Best 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 229 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Alps; Alps averages 48/100.
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
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 69 of Europe's 229 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Málaga 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry, clean air · best September97
- 2Paphos 🇨🇾 Cyprushot, dry, clean air · best September96
- 3Tenerife 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry, clean air · best June96
- 4Funchal 🇵🇹 Portugalhot, dry, clean air · best August95
- 5Heraklion 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry, clean air · best September95
- 6Limassol 🇨🇾 Cyprussweltering, dry, clean air · best October95
- 7Rhodes 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry · best September95
- 8Santorini 🇬🇷 Greecewarm, dry · best September94
- 9Brașov 🇷🇴 Romanianice, a little rain, clean air · best September93
- 10Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungarywarm, a little rain, clean air · best September93
- 11Halkidiki 🇬🇷 Greecewarm, a little rain, clean air · best August93
- 12Lanzarote 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry, clean air · best June93
- 13Lyon 🇫🇷 Francewarm, a little rain, clean air · best September93
- 14Marbella 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, clean air · best July93
- 15Paros 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry, clean air · best September93
Under the radar in Europe in September
7Less-visited places whose September weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
- 16Larnaca 🇨🇾 Cyprussweltering, dry, clean air · best October95
- 17Nerja 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry, clean air · best July95
- 18Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgariawarm, dry, clean air · best September95
- 19Chișinău 🇲🇩 Moldovanice, a little rain, clean air · best September94
- 20Plovdiv 🇧🇬 Bulgariawarm, dry, clean air · best September94
- 21Pristina Kosovonice, a little rain, clean air · best September94
- 22Salamanca 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, clean air · best September94
Every region of Europe in September
22The best-known place in each part of Europe this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Málaga 🇪🇸 SpainAndalusia & the Algarve · avg 83/100 over 14 · hot, dry, clean air97
- Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpainAtlantic Islands · avg 92/100 over 6 · hot, dry, clean air96
- Paphos 🇨🇾 CyprusGreece & Cyprus · avg 91/100 over 18 · hot, dry, clean air96
- Brașov 🇷🇴 RomaniaBalkans · avg 80/100 over 7 · nice, a little rain, clean air93
- Budapest 🇭🇺 HungaryCentral Europe · avg 81/100 over 20 · warm, a little rain, clean air93
- Lyon 🇫🇷 FranceWestern Europe · avg 87/100 over 14 · warm, a little rain, clean air93
- Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItalyCentral & Southern Italy · avg 85/100 over 19 · hot, dry, clean air92
- Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainCentral Spain · avg 92/100 over 1 · warm, dry, clean air92
- Carcassonne 🇫🇷 FranceSouthern France · avg 90/100 over 10 · warm, a little rain, clean air92
- Alicante 🇪🇸 SpainCatalonia, Valencia & the Balearics · avg 69/100 over 11 · hot, a little rain, clean air91
- Porto 🇵🇹 PortugalGreen Spain & Northern Portugal · avg 86/100 over 5 · warm, a little rain, muggy air91
- Sintra 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon & Central Portugal · avg 88/100 over 6 · warm, dry, clean air91
- Turin 🇮🇹 ItalyNorthern Italy · avg 87/100 over 10 · warm, a little rain91
- Berchtesgaden 🇩🇪 GermanyAlps · avg 48/100 over 32 · nice, rainy, clean air88
- Hvar 🇭🇷 CroatiaAdriatic Coast · avg 84/100 over 7 · hot, rainy, clean air86
- Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RussiaBaltics · avg 80/100 over 4 · nice, a little rain, clean air84
- Cambridge 🇬🇧 United KingdomBritish Isles · avg 74/100 over 25 · nice, a little rain, clean air84
- Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian Fjords · avg 70/100 over 3 · nice, rainy, clean air82
- Copenhagen 🇩🇰 DenmarkScandinavia · avg 68/100 over 5 · nice, a little rain, clean air82
- Moscow 🇷🇺 RussiaEastern Europe · avg 78/100 over 2 · cool, a little rain78
- Tórshavn Faroe IslandsIceland & the Faroes · avg 63/100 over 4 · cold, rainy, clean air72
- Rovaniemi 🇫🇮 FinlandLapland & the Arctic · avg 52/100 over 6 · cool, a little rain, clean air71