Where to go in October

The best destinations to visit in October, ranked by weather, crowds, prices and events — with the data behind every pick.

October rewards travellers who match the destination to the season. Below, every place is scored on real climate normals, typical crowd levels and price trends for October — so you can trade heat for value, or crowds for perfect weather, with your eyes open.

Best destinations for October

1 Ideal Santorini Greece · 23° · $ 2 Ideal Bali Indonesia · 30° · $$ 3 Ideal Rome Italy · 22° · $$

Top tours in the best places to go in October

The most popular tour in each of the month's top picks, from our booking partner.

Santorini

Fira Free Tour

4.5(355)1h30

Book for October

Free cancellation

Bali

Mount Batur Sunrise 4x4 Tour

4.8(540)11h

from$45

Book for October

Rome

Rome Free Walking Tour

4.6(50304)2h30

Book for October

New York City

New York Free Walking Tour

4.8(14484)2h30

Book for October

Lisbon

Lisbon Free Walking Tour

5(102074)3h

Book for October

Free cancellation

Hawaii

Oahu Island Tour

4.5(91)10h45

from$146

Book for October

More good picks for October

4 Ideal New York City United States · 18° · $$ 5 Ideal Lisbon Portugal · 23° · $$ 6 Ideal Hawaii United States · 31° · $$ 7 Ideal Athens Greece · 24° · $$ 8 Ideal Mauritius Mauritius · 25° · $$ 9 Ideal Rio de Janeiro Brazil · 27° · $$

Best value in October

Santorini Greece · $ Save 60% Dubrovnik Croatia · $ Save 58% Fes Morocco · $ Save 5% Lisbon Portugal · $$ Save 44%

Maybe skip these in October

Cancún Mexico · 31° Avoid Phuket Thailand · 30° Avoid Costa Rica Costa Rica · 28° Avoid Havana Cuba · 30° Avoid