Best places to visit in September

September is one of the best travel months globally — Mediterranean shoulder season, dry weather in much of the tropics, and cooler temperatures in the south. Below are 24 destinations with consistently pleasant September 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 September

By region

South America

• 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama — 22°C, 0 rain days
• 🇵🇪 Arequipa — 23°C, 0 rain days
• 🇵🇪 Trujillo (PE) — 21°C, 0 rain days
• 🇦🇷 Salta — 23°C, 7 rain days
• 🇵🇪 Cusco — 21°C, 6 rain days
• 🇦🇷 Mendoza — 20°C, 4 rain days
• 🇧🇷 Curitiba — 22°C, 11 rain days

Asia

• 🇨🇳 Urumqi — 23°C, 6 rain days
• 🇰🇬 Bishkek — 24°C, 5 rain days

Africa

• 🇳🇦 Swakopmund — 20°C, 0 rain days
• 🇲🇦 Essaouira — 25°C, 0 rain days
• 🇲🇬 Antananarivo — 24°C, 7 rain days
• 🇲🇦 Essaouira — 25°C, 2 rain days

Europe

• 🇭🇺 Budapest — 23°C, 7 rain days
• 🇧🇬 Sofia — 23°C, 7 rain days
• 🇬🇷 Mykonos — 25°C, 2 rain days
• 🇫🇷 Paris — 22°C, 9 rain days
• 🇪🇸 Santiago de Compostela — 23°C, 9 rain days
• 🇮🇹 Venice — 24°C, 6 rain days
• 🇮🇹 Milan — 24°C, 6 rain days
• 🇷🇴 Bucharest — 24°C, 6 rain days
• 🇫🇷 Strasbourg — 22°C, 9 rain days
• 🇸🇰 Bratislava — 22°C, 9 rain days
• 🇵🇹 Sintra — 24°C, 7 rain days