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Greece
Santorini
Santorini is far more than an Oia sunset: volcanic footpaths, black-sand coves, and village tavernas feel most balanced in June, September, and early October.
10.025°C · 6mm
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Greece
Mykonos
Mykonos pairs a whitewashed harbor town with sandy south-coast beaches and a steady summer wind.
10.024°C · 4mm
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Turkey
Antalya
Antalya's Kaleiçi harbour, Roman gates, and Turquoise Coast beaches make it a base as much as a resort.
10.026°C · 21mm
- 04
Turkey
Bodrum
Bodrum wraps a 15th-century castle, a working yacht marina, and Aegean beach clubs around the same horseshoe of coast.
10.026°C · 6mm
- 05
Greece
Rhodes
Rhodes wraps a medieval walled city, a crusader palace and Aegean beaches into the Dodecanese's largest island.
10.027°C · 11mm
- 06
Greece
Paros
Paros mixes whitewashed villages, windsurfing bays and the fishing port of Naoussa in the Cyclades.
10.025°C · 7mm
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Turkey
Alanya
Alanya's Seljuk castle and beaches sit on a peninsula on Turkey's Turquoise Coast.
10.026°C · 14mm
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Jordan
Aqaba
Aqaba opens Jordan onto the Red Sea, with coral reefs, a duty-free port and desert canyons behind.
10.027°C · 4mm
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Israel
Eilat
Eilat is Israel's Red Sea resort, with coral reefs, desert mountains and a duty-free promenade.
10.027°C · 4mm
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Morocco
Agadir
Agadir is Morocco's beach resort city, with a long promenade, surf breaks and the Anti-Atlas on its doorstep.
10.025°C · 7mm
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Jordan
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea's hypersaline float and mineral mud sit far below sea level-pair with cooler months to avoid extreme heat. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
10.029°C · 0mm
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Egypt
Hurghada
Hurghada is the Red Sea's resort hub-reef snorkeling, desert quad runs, and marina sunsets on Egypt's eastern coast. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
10.030°C · 0mm
- 13
Spain
Nerja
Nerja's Balcón de Europa and cliff-backed coves make it the eastern Costa del Sol's calmest resort.
10.025°C · 27mm
- 14
Greece
Symi
Symi's neoclassical harbour houses climb a hillside above one of the Aegean's prettiest ports.
10.027°C · 19mm
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Greece
Kos Island
Kos mixes sandy beaches and cycling paths with the ruins of Hippocrates' ancient healing centre.
10.026°C · 27mm
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Greece
Thassos
Thassos is a green northern Aegean island of marble beaches, pine slopes and a harbour town at Limenas.
10.023°C · 15mm
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Greece
Lesbos
Lesbos is a large Aegean island of olive groves, ouzo distilleries and a petrified forest near Sigri.
10.024°C · 14mm
- 18
Greece
Chios
Chios is the Aegean island of mastic villages, citrus estates and the UNESCO-listed Nea Moni monastery.
10.025°C · 16mm
- 19
Greece
Samos
Samos pairs mountain villages and the ancient sanctuary of Hera with Aegean beaches on an island close to the Turkish coast.
10.025°C · 15mm
- 20
Greece
Kalymnos
Kalymnos is the Dodecanese island of sponge divers and limestone cliffs, now a major rock climbing spot.
10.025°C · 5mm
- 21
Greece
Kos
Kos pairs the Asklepion and a plane tree linked to Hippocrates with sandy beaches and flat cycling routes.
10.025°C · 6mm
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Armenia
Armenia
Armenia is a highland country of monasteries, canyons and volcanic peaks, best from May to June or September to October.
9.922°C · 17mm
- 23
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan ranges from Caspian shores to Caucasus peaks and mud volcanoes, best in spring and autumn.
9.922°C · 30mm
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Namibia
Namibia
Namibia combines towering desert dunes, wildlife and a wild coast, best from May to October.
9.919°C · 1mm
- 25
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Granite hills, big river wildlife and highveld cities in southern Africa, best from June to October.
9.920°C · 2mm
- 26
United States
Grand Canyon
Rim views and trail days suit the cooler clear stretch from November through March.
9.920°C · 26mm
- 27
Turkey
Cappadocia
Fairy chimneys and balloon dawns shine across April through September’s mild highland air.
9.919°C · 20mm
- 28
United States
Denver
Mile-high parks, craft breweries, and Front Range day trips peak May through September.
9.919°C · 26mm
- 29
Greece
Crete
Crete holds Minoan Knossos, Chania's Venetian harbor, and a south coast of sheltered beaches and gorge walks.
9.925°C · 19mm
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Spain
Alhambra
The Alhambra crowns a hill above Granada, a fortified palace complex of Nasrid halls, courtyards, and the terraced Generalife gardens.
9.922°C · 23mm
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Morocco
Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen climbs the lower Rif mountains in northern Morocco, its medina painted in washes of blue around Plaza Uta el-Hammam.
9.921°C · 26mm
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Greece
Naxos
Naxos pairs the Portara gate and a marble old town with some of the Aegean's longest sandy beaches.
9.925°C · 10mm
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Spain
Malaga
Málaga layers Phoenician, Roman, and Moorish history under a working Mediterranean port, from the Alcazaba fortress to the Picasso Museum in the old center.
