Climate study · 10 years of data · 2026-2027

Where to go in September

Wednesday, September 1, 2027 to Thursday, September 30, 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, 75 °F, ≈ 7h15 flight.
Closest dry option
Mammoth Mountain
≈ 5h15 flight from New York, 68 °F, ≈ 1.8 rainy days out of 30.
Cheapest dry option
Khiva
Cost of living: 💚 budget, 82 °F, ≈ 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 analyzed match your criteria.
1
HarareZimbabwe · 7,792 mi
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
82 °F≈ 15h30 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.6/10Guide
2
PaphosCyprus · 5,438 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
84 °FSea 82 °F · ≈ 11h05 flight
≈ 1.2 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.5/10Guide
3
CreteGreece · 5,098 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
83 °FSea 78 °F · ≈ 10h25 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 1.2 rainy days out of 30
9.4/10Guide
4
KhivaUzbekistan · 6,086 mi
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
82 °F≈ 12h15 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.4/10Guide
5
LilongweMalawi · 7,771 mi
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
84 °F≈ 15h30 flight
Less than one rainy day out of 30 (monthly average)
9.4/10Guide
6
MoshiTanzania · 7,481 mi
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
82 °F≈ 14h55 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.4/10Guide
7
AlaçatıTurkey · 5,025 mi
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
82 °FSea 77 °F · ≈ 10h15 flight
≈ 1.5 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
8
DushanbeTajikistan · 6,478 mi
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
86 °F≈ 13h00 flight
≈ 0.9 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
9
La GomeraSpain · 3,300 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
81 °FSea 77 °F · ≈ 7h00 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
10
SamarkandUzbekistan · 6,366 mi
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
86 °F≈ 12h50 flight
≈ 2.1 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
11
Santa BarbaraUnited States · 2,511 mi
🟢 Normal🟠 Expensive
82 °FSea 68 °F · ≈ 5h30 flight
≈ 1.2 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
12
UluruAustralia · 10,649 mi
🟢 Normal🟠 Expensive
82 °F≈ 20h55 flight
≈ 1.5 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.3/10Guide
13
YerevanArmenia · 5,645 mi
🟡 High vigilance💛 Affordable
83 °F≈ 11h25 flight
Nearly dry 9 years out of 10 · 2.4 rainy days out of 30
9.3/10Guide
14
AshgabatTurkmenistan · 6,226 mi
🟡 High vigilance💚 Budget
88 °F≈ 12h30 flight
≈ 0.6 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
15
CadizSpain · 3,575 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
83 °FSea 71 °F · ≈ 7h30 flight
Nearly dry 8 years out of 10 · 2.4 rainy days out of 30
9.2/10Guide
16
DenverUnited States · 1,627 mi
🟢 Normal🟠 Expensive
82 °F≈ 3h50 flight
≈ 3.3 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
17
KosGreece · 5,116 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
81 °FSea 79 °F · ≈ 10h25 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 1.2 rainy days out of 30
9.2/10Guide
18
Nosy BeMadagascar · 8,497 mi
🟢 Normal💚 Budget
82 °FSea 82 °F · ≈ 16h50 flight
≈ 4.2 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
19
SamosGreece · 5,074 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
82 °FSea 78 °F · ≈ 10h20 flight
≈ 1.8 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
20
TangierMorocco · 3,623 mi
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
81 °FSea 71 °F · ≈ 7h35 flight
≈ 2.1 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
21
ToledoSpain · 3,585 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
82 °F≈ 7h30 flight
≈ 3.0 rainy days out of 30 (monthly average)
9.2/10Guide
22
AgadirMorocco · 3,608 mi
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
79 °FSea 72 °F · ≈ 7h35 flight
Nearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 0.6 rainy days out of 30
9.1/10Guide
23
AlicanteSpain · 3,802 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
82 °FSea 81 °F · ≈ 7h55 flight
Nearly dry 7 years out of 10 · 3.4 rainy days out of 30
9.1/10Guide
24
AthensGreece · 4,925 mi
🟢 Normal🟡 Moderate
83 °FSea 78 °F · ≈ 10h05 flight
Nearly dry 8 years out of 10 · 2.7 rainy days out of 30
9.1/10Guide
25
CasablancaMorocco · 3,605 mi
🟢 Normal💛 Affordable
79 °FSea 73 °F · ≈ 7h35 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)

Labor Day weekend: where to go for sunshine?

Saturday, September 4, 2027 to Monday, September 6, 2027. The best scores at 68 °F and above, with at most 15% rainy days on these dates (safety: up to high vigilance).

  1. 1Harare ZimbabweLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 82 °F · 9.6/10
  2. 2Paphos CyprusLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 84 °F · 9.5/10
  3. 3Crete GreeceNearly dry 10 years out of 10 · 84 °F · 9.4/10
  4. 4Khiva UzbekistanLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 82 °F · 9.4/10
  5. 5Lilongwe MalawiLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 84 °F · 9.4/10
  6. 6Moshi TanzaniaLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 82 °F · 9.4/10
  7. 7Alaçatı TurkeyLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 82 °F · 9.3/10
  8. 8Dushanbe TajikistanLess than one rainy day out of 3 · 86 °F · 9.3/10

See the full ranking for these dates →

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

  • Paphos84 °F · 4% rain · 9.5
  • Crete83 °F · 4% rain · 9.4
  • Yerevan83 °F · 8% rain · 9.3
  • Cadiz83 °F · 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 favorable destinations for these dates, out of 686 analyzed (mountain resorts excluded: see the skiing ranking).

Other rankings

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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.
  • Date shortcuts: US federal holidays; school breaks vary by district.

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 about 530 mph) for a direct flight. With a stopover, allow longer.
  • Temperatures come from the ERA5 reanalysis: on small islands they can be 2 to 4 °F below coastal station readings.