SeasonMapBest places to visit in Europe in September
In September, Europe's best-scoring destinations are Málaga (97), Paphos (96) and Tenerife (96): 69 of its 232 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Southern Europe; Central Europe averages 66/100.
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 September breakdown.
Classics at their best in Europe in September
The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 69 of Europe's 232 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
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Málaga, Spainhot, dry, clean air97tier S - 2
Paphos, Cyprushot, dry, clean air96tier S - 3
Tenerife, Spainhot, dry, clean air96tier S - 4
Funchal, Portugalhot, dry, clean air95tier S - 5
Heraklion, Greecehot, dry, clean air95tier S - 6
Limassol, Cyprussweltering, dry, clean air95tier S - 7
Rhodes, Greecehot, dry95tier S - 8
Santorini, Greecewarm, dry94tier S - 9
Brașov, Romanianice, a little rain, clean air93tier S - 10
Budapest, Hungarywarm, a little rain, clean air93tier S - 11
Halkidiki, Greecewarm, a little rain, clean air93tier S - 12
Lanzarote, Spainhot, dry, clean air93tier S - 13
Lyon, Francewarm, a little rain, clean air93tier S - 14
Marbella, Spainwarm, dry, clean air93tier S - 15
Paros, Greecehot, dry, clean air93tier S
Under the radar in Europe in September
Less-visited places whose September weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
- 16Larnaca, Cyprussweltering, dry, clean air95tier S
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Nerja, Spainhot, dry, clean air95tier S - 18
Sofia, Bulgariawarm, dry, clean air95tier S - 19
Chișinău, Moldovanice, a little rain, clean air94tier S - 20
Plovdiv, Bulgariawarm, dry, clean air94tier S - 21
Pristina, Kosovonice, a little rain, clean air94tier S - 22
Salamanca, Spainwarm, dry, clean air94tier S
Every region of Europe in September
The best-known place in each part of Europe this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Southern Europe · avg 82/100 over 91Málagahot, dry, clean air97
- Mediterranean · avg 89/100 over 3Paphoshot, dry, clean air96
- Central Europe · avg 66/100 over 45Budapestwarm, a little rain, clean air93
- Eastern Europe · avg 68/100 over 11Brașovnice, a little rain, clean air93
- Western Europe · avg 81/100 over 27Lyonwarm, a little rain, clean air93
Southeast Europe · avg 86/100 over 10Belgradewarm, a little rain, clean air91
Northern Europe · avg 70/100 over 45Cambridgenice, a little rain, clean air84