Last updated July 26, 2026 · Editorial policy
Autumn is travel’s best-kept secret: summer crowds gone, prices down, and — in the right places — the year’s most comfortable weather. We ranked all 94 destinations in our open climate dataset (ERA5, 2019–2023) by September–November temperatures and rain days. These twenty(ish) earned it.
The best fall destinations, by the numbers
1. Peru
September–November: 19°C days / 15°C nights · ~0 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Lima stays mild while the coast runs dry — a different (greener) season in the Andes, so check trek conditions. When to visit →
2. Santorini
September–November: 23°C days / 19°C nights · ~2 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). The Aegean shoulder season: warm seas, thinning crowds, golden light.
3. Chile
September–November: 22°C days / 10°C nights · ~4 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Southern summer in Santiago and the Central Valley: hot, dry, and endless blue skies. When to visit →
4. Jordan
September–November: 27°C days / 16°C nights · ~2 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Petra in the mid-20s with zero rain — autumn is the connoisseur’s season. When to visit →
5. Greece
September–November: 24°C days / 16°C nights · ~5 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Swim-friendly seas into November on the southern islands. When to visit →
6. Cappadocia
September–November: 20°C days / 8°C nights · ~4 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Snow on the fairy chimneys with clear cold mornings — the most photogenic season. When to visit →
7. Morocco
September–November: 29°C days / 15°C nights · ~2 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Marrakech mild and dry; clear passes into the Atlas on the good weeks. When to visit →
8. Turkey
September–November: 21°C days / 15°C nights · ~6 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Istanbul mellows into the low 20s; the coast stays swimmable into October. When to visit →
9. Cape Town
September–November: 20°C days / 13°C nights · ~7 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). High summer at the Cape: beaches, Table Mountain hikes and long evenings.
10. Buenos Aires
September–November: 21°C days / 13°C nights · ~7 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Southern summer energy — warm nights made for the city’s late dinners.
11. South Africa
September–November: 26°C days / 12°C nights · ~7 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Southern spring: gardens up, whales still in the bays. When to visit →
12. Hawaii
September–November: 28°C days / 23°C nights · ~8 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Winter is whale season; showers pass fast and the water stays warm.
13. Barcelona
September–November: 22°C days / 14°C nights · ~8 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). The city exhales after summer — warm, walkable, fewer queues. When to visit →
14. Egypt
September–November: 32°C days / 19°C nights · ~1 rainy day a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Cool-season Egypt: comfortable temple days instead of summer’s furnace. When to visit →
15. Portugal
September–November: 22°C days / 15°C nights · ~9 rainy days a month (ERA5 2019–2023). Golden-hour Atlantic weather with the summer crowds gone. When to visit →
How this ranking works
September, October and November comfort-scored (18–29°C ideal, rain penalized), averaged, capped at two entries per country. Methodology · datasets.
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John Morrison is the founder and lead travel writer at Packzup. Over the past decade he has explored destinations across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania — always self-funded, never on a press trip.