9.924°C · 34mm
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Israel
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv runs from the Bauhaus White City to the Mediterranean, with Jaffa's old port at the southern end.
9.927°C · 3mm
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Armenia
Yerevan
Yerevan looks toward Mount Ararat across pink-tuff boulevards, with monasteries and brandy cellars close by.
9.922°C · 17mm
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Tunisia
Djerba
Djerba is a low, sandy island off southern Tunisia, known for Houmt Souk's market, whitewashed mosques, and the El Ghriba synagogue.
9.928°C · 15mm
- 37
United States
Santa Fe
Santa Fe's adobe architecture, art galleries and green-chile cooking define the American Southwest.
9.920°C · 27mm
- 38
United States
Sedona
Red-rock cathedrals and vortex trailheads reward the March-May and September-November window.
9.920°C · 28mm
- 39
Oman
Sur
Sur is an old Omani port on the Gulf of Oman, known for wooden dhow building and its watchtowers by the sea.
9.930°C · 1mm
- 40
Argentina
Córdoba
Córdoba mixes a colonial centre and student life with the sierras that begin at the city's edge.
9.916°C · 8mm
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Bolivia
Sucre
Sucre is Bolivia's whitewashed colonial capital, set in a warm Andean highland valley.
9.915°C · 9mm
- 42
United States
Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde in Colorado preserves Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings such as Cliff Palace in sandstone canyons.
9.921°C · 29mm
- 43
Zimbabwe
Harare
Harare is Zimbabwe's capital, known for jacaranda-lined streets, a botanic garden and busy markets.
9.920°C · 2mm
- 44
Australia
Broome
Broome's Cable Beach, pearl history and red cliffs face the Indian Ocean in Western Australia.
9.929°C · 7mm
- 45
Brazil
Jericoacoara
Jericoacoara is a dune-backed kitesurf village in Ceará-sunset dune climbs, buggy rides, and a car-light sandy grid. Best window: the drier months outside peak monsoon.
9.929°C · 1mm
- 46
Oman
Sohar
Sohar blends a long Gulf beachfront with legends of Sinbad and an ancient Omani trading port. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
9.932°C · 3mm
- 47
Lebanon
Baalbek
Baalbek's Roman temples of Jupiter and Bacchus rank among the largest classical ruins in the Levant. Best window: April-June and September-October.
9.921°C · 3mm
- 48
Malawi
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi is Africa's Great Rift freshwater sea of cichlids, sandy coves, and low-key beach lodges. Best window: the drier months outside peak monsoon.
9.926°C · 1mm
- 49
Australia
Exmouth
Exmouth opens Ningaloo Reef for whale-shark swims and Cape Range coastal snorkel days. Best window: the drier Southern Hemisphere months.
9.923°C · 7mm
- 50
Chile
Copiapó
Copiapó is an Atacama valley city-mining heritage, desert flower bloom years, and access to Bahía Inglesa. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
9.915°C · 0mm
- 51
Australia
Townsville
Townsville is North Queensland’s reef-and-army city-Magnetic Island ferries and dry-tropics sunshine. Best window: the drier months outside peak monsoon.
9.924°C · 5mm
- 52
Australia
Broome Cable Beach
Cable Beach is Broome’s iconic sunset camel stretch-red dirt meeting turquoise Indian Ocean. Best window: the drier months outside peak monsoon.
9.929°C · 7mm
- 53
Turkey
Ankara
Ankara pairs Anatolian citadel views with the vast Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and a modern capital-city pulse. Best window: late spring through early autumn.
9.919°C · 20mm
- 54
Egypt
Dahab
Dahab is a laid-back Sinai dive town-Blue Hole freediving, Bedouin camps, and lagoon windsurfing between desert and sea. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
9.930°C · 1mm
- 55
Brazil
Alter do Chão
The 'Caribbean of the Amazon'—white-sand river islands and clear Tapajós water—peaks in the low-water months from August through December.
9.932°C · 18mm
- 56
Spain
Alicante
Alicante combines a palm-lined seafront, a hilltop castle and the Costa Blanca's beaches.
9.925°C · 25mm
- 57
Spain
Marbella
Marbella pairs a whitewashed old town and a golden mile of beaches with Andalusian golf and nightlife.
9.924°C · 25mm
- 58
Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul is Afghanistan's mountain-ringed capital, with historic neighborhoods, gardens, markets, museums, and a long literary and artistic tradition.
9.921°C · 2mm
- 59
Eritrea
Asmara
Asmara is Eritrea's highland capital, recognized for Italian modernist architecture, broad avenues, cafés, markets, and a dry, elevated climate.
9.918°C · 14mm
- 60
Spain
Grazalema
Grazalema is a white hill village inside a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Sierra de Cádiz.
9.919°C · 24mm
Frequently asked
- Where should I travel in September?
- Top-scoring destinations in September include Santorini, Greece; Mykonos, Greece; Antalya, Turkey; Bodrum, Turkey; Rhodes, Greece.
- How is the September travel score calculated?
- Each destination is scored 0-10 using ERA5 climate normals for September: temperature comfort, precipitation, humidity, daylight, and days with 6+ hours of sunshine.
- What is the top destination for September?
- Santorini, Greece scores 10.0/10 in September.