Best places to visit in Oceania in October

In October, Oceania's best-scoring destinations are Exmouth (96), Cairns (95) and Perth (94): 11 of its 40 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Australian East Coast; Micronesia averages 60/100.

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 Oceania in October

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 11 of Oceania's 40 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Exmouth 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, dry, clean air · best October96
  2. 2Cairns 🇦🇺 Australiasweltering, dry, clean air · best October95
  3. 3Perth 🇦🇺 Australianice, a little rain, clean air · best October94
  4. 4Adelaide 🇦🇺 Australianice, a little rain, clean air · best November93
  5. 5Airlie Beach 🇦🇺 Australiahot, a little rain, clean air · best September93
  6. 6Katoomba 🇦🇺 Australianice, rainy, clean air · best October92
  7. 7Port Douglas 🇦🇺 Australiasweltering, a little rain, clean air · best September90
  8. 8Hervey Bay 🇦🇺 Australiahot, rainy, clean air · best September89
  9. 9Sydney 🇦🇺 Australianice, rainy, clean air · best September88
  10. 10Canberra 🇦🇺 Australianice, a little rain, clean air · best March87
  11. 11Gold Coast 🇦🇺 Australiawarm, rainy, clean air · best September87
  12. 12Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australianice, a little rain, clean air · best March87
  13. 13Nadi 🇫🇯 Fijisweltering, rainy, clean air · best July86
  14. 14Rotorua 🇳🇿 New Zealandcool, rainy, clean air · best March85
  15. 15Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealandnice, rainy, clean air · best March84

Under the radar in Oceania in October

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Less-visited places whose October weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.

  1. 16Broome 🇦🇺 Australiasweltering, dry, clean air · best September91
  2. 17Nouméa 🇳🇨 New Caledoniawarm, a little rain, clean air · best September88

Every region of Oceania in October

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The best-known place in each part of Oceania this month, even where the month is only fair.