🍂Seasonal picks

Best Places to Visit in October

By WanderTourScore EditorialPublished 15 March 2026Last updated 15 March 2026

October is shoulder season in much of the world, with fewer crowds, lower prices, and strong weather in many destinations. We analyzed climate data for 20 countries to find places where October delivers a strong mix of warmth, sunshine, and dry skies.

#	Country	Climate	🛡️ Safety	💰 Affordability
1	🇿🇼ZimbabweSouthern Africa	97	34	71
2	🇳🇦NamibiaSouthern Africa	97	36	75
3	🇪🇬EgyptNorthern Africa	95	51	95
4	🇲🇼MalawiEastern Africa	95	59	84
5	🇿🇦South AfricaSouthern Africa	95	27	72
6	🇿🇲ZambiaEastern Africa	93	61	84
7	🇲🇹MaltaSouthern Europe	93	78	51
8	🇲🇦MoroccoNorthern Africa	93	60	73
9	🇧🇼BotswanaSouthern Africa	93	38	75
10	🇲🇺MauritiusEastern Africa	92	64	75
11	🇹🇳TunisiaNorthern Africa	92	43	84
12	🇲🇿MozambiqueEastern Africa	92	44	74
13	🇩🇿AlgeriaNorthern Africa	92	64	80
14	🇮🇳IndiaSouthern Asia	91	50	88
15	🇲🇬MadagascarEastern Africa	91	59	83
16	🇦🇴AngolaMiddle Africa	90	57	86
17	🇵🇪PeruSouth America	90	33	66
18	🇬🇷GreeceSouthern Europe	89	73	57
19	🇨🇻Cape VerdeWestern Africa	89	25	67
20	🇹🇲TurkmenistanCentral Asia	87	61	80

Methodology

Rankings are computed from real-world open data sources including the Global Peace Index, World Bank (intentional homicides as a civilian-safety signal, WGI political stability, PPP-based price level affordability, protected areas, forest cover, international tourism receipts, and IUCN threatened species counts), US State Department travel advisory levels, UNDP (Human Development Index, Gender Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, and Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI), ILGA-style legal protections plus TGEU/Transrespect anti-violence reporting for LGBTQ+ traveler scoring, Open-Meteo (climate normals), UNESCO (heritage sites and gastronomy-city recognitions), Wikidata (distinguished restaurant counts and winter-sports results), and OpenStreetMap (restaurant density, cuisine diversity, and luxury hotel counts). Countries with a Level 3+ US State Department travel advisory are excluded. Learn more about our methodology on the About page.

Data current as of May 2026 and may change. Rankings are generated algorithmically from publicly available datasets and are not a substitute for independent research. Do not rely solely on this information when making travel decisions. Always verify conditions with official government sources. Terms of Use · About our data