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Where to go in October

Well-known places at their most comfortable in the month you choose: mild days and little rain, from twenty years of weather averages. Typical weather, not a forecast, and never a place under a travel advisory.

64 of 85 well-known places suit October; the best 12 are shown. 17 are too hot, cold or wet that month. 4 more would suit it but are left out because of a Level 3 or 4 travel advisory.

Places for October

  1. Number 1

    Rishikesh

    India

    Comfort 100 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    22° / 12°
    Rain in the month
    17 mm
    Open brief for Rishikesh

  2. Number 2

    Los Angeles

    United States

    Comfort 100 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    26° / 10°
    Rain in the month
    16 mm
    Open brief for Los Angeles

  3. Number 3

    San Francisco

    United States

    Comfort 100 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    21° / 11°
    Rain in the month
    29 mm
    Open brief for San Francisco

  4. Number 4

    Santiago

    Chile

    Comfort 100 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    21° / 7°
    Rain in the month
    10 mm
    Open brief for Santiago

  5. Number 5

    Athens

    Greece

    Comfort 97 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    23° / 16°
    Rain in the month
    49 mm
    Open brief for Athens

  6. Number 6

    Cairns

    Australia

    Comfort 97 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    27° / 22°
    Rain in the month
    54 mm
    Open brief for Cairns

  7. Number 7

    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    Comfort 97 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    28° / 22°
    Rain in the month
    49 mm
    Open brief for Hong Kong

  8. Number 8

    Marrakesh

    Morocco

    Comfort 97 out of 100

    Warm

    Typical high / low
    29° / 15°
    Rain in the month
    29 mm
    Open brief for Marrakesh

  9. Number 9

    Honolulu

    United States

    Comfort 96 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    27° / 25°
    Rain in the month
    57 mm
    Open brief for Honolulu

  10. Number 10

    Beijing

    China

    Comfort 96 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    19° / 5°
    Rain in the month
    30 mm
    Open brief for Beijing

  11. Number 11

    Cape Town

    South Africa

    Comfort 96 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    19° / 14°
    Rain in the month
    27 mm
    Open brief for Cape Town

  12. Number 12

    Sydney

    Australia

    Comfort 95 out of 100

    Pleasant

    Typical high / low
    23° / 13°
    Rain in the month
    66 mm
    Open brief for Sydney

Show all 64 places for October

Places are ranked by the same comfort rule as the Best time of year card: the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. A place is listed only when its month is comfortable (a comfort of 70 or more, about a mild day with little rain). It is a short list of well-known places, not every place; crowds, prices, humidity and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell. Not a forecast. A place under a Level 3 or 4 travel advisory is never listed.

NASA POWER climatology (public domain), 2001–2020. Read on 2026-10-08. Search for any other place above its brief to see its own best time of year.