Best places to visit in North America in October
In October, North America's best-scoring destinations are Death Valley National Park (95), San Miguel de Allende (94) and Guanajuato (93): 29 of its 176 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Desert Southwest; Costa Rica & Panama averages 55/100.
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 North America in October
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 29 of North America's 176 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry, clean air · best April95
- 2San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 Mexicowarm, a little rain, clean air · best November94
- 3Guanajuato 🇲🇽 Mexiconice, a little rain, clean air · best November93
- 4Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry, clean air · best May93
- 5Albuquerque 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry, clean air · best October92
- 6Arches National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, dry, clean air · best April92
- 7Honolulu 🇺🇸 United Stateshot, a little rain, clean air · best June92
- 8Lahaina 🇺🇸 United Stateshot, dry, clean air · best May92
- 9Atlanta 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, rainy, clean air · best October91
- 10Kauai 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, a little rain, clean air · best July91
- 11Mesa Verde National Park 🇺🇸 United Statescool, dry, clean air · best May91
- 12Moab 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, a little rain, clean air · best April91
- 13Taos 🇺🇸 United Statescool, dry, clean air · best October91
- 14Los Cabos 🇲🇽 Mexicosweltering, dry, clean air · best March90
- 15Sacramento 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, a little rain, clean air · best April90
Under the radar in North America in October
2Less-visited places whose October weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of North America in October
20The best-known place in each part of North America this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesCalifornia · avg 87/100 over 14 · nice, dry, clean air95
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 MexicoCentral Mexico · avg 90/100 over 5 · warm, a little rain, clean air94
- Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesDesert Southwest · avg 87/100 over 13 · nice, dry, clean air93
- Honolulu 🇺🇸 United StatesHawaii · avg 86/100 over 5 · hot, a little rain, clean air92
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 United StatesUS South · avg 83/100 over 16 · warm, rainy, clean air91
- Los Cabos 🇲🇽 MexicoBaja & Northern Mexico · avg 90/100 over 1 · sweltering, dry, clean air90
- Destin 🇺🇸 United StatesFlorida · avg 79/100 over 12 · hot, rainy, clean air89
- Baltimore 🇺🇸 United StatesNortheast & Atlantic Canada · avg 70/100 over 14 · nice, a little rain, clean air87
- Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesGreat Lakes & Midwest · avg 70/100 over 21 · cool, a little rain, clean air86
- Denver 🇺🇸 United StatesRockies · avg 62/100 over 20 · nice, dry, clean air86
- Samaná 🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicGreater Antilles · avg 75/100 over 9 · sweltering, rainy, clean air85
- Providenciales Turks and Caicos IslandsBahamas & Bermuda · avg 79/100 over 3 · sweltering, rainy, clean air83
- Castries 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaLesser Antilles · avg 81/100 over 6 · sweltering, rainy, clean air83
- Holbox 🇲🇽 MexicoYucatán & Belize · avg 76/100 over 9 · sweltering, rainy, clean air83
- Kralendijk BonaireSouthern Caribbean · avg 78/100 over 2 · sweltering, rainy, clean air82
- Bend 🇺🇸 United StatesPacific Northwest · avg 67/100 over 7 · cool, dry, clean air76
- Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽 MexicoMexican Pacific Coast · avg 64/100 over 5 · sweltering, soaked, clean air69
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaNorthern Central America · avg 66/100 over 4 · hot, soaked, muggy air68
- Churchill 🇨🇦 CanadaAlaska & the Far North · avg 55/100 over 3 · freezing, a little rain, clean air63
- Bocas del Toro 🇵🇦 PanamaCosta Rica & Panama · avg 55/100 over 7 · sweltering, soaked, clean air62