Where to go
Where to go in October
4 of 5 well-known places suit October. 1 more would suit it but is left out because of a Level 3 or 4 travel advisory.
Places for October
Number 1
Marrakesh
Morocco
Comfort 97 out of 100
Warm
- Typical high / low
- 29° / 15°
- Rain in the month
- 29 mm
Number 2
Cape Town
South Africa
Comfort 96 out of 100
Pleasant
- Typical high / low
- 19° / 14°
- Rain in the month
- 27 mm
Number 3
Nairobi
Kenya
Comfort 93 out of 100
Pleasant
- Typical high / low
- 26° / 13°
- Rain in the month
- 77 mm
Number 4
Cairo
Egypt
Comfort 85 out of 100
Warm
- Typical high / low
- 31° / 17°
- Rain in the month
- 5 mm
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.