Best places to visit in Europe in October
In October, Europe's best-scoring destinations are Limassol (96), Tenerife (96) and Athens (94): 15 of its 229 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Central & Southern Italy; Lapland & the Arctic averages 51/100.
Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full October breakdown.
Classics at their best in Europe in October
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 15 of Europe's 229 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Limassol 🇨🇾 Cypruswarm, dry, clean air · best October96
- 2Tenerife 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry, clean air · best June96
- 3Athens 🇬🇷 Greecenice, dry, clean air · best October94
- 4Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, clean air · best June93
- 5Paphos 🇨🇾 Cypruswarm, dry, clean air · best September93
- 6Lanzarote 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, clean air · best June92
- 7Granada 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, a little rain, clean air · best May91
- 8Matera 🇮🇹 Italynice, a little rain, clean air · best May91
- 9Évora 🇵🇹 Portugalnice, a little rain, clean air · best May90
- 10Funchal 🇵🇹 Portugalwarm, a little rain, clean air · best August90
- 11Heraklion 🇬🇷 Greecewarm, a little rain, clean air · best September90
- 12Kalabaka 🇬🇷 Greecenice, a little rain, clean air · best April90
- 13Rhodes 🇬🇷 Greecewarm, dry, clean air · best September90
- 14Girona 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, a little rain, clean air · best May89
- 15Ronda 🇪🇸 Spainnice, rainy, clean air · best May89
Under the radar in Europe in October
4Less-visited places whose October weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of Europe in October
22The best-known place in each part of Europe this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpainAtlantic Islands · avg 89/100 over 6 · hot, dry, clean air96
- Limassol 🇨🇾 CyprusGreece & Cyprus · avg 87/100 over 18 · warm, dry, clean air96
- Granada 🇪🇸 SpainAndalusia & the Algarve · avg 80/100 over 14 · warm, a little rain, clean air91
- Matera 🇮🇹 ItalyCentral & Southern Italy · avg 83/100 over 19 · nice, a little rain, clean air91
- Évora 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon & Central Portugal · avg 83/100 over 6 · nice, a little rain, clean air90
- Girona 🇪🇸 SpainCatalonia, Valencia & the Balearics · avg 70/100 over 11 · warm, a little rain, clean air89
- Split 🇭🇷 CroatiaAdriatic Coast · avg 77/100 over 7 · nice, a little rain, clean air87
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 AustriaAlps · avg 54/100 over 32 · nice, a little rain, clean air87
- Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainCentral Spain · avg 87/100 over 1 · nice, a little rain, clean air87
- Marseille 🇫🇷 FranceSouthern France · avg 81/100 over 10 · nice, a little rain, clean air86
- Belgrade 🇷🇸 SerbiaBalkans · avg 72/100 over 7 · nice, a little rain, clean air84
- Bologna 🇮🇹 ItalyNorthern Italy · avg 77/100 over 10 · nice, a little rain, clean air83
- Bilbao 🇪🇸 SpainGreen Spain & Northern Portugal · avg 77/100 over 5 · nice, rainy, clean air81
- Bordeaux 🇫🇷 FranceWestern Europe · avg 73/100 over 14 · nice, rainy, clean air81
- Budapest 🇭🇺 HungaryCentral Europe · avg 69/100 over 20 · nice, a little rain, clean air78
- Killarney 🇮🇪 IrelandBritish Isles · avg 64/100 over 25 · cool, rainy, clean air74
- Copenhagen 🇩🇰 DenmarkScandinavia · avg 62/100 over 5 · cool, a little rain, clean air68
- Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian Fjords · avg 55/100 over 3 · cold, soaked, clean air67
- Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RussiaBaltics · avg 63/100 over 4 · cool, a little rain, clean air66
- Levi 🇫🇮 FinlandLapland & the Arctic · avg 51/100 over 6 · cold, a little rain, clean air63
- Tórshavn Faroe IslandsIceland & the Faroes · avg 51/100 over 4 · cold, rainy, clean air62
- Moscow 🇷🇺 RussiaEastern Europe · avg 60/100 over 2 · cold, a little rain, clean air60