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Every destination, every month, rated by our specialists for weather, wildlife and crowds together. Mixed does not mean bad: it means the right trip matters more.

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Where is best in October

Excellent in October (23)

Argentina · The AmericasPatagonia reopens, whales at Valdés and jacarandas flowering in Buenos Aires.
Australia · Australasia and PacificWarm across the country before the northern wet. Wildflowers in the south.
Bora Bora · Australasia and PacificThe end of the dry season, calm lagoon days and quieter hotels.
Canary Islands · EuropeWarm days, a warm sea and the start of the winter season.
Chile · The AmericasQuiet trails in Patagonia and wildflowers on the steppe. Mild in the Atacama.
Cyprus · EuropeWarm and settled, the sea still warm and the beaches quieter.
Egypt · AfricaThe heat eases and sightseeing is comfortable again. Abu Simbel sun festival around 22 October.
French Polynesia · Australasia and PacificStill dry, whales still passing and quieter pensions.
Hong Kong · AsiaDry, clear and warm. The start of the clear autumn season.
India · AsiaDry season returns and tiger parks reopen. Diwali can fall now.
Italy · EuropeHarvest season in Tuscany and Piedmont, white truffles in Alba, mild days in the south.
Japan · AsiaClear, mild days. Autumn colour starts in Hokkaido and the mountains.
Jordan · Middle EastWarm, dry days and cool nights in the desert. A strong month for the whole route.
Madagascar · Indian OceanWarm and dry. Baby lemurs appear and many chameleons are active. Our favourite month.
Mauritius · Indian OceanTransition month: warm, dry and calm on every coast. Half-term books up early.
Morocco · AfricaWarm, clear days and pleasant desert nights. Our favourite all-round month.
Mozambique · AfricaWarm and calm with whales still passing. Ideal after a Kruger safari.
Seychelles · Indian OceanOften the month with the most dry days. Calm, clear water and good diving.
South Africa · AfricaWarm in the Cape, whales still in the bay and hot days in Kruger.
Spain · EuropeWarm days, cool evenings and quiet sights; our month for Andalucía.
Turkey · EuropeGolden light in Cappadocia and a still-warm sea in the south.
USA · The AmericasGolden cottonwoods in the canyons and peak colour across much of New England.
Zimbabwe · AfricaVery hot. Elephants reach for winterthorn pods at Mana Pools.

Good in October (36)

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How good each month is for each destination: excellent, good or mixed. October is highlighted.
Destination	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu DhabiMiddle East	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
AntarcticaPolar and Expedition	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent
AntiguaCaribbean	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
ArgentinaThe Americas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
AustraliaAustralasia and Pacific	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good
AustriaEurope	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent
BahamasCaribbean	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent
BaliAsia	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed
BarbadosCaribbean	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
BelizeThe Americas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good
Bora BoraAustralasia and Pacific	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good
BotswanaAfrica	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
BrazilThe Americas	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed
CambodiaAsia	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
CanadaThe Americas	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed
Canary IslandsEurope	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good
ChileThe Americas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
ChinaAsia	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Mixed
Costa RicaThe Americas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
CroatiaEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed
CyprusEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed
DubaiMiddle East	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
EcuadorThe Americas	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
EgyptAfrica	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
FijiAustralasia and Pacific	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
FranceEurope	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Good
French PolynesiaAustralasia and Pacific	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good
GalapagosThe Americas	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Good
GreeceEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed
GreenlandPolar and Expedition	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
Hong KongAsia	Good	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
IcelandEurope	Good	Good	Excellent	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed
IndiaAsia	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Good
IndonesiaAsia	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed
ItalyEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Mixed	Mixed
JamaicaCaribbean	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
JapanAsia	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Good
JordanMiddle East	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Mixed
KenyaAfrica	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Good
MadagascarIndian Ocean	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed
MalaysiaAsia	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good
MaldivesIndian Ocean	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent
MauritiusIndian Ocean	Good	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good
MexicoThe Americas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
MontenegroEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed
MoroccoAfrica	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Good	Good
MozambiqueAfrica	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good
NamibiaAfrica	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
New ZealandAustralasia and Pacific	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Mixed	Good	Good	Good
OmanMiddle East	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
PanamaThe Americas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Good
PeruThe Americas	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed
PhilippinesAsia	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good
PortugalEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed
QatarMiddle East	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Ras Al KhaimahMiddle East	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
RwandaAfrica	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
SeychellesIndian Ocean	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good
SingaporeAsia	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed
South AfricaAfrica	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good
SpainEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Good	Mixed
Sri LankaAsia	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good
St LuciaCaribbean	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
SvalbardPolar and Expedition	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
SwitzerlandEurope	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Good
TanzaniaAfrica	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good
ThailandAsia	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent
The ArcticPolar and Expedition	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed
TurkeyEurope	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed
Turks and CaicosCaribbean	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
USAThe Americas	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed
VietnamAsia	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good
ZambiaAfrica	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Mixed
ZanzibarAfrica	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed	Good
ZimbabweAfrica	Mixed	Mixed	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Mixed

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