Où partir en octobre
25 destinations avec la bonne météo et la bonne saison en octobre, avec les températures et ce qu'il ne faut pas manquer.
🌡️ 14°C
Bruges
BelgiqueMedieval fairy-tale city with canals, chocolate and autumn colors.
Autumn
- Medieval canals
- Chocolate shops
- Belfry tower
- Market Square
🌡️ 27°CLuang Prabang
LaosUNESCO World Heritage town with perfect post-monsoon weather and Buddhist temples.
Post-monsoon
- Wat Xieng Thong
- Kuang Si Falls
- Alms ceremony
- Mekong River
🌡️ 17°CAlba
ItalieThe International White Truffle Fair opens in October, as the Langhe vineyards turn red and gold.
Truffle season
- White truffle market
- Barolo wine tasting
- Grinzane Cavour castle
- La Morra viewpoint
🌡️ 20°CVal d'Orcia
ItalieMild October days, misty dawns over the cypress hills and fewer tour buses make it the ideal time to go.
Golden autumn
- Pienza old town
- Bagno Vignoni springs
- Montalcino wine
- San Quirico cypresses
🌡️ 18°CMerano
ItalieThe Merano Grape Festival fills the town in mid-October, while vineyards and chestnut trails turn golden.
Grape festival
- Grape Festival parade
- Trauttmansdorff gardens
- Merano thermal baths
- Waalweg trails
🌡️ 16°CCasentino Forests
ItalieOctober turns the beech forests red and orange, and the villages hold festivals for the chestnut harvest.
Autumn foliage
- Camaldoli hermitage
- La Verna sanctuary
- Acquacheta waterfall
- Beech forest hikes
🌡️ 16°CPlitvice Lakes
CroatieIn October the forests around the turquoise lakes turn gold and red, and the boardwalks are far less crowded.
Autumn foliage
- Veliki Slap waterfall
- Upper Lakes boardwalks
- Kozjak lake boat
- Rastoke village
🌡️ 15°CMoselle Valley
AllemagneThe Riesling harvest runs into October, with wine festivals in the villages and vineyards turning yellow.
Grape harvest
- Cochem castle
- Burg Eltz
- Bernkastel-Kues old town
- Riesling tasting
🌡️ 22°CKotor
MonténégroOctober keeps the bay mild with fewer cruise ships, perfect for climbing the walls and swimming in calm water.
Mild autumn
- City walls climb
- Our Lady of the Rocks
- Old town squares
- Bay boat trip
🌡️ 15°CLavaux
SuisseAfter the harvest the terraced vineyards above Lake Geneva glow gold, and village cellars pour the local Chasselas.
Golden vineyards
- Vineyard terrace walk
- Chasselas tasting
- Lavaux Express train
- Chillon castle
🌡️ 22°CCorsica
FranceOctober still offers a warm sea and dry trails, while the coves empty out after the summer crowds.
Late season
- Bonifacio cliffs
- Calanques de Piana
- Scandola reserve
- Corte mountain town
🌡️ 26°C
Agra
IndePerfect weather to visit the Taj Mahal and Mughal architecture.
Post-monsoon
- Taj Mahal
- Agra Fort
- Mehtab Bagh
- Itimad-ud-Daulah
🌡️ 24°CMallorca
EspagneWith the sea around 22°C and cooler air, October opens the hiking season in the Serra de Tramuntana.
Hiking season
- Serra de Tramuntana
- Valldemossa village
- Sóller tram
- Caló des Moro cove
🌡️ 20°CIstanbul
TurquieMild October days around 20°C are perfect for the bazaars and Bosphorus ferries, without the summer heat.
Mild autumn
- Hagia Sophia
- Grand Bazaar
- Bosphorus ferry
- Balat neighbourhood
🌡️ 26°CSeville
EspagneAfter the scorching summer, October brings 26°C afternoons that make the patios and plazas a pleasure again.
Mild autumn
- Real Alcázar
- Plaza de España
- Triana flamenco
- Setas rooftop
🌡️ 24°CMadeira
PortugalOctober brings settled 24°C weather, ideal for levada walks before the winter rains arrive.
Hiking season
- Levada walks
- Pico do Arieiro
- Funchal old town
- Porto Moniz pools
🌡️ 12°CScottish Highlands
Royaume-UniOctober is the red deer rut, with stags roaring in the glens and birch woods turning bright gold.
Deer rut & foliage
- Glencoe valley
- Loch Ness
- Cairngorms National Park
- Whisky distillery tour
🌡️ 19°CTbilisi
GéorgieOctober closes Rtveli, Georgia's grape harvest, with qvevri wine tastings in nearby Kakheti.
Grape harvest
- Sulfur baths
- Narikala fortress
- Kakheti wine trip
- Dry Bridge market
🌡️ 28°C
Rajasthan
IndeDesert state with colorful cities, palaces and ideal October weather.
Post-monsoon
- Udaipur lakes
- Jodhpur blue city
- Jaisalmer desert
- Pushkar camel fair
🌡️ 28°C
Mandalay
Myanmar (Birmanie)Last royal capital of Myanmar with pagodas, monasteries and post-monsoon clarity.
Post-monsoon
- Mandalay Palace
- U Bein Bridge
- Mahamuni Pagoda
- Royal monasteries
🌡️ 20°C
Bhutan
BhoutanLast Shangri-La with clear Himalayan views and Gross National Happiness.
Post-monsoon
- Tiger's Nest Monastery
- Thimphu markets
- Himalayan views
- Buddhist culture
🌡️ 25°CJordan
JordaniePerfect autumn weather for Petra, Wadi Rum and Dead Sea.
Autumn
- Petra Treasury
- Wadi Rum desert
- Dead Sea
- Amman citadel
🌡️ 29°C
Bagan
Myanmar (Birmanie)Ancient temple plains with hot-air balloon rides and post-monsoon clarity.
Post-monsoon
- Ancient temples
- Hot-air balloons
- Irrawaddy River
- Sunrise views
🌡️ 16°C
Tasmania
AustralieSpring wildflowers, MONA museum and pristine wilderness.
Spring
- MONA museum
- Salamanca markets
- Cradle Mountain
- Tasmanian devils
🌡️ 15°C
Leh-Ladakh
IndeHigh-altitude desert with clear skies, Buddhist monasteries and stunning landscapes.
Post-monsoon
- Pangong Lake
- Hemis Monastery
- Nubra Valley
- Magnetic Hill