SeasonMapWhat season is it in October? The world, region by region
In October, 5 of 27 regions are in a dry season, 2 in a wet one and 20 in between; the northern hemisphere is in autumn (16 regions), the southern in spring (3) and 8 regions are tropical, with no cool season. The region with most places at their best is Indian Ocean, 61% of its 18.
Each row averages the region's own places from monthly climate normals: the afternoon feels-like high, the month's rain and its share of the year, and the hazard and condition seasons on somewhere in it. Wet means the month carries well over its share of the year's rain; dry, well under.
Every region has its own year. “In season” and “off-season” below compare a region against its own twelve months, never against another region's — a hemisphere in its winter isn't “worse” than one in summer, it's just further from its own best months right now.
In season in October (5 regions)
well over a third of the region's places are at one of their own best three months right now.
Indian OceanAfrica
61% of 18 places at their bestOctober in the Indian Ocean is tropical and dry: 32 °C afternoons and 52 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; dry season and wind season are on in parts of the region — 61% of its 18 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 32 °C
- Rainfall
- 52 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇲🇺 Grand Baie, 🇲🇺 Port Louis, 🇲🇬 Antananarivo, 🇸🇨 Praslin
MediterraneanEurope
60% of 5 places at their bestOctober in the Mediterranean is autumn and dry: 28 °C afternoons and 27 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; sea warm enough and harvest are on in parts of the region — 60% of its 5 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 28 °C
- Rainfall
- 27 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇨🇾 Limassol, 🇨🇾 Paphos, 🇲🇹 Valletta
Western AsiaAsia
50% of 26 places at their bestOctober in Western Asia is autumn and between wet and dry: 23 °C afternoons and 52 mm of rain, 6% of the year's total; sea warm enough and harvest are on in parts of the region — 50% of its 26 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 23 °C
- Rainfall
- 52 mm (6% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇹🇷 Göreme, 🇹🇷 Alanya, 🇹🇷 Kaş, 🇹🇷 Izmir
Central AsiaAsia
47% of 16 places at their bestOctober in Central Asia is autumn and between wet and dry: 16 °C afternoons and 39 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; harvest and off-season shutdown are on in parts of the region — 47% of its 16 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 16 °C
- Rainfall
- 39 mm (7% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇺🇿 Bukhara, 🇰🇿 Almaty
CaucasusAsia
45% of 11 places at their bestOctober in the Caucasus is autumn and between wet and dry: 15 °C afternoons and 86 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; trail season and harvest are on in parts of the region — 45% of its 11 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 15 °C
- Rainfall
- 86 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇦🇿 Baku, 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 Kazbegi, 🇬🇪 Mestia
Shoulder season in October (8 regions)
a mixed bag — some of the region's places are near their best, most aren't.
Middle EastAsia
38% of 46 places at their bestOctober in the Middle East is autumn and dry: 32 °C afternoons and 9 mm of rain, 4% of the year's total; cyclone season and flood season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and trail season in others — 38% of its 46 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 32 °C
- Rainfall
- 9 mm (4% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇴 Aqaba, 🇮🇷 Tehran, 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, 🇯🇴 Dead Sea
East AsiaAsia
38% of 82 places at their bestOctober in East Asia is autumn and between wet and dry: 22 °C afternoons and 132 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; typhoon season and winter smog are on in parts of the region, trail season and harvest in others — 38% of its 82 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 22 °C
- Rainfall
- 132 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇯🇵 Fukuoka, 🇯🇵 Hiroshima, 🇰🇷 Busan, 🇨🇳 Huangshan
North AfricaAfrica
24% of 35 places at their bestOctober in North Africa is autumn and dry: 28 °C afternoons and 19 mm of rain, 13% of the year's total; flood season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and harvest in others — 24% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 28 °C
- Rainfall
- 19 mm (13% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, 🇪🇬 Dahab, 🇪🇬 El Gouna, 🇪🇬 Hurghada
South AmericaSouth America
22% of 121 places at their bestOctober in South America is spring and between wet and dry: 25 °C afternoons and 124 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; flood season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and ski season in others — 22% of its 121 places are at their best.
