Ranked by real climate data
Where to Go in October
All 215 destinations we cover, ranked for October by daytime comfort and rain — computed from 5-year ERA5 climate normals, not vibes. 97 destinations rate "excellent" this month.
#1 · Peru
Lima
19°C / 66°F days · ~0 rain days
#2 · Greece
Santorini
24°C / 75°F days · ~2 rain days
#3 · Greece
Mykonos
23°C / 73°F days · ~2 rain days
#4 · United States
Los Angeles
28°C / 82°F days · ~2 rain days
#5 · United States
San Diego
24°C / 75°F days · ~2 rain days
#6 · Jordan
Petra
26°C / 79°F days · ~2 rain days
#7 · Jordan
Amman
27°C / 81°F days · ~2 rain days
#8 · Türkiye
Cappadocia
21°C / 70°F days · ~3 rain days
#9 · Greece
Athens
24°C / 75°F days · ~3 rain days
#10 · United States
San Francisco
21°C / 70°F days · ~3 rain days
#11 · United States
Denver
20°C / 68°F days · ~3 rain days
#12 · Greece
Rhodes
26°C / 79°F days · ~3 rain days
#13 · United States
Las Vegas
29°C / 84°F days · ~1 rain days
#14 · China
Beijing
19°C / 66°F days · ~4 rain days
#15 · Chile
Santiago
23°C / 73°F days · ~4 rain days
#16 · Spain
Ibiza
24°C / 75°F days · ~5 rain days
#17 · Morocco
Fes
28°C / 82°F days · ~5 rain days
#18 · Morocco
Casablanca
25°C / 77°F days · ~5 rain days
#19 · Romania
Bucharest
19°C / 66°F days · ~5 rain days
#20 · Italy
Matera
22°C / 72°F days · ~5 rain days
#21 · Mexico
San Miguel de Allende
25°C / 77°F days · ~5 rain days
Think twice in October
Great places, wrong month — extreme heat, cold, or peak rains make these the toughest picks right now:
- Ushuaia — 8°C (46°F) days, ~20 rain days.
- Reykjavík — 6°C (43°F) days, ~16 rain days.
- Bergen — 10°C (50°F) days, ~22 rain days.
- St. Moritz — 8°C (46°F) days, ~11 rain days.
- Yogyakarta — 31°C (88°F) days, ~25 rain days.
- Goa — 31°C (88°F) days, ~24 rain days.