Where to go in October
The places at their best in October, ranked by what the weather actually does — not by what a brochure says it does.
1. Los Angeles
United States
Beaches, canyons, tacos, and the industry that makes everything.
Highs around 27° (80°) · about a wet day a month · 496 airlines fly there
2. Nafplion
Greece
Venetian fortresses above the first capital of Greece.
Highs around 24° (76°) · about 4 wet days a month · 200 airlines fly there
3. Málaga
Spain
Picasso's birthplace, city beaches, and Andalusian sun.
Highs around 25° (76°) · about 6 wet days a month · 197 airlines fly there
4. San Diego
United States
Perfect weather, surf beaches, and fish tacos.
Highs around 24° (75°) · about 2 wet days a month · 119 airlines fly there
5. Casablanca
Morocco
Art deco Morocco and a mosque over the Atlantic.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 5 wet days a month · 121 airlines fly there
6. Athens
Greece
The Acropolis above a city that never stops eating.
Highs around 23° (74°) · about 3 wet days a month · 200 airlines fly there
7. Atlanta
United States
Civil rights history, Southern food, and the world's busiest airport.
Highs around 23° (74°) · about 7 wet days a month · 911 airlines fly there
8. Jerusalem
Israel
Old city walls holding three faiths in four quarters.
Highs around 26° (80°) · about 2 wet days a month · 123 airlines fly there
9. Alicante
Spain
Castle on a rock, sandy city beach, tapas below.
Highs around 24° (76°) · about 6 wet days a month · 152 airlines fly there
10. Evora
Portugal
Roman temple, bone chapel, and Alentejo wine.
Highs around 24° (76°) · about 8 wet days a month · 216 airlines fly there
11. Amman
Jordan
Roman theatre, white hills, and the best mezze in Jordan.
Highs around 27° (80°) · about a wet day a month · 103 airlines fly there
12. Rhodes
Greece
Crusader old town and beaches around a sunny island.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 5 wet days a month · 82 airlines fly there