- Season
- Spring
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 25 °C
- Rainfall
- 124 mm (7% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇵🇪 Arequipa, 🇪🇨 Puerto Ayora, 🇵🇪 Lima, 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama
North AmericaNorth America
21% of 225 places at their bestOctober in North America is autumn and between wet and dry: 19 °C afternoons and 87 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; hurricane season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, trail season and ski season in others — 21% of its 225 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 19 °C
- Rainfall
- 87 mm (9% of the year)
⚠ Hurricane season⚠ Smoke season⚠ Algae & red tide⚠ Flood seasonTrail seasonSki seasonOff-season shutdownSummer season opensBest-known this month: 🇺🇸 Death Valley National Park, 🇲🇽 San Miguel de Allende, 🇲🇽 Guanajuato, 🇺🇸 Zion National Park
OceaniaOceania
21% of 48 places at their bestOctober in Oceania is spring and between wet and dry: 20 °C afternoons and 105 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; avalanche season and extreme cold are on in parts of the region, ski season and trail season in others — 21% of its 48 places are at their best.
- Season
- Spring
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 20 °C
- Rainfall
- 105 mm (8% of the year)
⚠ Avalanche season⚠ Extreme cold⚠ Extreme heat⚠ Flood seasonSki seasonTrail seasonDry seasonWind seasonBest-known this month: 🇦🇺 Exmouth, 🇦🇺 Cairns, 🇦🇺 Perth, 🇦🇺 Adelaide
Southeast EuropeEurope
16% of 25 places at their bestOctober in Southeast Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 21 °C afternoons and 105 mm of rain, 9% of the year's total; sea warm enough and harvest are on in parts of the region — 16% of its 25 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 21 °C
- Rainfall
- 105 mm (9% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇭🇷 Split, 🇷🇸 Belgrade, 🇭🇷 Hvar, 🇭🇷 Plitvice Lakes
Southern EuropeEurope
16% of 108 places at their bestOctober in Southern Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 22 °C afternoons and 80 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; flood season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, sea warm enough and harvest in others — 16% of its 108 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 22 °C
- Rainfall
- 80 mm (11% of the year)
⚠ Flood season⚠ Smoke season⚠ Hurricane season⚠ Winter smogSea warm enoughHarvestOff-season shutdownSummer season opensBest-known this month: 🇪🇸 Tenerife, 🇬🇷 Athens, 🇪🇸 Fuerteventura, 🇪🇸 Lanzarote
Off-season in October (14 regions)
few of the region's places are near their own best right now — that's a fact about the calendar, not a verdict on the place.
South AsiaAsia
14% of 76 places at their bestOctober in South Asia is autumn and between wet and dry: 29 °C afternoons and 154 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; cyclone season and winter smog are on in parts of the region, monsoon and dry season in others — 14% of its 76 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 29 °C
- Rainfall
- 154 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇮🇳 Kasol, 🇮🇳 Dharamshala, 🇮🇳 Srinagar, 🇧🇹 Thimphu
PacificOceania
12% of 33 places at their bestOctober in the Pacific is tropical and between wet and dry: 31 °C afternoons and 199 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; typhoon season is on in parts of the region, dry season and monsoon in others — 12% of its 33 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 31 °C
- Rainfall
- 199 mm (8% of the year)
Southern AfricaAfrica
9% of 35 places at their bestOctober in Southern Africa is spring and dry: 28 °C afternoons and 34 mm of rain, 5% of the year's total; extreme heat and storm season are on in parts of the region, dry season and wind season in others — 9% of its 35 places are at their best.
