Ranked by real climate data
Where to Go in September
All 215 destinations we cover, ranked for September by daytime comfort and rain — computed from 5-year ERA5 climate normals, not vibes. 111 destinations rate "excellent" this month.
#1 · Peru
Lima
19°C / 66°F days · ~0 rain days
#2 · Greece
Santorini
28°C / 82°F days · ~1 rain days
#3 · Greece
Mykonos
27°C / 81°F days · ~1 rain days
#4 · United States
San Francisco
20°C / 68°F days · ~1 rain days
#5 · United States
San Diego
25°C / 77°F days · ~1 rain days
#6 · Türkiye
Cappadocia
27°C / 81°F days · ~2 rain days
#7 · Morocco
Casablanca
26°C / 79°F days · ~2 rain days
#8 · South Africa
Johannesburg
25°C / 77°F days · ~3 rain days
#9 · Morocco
Chefchaouen
28°C / 82°F days · ~4 rain days
#10 · Spain
Málaga
28°C / 82°F days · ~4 rain days
#11 · France
Nice
25°C / 77°F days · ~5 rain days
#12 · United States
Denver
28°C / 82°F days · ~5 rain days
#13 · Romania
Bucharest
25°C / 77°F days · ~5 rain days
#14 · Jordan
Petra
30°C / 86°F days · ~0 rain days
#15 · Greece
Athens
29°C / 84°F days · ~3 rain days
#16 · Argentina
Buenos Aires
18°C / 64°F days · ~6 rain days
#17 · United States
Maui
26°C / 79°F days · ~6 rain days
#18 · Chile
Santiago
18°C / 64°F days · ~6 rain days
#19 · Greece
Rhodes
30°C / 86°F days · ~1 rain days
#20 · Spain
Granada
29°C / 84°F days · ~4 rain days
#21 · China
Beijing
26°C / 79°F days · ~7 rain days
Think twice in September
Great places, wrong month — extreme heat, cold, or peak rains make these the toughest picks right now:
- Ushuaia — 5°C (41°F) days, ~16 rain days.
- Luxor — 41°C (106°F) days, ~0 rain days.
- Varanasi — 32°C (90°F) days, ~24 rain days.
- Reykjavík — 10°C (50°F) days, ~17 rain days.
- Havana — 32°C (90°F) days, ~21 rain days.
- Mérida — 33°C (91°F) days, ~18 rain days.