Where to go
Best places to travel
in october.
We ranked every destination in the almanac by climate score for October — temperature comfort, rainfall, and daily sunshine hours. Below: the 20 best places to be, right now.
Start with Sedona→
Our top pick for October
Runners-up
Also excellent in october
By category
Choose your october
Different priorities. Warmest, driest, sunniest, or a cool escape.
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Warmest
Where it's warmest in october
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Driest
Reliably rain-free
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Sunniest
Longest days of october
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The top 20 destinations for october
№05
Cape Town
South Africa
21°· 34mm· 11.9h sun
№06
Page, Arizona
United States
22°· 21mm· 10.3h sun
№07
Las Vegas
United States
29°· 7mm· 10.6h sun
№08
Bodrum
Turkey
25°· 47mm· 10.1h sun
№09
Athens
Greece
23°· 28mm· 9.5h sun
№10
Mykonos
Greece
22°· 22mm· 9.9h sun
№11
Cappadocia
Turkey
21°· 14mm· 10.1h sun
№12
Moab
United States
22°· 34mm· 10.1h sun
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San Francisco
United States
21°· 30mm· 9.7h sun
№14
Zion National Park
United States
19°· 29mm· 10.4h sun
№15
Konya
Turkey
21°· 12mm· 10.1h sun
№16
Sydney
Australia
23°· 75mm· 10.4h sun
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Fethiye
Turkey
27°· 52mm· 10.3h sun
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Grand Canyon
United States
18°· 28mm· 10.3h sun
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Los Angeles
United States
29°· 10mm· 10.1h sun
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Ankara
Turkey
20°· 20mm· 9.9h sun