- Season
- Spring
- Rain
- Dry season
- Afternoons
- 28 °C
- Rainfall
- 34 mm (5% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇿🇦 Cape Town, 🇿🇦 Stellenbosch, 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, 🇿🇦 Pretoria
East AfricaAfrica
7% of 32 places at their bestOctober in East Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 30 °C afternoons and 84 mm of rain, 7% of the year's total; monsoon and dry season are on in parts of the region — 7% of its 32 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 30 °C
- Rainfall
- 84 mm (7% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇰🇪 Lamu, 🇰🇪 Nairobi, 🇹🇿 Ngorongoro, 🇹🇿 Zanzibar
Southeast AsiaAsia
0% of 102 places at their bestOctober in Southeast Asia is tropical and between wet and dry: 35 °C afternoons and 254 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; typhoon season and smoke season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and dry season in others — 0% of its 102 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 254 mm (11% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇮🇩 Gili Trawangan, 🇮🇩 Lombok, 🇮🇩 Canggu, 🇮🇩 Nusa Penida
Northern EuropeEurope
0% of 75 places at their bestOctober in Northern Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 9 °C afternoons and 113 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; storm season is on in parts of the region, ski season and trail season in others — 0% of its 75 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 9 °C
- Rainfall
- 113 mm (11% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇮🇪 Killarney, 🇬🇧 London, 🇬🇧 Cambridge, 🇮🇪 Dublin
Central EuropeEurope
0% of 70 places at their bestOctober in Central Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 13 °C afternoons and 89 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; flood season is on in parts of the region, trail season and harvest in others — 0% of its 70 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 13 °C
- Rainfall
- 89 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇦🇹 Innsbruck, 🇩🇪 Berchtesgaden, 🇨🇭 Interlaken, 🇨🇭 Grindelwald
CaribbeanNorth America
0% of 47 places at their bestOctober in the Caribbean is tropical and wet: 35 °C afternoons and 136 mm of rain, 15% of the year's total; hurricane season and sargassum season are on in parts of the region, monsoon and off-season shutdown in others — 0% of its 47 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 136 mm (15% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇩🇴 Samaná, 🇱🇨 Castries, 🇯🇲 Negril, Pointe-à-Pitre
Eastern EuropeEurope
0% of 38 places at their bestOctober in Eastern Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 10 °C afternoons and 57 mm of rain, 8% of the year's total; off-season shutdown and summer season opens are on in parts of the region — 0% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 10 °C
- Rainfall
- 57 mm (8% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇷🇴 Brașov, 🇷🇴 Bucharest, 🇧🇬 Sunny Beach, 🇷🇺 Sochi
Western EuropeEurope
0% of 38 places at their bestOctober in Western Europe is autumn and between wet and dry: 17 °C afternoons and 93 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; storm season is on in parts of the region, harvest and sea warm enough in others — 0% of its 38 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 17 °C
- Rainfall
- 93 mm (11% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇫🇷 Marseille, 🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence, 🇫🇷 Bonifacio, 🇫🇷 Carcassonne
Central AmericaNorth America
0% of 34 places at their bestOctober in Central America is tropical and wet: 33 °C afternoons and 344 mm of rain, 15% of the year's total; hurricane season is on in parts of the region, monsoon and surf season in others — 0% of its 34 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Wet season
- Afternoons
- 33 °C
- Rainfall
- 344 mm (15% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇧🇿 Caye Caulker, 🇧🇿 Placencia, 🇬🇹 Antigua Guatemala, 🇬🇹 Tikal
West AfricaAfrica
0% of 24 places at their bestOctober in West Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 37 °C afternoons and 112 mm of rain, 10% of the year's total; monsoon and off-season shutdown are on in parts of the region — 0% of its 24 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 37 °C
- Rainfall
- 112 mm (10% of the year)
Central AfricaAfrica
0% of 9 places at their bestOctober in Central Africa is tropical and between wet and dry: 35 °C afternoons and 186 mm of rain, 11% of the year's total; monsoon is on in parts of the region — 0% of its 9 places are at their best.
- Season
- Tropical
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- 35 °C
- Rainfall
- 186 mm (11% of the year)
ArcticNorth America
0% of 3 places at their bestOctober in the Arctic is autumn and between wet and dry: -2 °C afternoons and 58 mm of rain, 10% of the year's total; off-season shutdown is on in parts of the region — 0% of its 3 places are at their best.
- Season
- Autumn
- Rain
- Between wet and dry
- Afternoons
- -2 °C
- Rainfall
- 58 mm (10% of the year)
Best-known this month: 🇬🇱 Ilulissat
The two hemispheres in October
Northern hemisphere
Autumn in 16 regions (Mediterranean, Western Asia, Central Asia, Caucasus, Middle East, East Asia, North Africa, North America, Southeast Europe, Southern Europe, South Asia, Northern Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Arctic). Tropical, with no cool season: Southeast Asia, Caribbean, Central America, West Africa, Central Africa. Driest: Middle East at 9 mm; wettest: South Asia at 154 mm. Most places at their best: Mediterranean, 60%.
Southern hemisphere
Spring in 3 regions (South America, Oceania, Southern Africa). Tropical, with no cool season: Indian Ocean, Pacific, East Africa. Driest: Southern Africa at 34 mm; wettest: South America at 124 mm. Most places at their best: Indian Ocean, 61%.