Where the weather was good in October
50 cities ranked on 20 years of October records. The closer the mean high to 24°C and the fewer the rain days, the higher a city sits. For snow trips or festivals, read the numbers, not the rank.
| Rank | City | In a line | High / low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los AngelesUnited Statesproperly hot | properly hot | 27° / 15° | 1 day | 19° |
| 2 | NagasakiJapancomfortably warm | comfortably warm | 24° / 17° | 6 days | |
| 3 | HiroshimaJapanwarm, occasional rain | warm, occasional rain | 24° / 15° | 7 days | |
| 4 | ShanghaiChinacomfortably warm, occasional rain | comfortably warm, occasional rain | 23° / 17° | 6 days | |
| 5 | FukuokaJapanwarm, occasional rain | warm, occasional rain | 24° / 16° | 7 days | 24° |
| 6 | MatsuyamaJapanwarm, occasional rain | warm, occasional rain | 24° / 15° | 7 days | |
| 7 | BeppuJapanwarm, rain here and there | warm, rain here and there | 24° / 15° | 7 days | |
| 8 | BarcelonaSpaincomfortably warm, occasional rain | comfortably warm, occasional rain | 23° / 15° | 6 days | 23° |
| 9 | KumamotoJapancomfortably warm | comfortably warm | 26° / 16° | 6 days | |
| 10 | RomeItalycomfortably warm, occasional rain | comfortably warm, occasional rain | 23° / 13° | 7 days | |
| 11 | LisbonPortugalcomfortably warm, occasional rain | comfortably warm, occasional rain | 23° / 16° | 8 days | 18° |
| 12 | OsakaJapancomfortably warm, occasional rain | comfortably warm, occasional rain | 24° / 16° | 9 days | |
| 13 | QingdaoChinacool and fresh, only a little rain | cool and fresh, only a little rain | 20° / 14° | 3 days | 22° |
| 14 | KobeJapancomfortably warm, rain here and there | comfortably warm, rain here and there | 24° / 17° | 8 days | |
| 15 | KyotoJapanwarm, frequent rain | warm, frequent rain | 24° / 15° | 9 days | |
| 16 | SydneyAustraliawarm, occasional rain | warm, occasional rain | 24° / 15° | 9 days | 20° |
| 17 | NagoyaJapancomfortably warm, rain on many days | comfortably warm, rain on many days | 24° / 15° | 9 days | |
| 18 | KagoshimaJapanwarm, rain here and there | warm, rain here and there | 26° / 18° | 7 days | |
| 19 | BeijingChinacool, only a little rain | cool, only a little rain | 19° / 9° | 3 days | |
| 20 | NaraJapanwarm, rain on many days | warm, rain on many days | 23° / 14° | 10 days | |
| 21 | Hong Kongproperly hot, occasional rain | properly hot, occasional rain | 28° / 24° | 6 days | 28° |
| 22 | TokyoJapanwarm | warm | 22° / 15° | 11 days | |
| 23 | Macauproperly hot, rain here and there | properly hot, rain here and there | 29° / 23° | 6 days | |
| 24 | PortoPortugalwarm, frequent rain | warm, frequent rain | 22° / 14° | 11 days | 17° |
| 25 | HakoneJapanwarm | warm | 22° / 17° | 11 days | |
| 26 | HonoluluUnited Stateshot, only a little rain | hot, only a little rain | 31° / 23° | 5 days | 27° |
| 27 | NahaJapanhot, frequent rain | hot, frequent rain | 28° / 24° | 10 days | 28° |
| 28 | Da LatVietnamwarm | warm | 23° / 17° | 27 daysRain not yet station-calibrated | |
| 29 | New YorkUnited Statescool and fresh, rain here and there | cool and fresh, rain here and there | 18° / 11° | 8 days | |
| 30 | KaohsiungTaiwanproperly hot | properly hot | 30° / 24° | 11 daysRain not yet station-calibrated | 29° |
| 31 | ParisFrancecool and fresh, frequent rain | cool and fresh, frequent rain | 17° / 10° | 10 days | |
| 32 | HanoiVietnamproperly hot | properly hot | 30° / 23° | 12 daysRain not yet station-calibrated | |
| 33 | TaipeiTaiwanhot | hot | 28° / 23° | 18 daysRain not yet station-calibrated | |
| 34 | Chiang MaiThailandseriously hot | seriously hot | 32° / 23° | 10 days | |
| 35 | SapporoJapancool | cool | 17° / 8° | 12 days | |
| 36 | BaliIndonesiahot | hot | 30° / 25° | 16 daysRain not yet station-calibrated | 28° |
| 37 | Singaporevery hot, frequent rain | very hot, frequent rain | 32° / 25° | 12 days | 30° |
| 38 | Da NangVietnamproperly hot, rain on every second day | properly hot, rain on every second day | 30° / 24° | 18 days | 29° |
| 39 | Hoi AnVietnamproperly hot, rain every other day | properly hot, rain every other day | 30° / 24° | 18 days | 29° |
| 40 | PattayaThailandhot, frequent rain | hot, frequent rain | 31° / 25° | 14 days | 30° |
| 41 | SaipanNorthern Mariana Islandshot, rain almost daily | hot, rain almost daily | 30° / 25° | 23 days | 30° |
| 42 | Nha TrangVietnamproperly hot | properly hot | 31° / 25° | 27 daysRain not yet station-calibrated | 29° |
| 43 | Phu QuocVietnamproperly hot | properly hot | 31° / 25° | 18 days | 29° |
| 44 | Guamhot, rain nearly every day | hot, rain nearly every day | 31° / 25° | 24 days | 30° |
| 45 | OtaruJapancrisp and chilly, rain on many days | crisp and chilly, rain on many days | 16° / 8° | 14 days | |
| 46 | CebuPhilippinesseriously hot, rain every other day | seriously hot, rain every other day | 32° / 25° | 16 days | 30° |
| 47 | ManilaPhilippinesvery hot, rain every other day | very hot, rain every other day | 32° / 26° | 16 days | |
| 48 | PhuketThailandseriously hot, rain on every second day | seriously hot, rain on every second day | 32° / 25° | 19 days | 29° |
| 49 | Kota KinabaluMalaysiavery hot, rain on every second day | very hot, rain on every second day | 32° / 24° | 19 days | 30° |
| 50 | BangkokThailandseriously hot, rain on every second day | seriously hot, rain on every second day | 33° / 25° | 14 days |
Ranked on mean daily high (points off the further from 24°C) and rain days. Uncalibrated cities may show too many rain days.
Warm seas in October
- Honolulu Sea temperature 27.1° · Rain days: 5
- Hong Kong Sea temperature 27.5° · Rain days: 6
- Naha Sea temperature 28.2° · Rain days: 10
- Kaohsiung Sea temperature 28.5° · Rain days: 11
- Singapore Sea temperature 29.8° · Rain days: 12
- Pattaya Sea temperature 29.7° · Rain days: 14
- Bali Sea temperature 27.8° · Rain days: 16
- Cebu Sea temperature 29.9° · Rain days: 16
- Phu Quoc Sea temperature 29.4° · Rain days: 18
- Da Nang Sea temperature 28.7° · Rain days: 18
- Hoi An Sea temperature 28.7° · Rain days: 18
- Kota Kinabalu Sea temperature 29.8° · Rain days: 19
- Phuket Sea temperature 29.4° · Rain days: 19
- Saipan Sea temperature 29.7° · Rain days: 23
- Guam Sea temperature 29.8° · Rain days: 24
- Nha Trang Sea temperature 28.7° · Rain days: 27