Best places to visit in October

October offers crisp autumn weather in temperate regions and the start of the dry season in much of Asia. Below are 24 destinations with consistently pleasant October weather, ranked by climate fit (mild daytime highs and few rainy days). We exclude cities currently in their hurricane, typhoon, or peak monsoon season.

Top destinations for October

By region

South America

• 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama — 23°C, 1 rain days
• 🇵🇪 Arequipa — 23°C, 1 rain days
• 🇨🇱 Santiago — 23°C, 3 rain days
• 🇵🇪 Trujillo (PE) — 21°C, 2 rain days
• 🇵🇪 Lima — 21°C, 2 rain days
• 🇦🇷 Mendoza — 23°C, 6 rain days
• 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires — 22°C, 8 rain days

Asia

• 🇺🇿 Bukhara — 22°C, 2 rain days
• 🇮🇷 Mashhad — 22°C, 2 rain days
• 🇹🇲 Ashgabat — 22°C, 4 rain days
• 🇦🇫 Kabul — 21°C, 3 rain days
• 🇨🇳 Shanghai — 22°C, 8 rain days

Africa

• 🇳🇦 Swakopmund — 21°C, 0 rain days

Europe

• 🇬🇷 Santorini — 23°C, 4 rain days
• 🇬🇷 Mykonos — 22°C, 4 rain days
• 🇪🇸 Granada — 22°C, 5 rain days
• 🇪🇸 Barcelona — 22°C, 6 rain days
• 🇬🇷 Athens — 23°C, 6 rain days
• 🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca — 23°C, 6 rain days
• 🇪🇸 Toledo — 23°C, 7 rain days
• 🇮🇹 Olbia (Costa Smeralda) — 23°C, 7 rain days
• 🇮🇹 Cagliari — 24°C, 5 rain days
• 🇮🇹 Alghero — 23°C, 8 rain days
• 🇪🇸 Málaga — 24°C, 5 rain days