Climate study · 10 years of data · 2026-2027

Where to go in September

Wednesday 1 September 2027 to Thursday 30 September 2027, 30 days.

Ranked day by day over 2016-2025 where daily records exist, otherwise on monthly averages.

Your dates
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Type of trip
Afternoon temperature
Budget on the ground

Cost of living, by country (Numbeo 2026 index). Flights are not included.

Safety

Country level (the stricter of the French and German foreign ministries). Some regions may be rated more severely: check before booking.

Safest bet
Lanzarote
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10, 23.7 °C, ≈ 4h00 flight.
Closest dry option
Salamanca
≈ 2h15 flight from London, 24.9 °C, nearly dry 8 years out of 10.
Cheapest dry option
Khiva
Cost of living: 💚 budget, 28.0 °C, ≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30.
Great place, wrong dates
Trinidad
Excellent in January (8.9/10), but 11.7 rainy days out of 30 on these dates.

Top 25 · General weather · September

636 of 686 destinations analysed match your criteria.
1
HarareZimbabwe · 8,283 km
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
28.0 °C≈ 10h30 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.6/10Guide
2
PaphosCyprus · 3,188 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
29.0 °CSea 27.5 °C · ≈ 4h30 flight
≈ 1.2 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.5/10Guide
3
CreteGreece · 2,696 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
28.1 °CSea 25.4 °C · ≈ 3h55 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 1.2 rainy days out of 30
9.4/10Guide
4
KhivaUzbekistan · 4,629 km
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
28.0 °C≈ 6h10 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.4/10Guide
5
LilongweMalawi · 7,985 km
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
29.0 °C≈ 10h10 flight
Less than one rainy day out of 30 (monthly average)
9.4/10Guide
6
MoshiTanzania · 7,052 km
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
28.0 °C≈ 9h05 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.4/10Guide
7
AlaçatıTurkey · 2,531 km
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
28.0 °CSea 24.8 °C · ≈ 3h45 flight
≈ 1.5 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
8
DushanbeTajikistan · 5,389 km
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
30.0 °C≈ 7h05 flight
≈ 0.9 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
9
La GomeraSpain · 2,965 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
27.0 °CSea 25.0 °C · ≈ 4h15 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
10
SamarkandUzbekistan · 5,191 km
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
30.0 °C≈ 6h50 flight
≈ 2.1 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
11
Santa BarbaraUnited States · 8,796 km
🟢 Normal🟠 Expensive
28.0 °CSea 19.8 °C · ≈ 11h05 flight
≈ 1.2 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
12
UluruAustralia · 14,995 km
🟢 Normal🟠 Expensive
28.0 °C≈ 18h25 flight
≈ 1.5 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
13
YerevanArmenia · 3,614 km
🟡 High vigilance💛 Affordable
28.3 °C≈ 5h00 flight
Nearly dry 9 years out of 10 · 2.4 rainy days out of 30
9.3/10Guide
14
AshgabatTurkmenistan · 4,722 km
🟡 High vigilance💚 Budget
31.0 °C≈ 6h20 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
15
CadizSpain · 1,735 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
28.2 °CSea 21.8 °C · ≈ 2h50 flight
Nearly dry 8 years out of 10 · 2.4 rainy days out of 30
9.2/10Guide
16
DenverUnited States · 7,540 km
🟢 Normal🟠 Expensive
28.0 °C≈ 9h35 flight
≈ 3.3 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
17
KosGreece · 2,685 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
27.4 °CSea 26.0 °C · ≈ 3h55 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 1.2 rainy days out of 30
9.2/10Guide
18
Nosy BeMadagascar · 8,584 km
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
28.0 °CSea 28.0 °C · ≈ 10h50 flight
≈ 4.2 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
19
SamosGreece · 2,610 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
28.0 °CSea 25.4 °C · ≈ 3h50 flight
≈ 1.8 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
20
TangierMorocco · 1,807 km
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
27.0 °CSea 21.8 °C · ≈ 2h55 flight
≈ 2.1 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
21
ToledoSpain · 1,330 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
28.0 °C≈ 2h20 flight
≈ 3.0 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
22
AgadirMorocco · 2,471 km
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
26.3 °CSea 22.2 °C · ≈ 3h40 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 0.6 rainy days out of 30
9.1/10Guide
23
AlicanteSpain · 1,464 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
27.6 °CSea 27.1 °C · ≈ 2h30 flight
Nearly dry 7 years out of 10 · 3.4 rainy days out of 30
9.1/10Guide
24
AthensGreece · 2,392 km
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
28.6 °CSea 25.4 °C · ≈ 3h35 flight
Nearly dry 8 years out of 10 · 2.7 rainy days out of 30
9.1/10Guide
25
CasablancaMorocco · 2,084 km
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
26.0 °CSea 22.8 °C · ≈ 3h10 flight
≈ 1.8 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.1/10Guide
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

⛷️ Skiing

🥾 Hiking

By region · September

The best destinations in each region for these dates (budget and safety taken into account, no flight limit).

Europe

  • Paphos29 °C · 4% rain · 9.5
  • Crete28 °C · 4% rain · 9.4
  • Yerevan28 °C · 8% rain · 9.3
  • Cadiz28 °C · 8% rain · 9.2

North Africa

Africa and Indian Ocean

Atlantic islands

North America

Caribbean

South America

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

Best avoided · September

The least favourable destinations for these dates, out of 686 analysed (mountain resorts excluded: see the skiing ranking).

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.