calculated
- BestDateWeather score (general, beach, skiing or hiking): the score of the months concerned, weighted by the number of days of your trip in each month.
- Rain: where daily records exist, your exact dates are replayed on each year from 2016 to 2025 (ERA5 reanalysis, threshold adjusted to 318 weather stations). Otherwise, the calculation uses the share of rainy days in the month.
- "Nearly dry": at most one rainy day per week of travel, on average.
Good to know
- Ten seasons is a short record: "8 years out of 10" means "most of the time", not "guaranteed".
- Flight time estimated from distance (45 min + distance at 850 km/h) for a direct flight. With a stopover, allow longer.
- Temperatures come from the ERA5 reanalysis: on small islands they can be 1 to 2 °C below coastal station readings.