Weather abroad · October
Where's hot in October?
Hot places in our list21 of 63
Quickest flight to 25°C+Egypt, 5h 15m
HottestUnited Arab Emirates, 31°C
October half-term is the last big getaway of the year. The Canaries, Cyprus, Egypt and Dubai are hot, and the eastern Mediterranean still has summer days.
Hot within 5 hours
Average 21°C or more, under 5 hours from London. Hottest first.
- MaltaValletta23°C3hBest value
- CyprusPaphos22°C4h 30mBest value
- Canary IslandsTenerife22°C4hBest value
Long-haul heat
Average 25°C or more. Shortest flights first.
- EgyptHurghada27°C5h 15mBest value
- QatarDoha30°C7hBest value
- United Arab EmiratesDubai31°C7h 15mBest value
- OmanMuscat29°C7h 30mBest value
- BarbadosBridgetown28°C8h 45mQuiet
- Dominican RepublicPunta Cana28°C9hBest value
- TanzaniaZanzibar27°C9h 30mBest value
- CubaHavana27°C9h 45mBest value
- JamaicaMontego Bay28°C9h 45mQuiet
- MexicoCancún27°C10h 15mBest value
- SeychellesMahé27°C10h 30mBusy and pricier
- MaldivesMalé28°C11hBest value
Pleasant city breaks
12 to 20°C and under 4 hours away: good for walking all day.
- SpainMálaga20°C2h 30mBest value
- PortugalFaro20°C2h 30mBest value
- MoroccoMarrakech20°C3h 15mBusy and pricier
- GreeceAthens19°C3h 30mBest value
- CroatiaDubrovnik18°C2h 30mQuiet
- ItalyRome17°C2h 15mBest value
- FranceParis12°C1hBest value
- NetherlandsAmsterdam12°C1hBest value
Temperatures are 24-hour monthly averages for one city in each place. Flight times are straight-line estimates from Heathrow. Season labels show our when-to-go rating for October.
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Questions people ask
Where is hot in October within 5 hours of the UK?
Malta (23°C), Cyprus (22°C), Canary Islands (22°C). These are 24-hour averages, so afternoons are warmer.
Where is good for a city break in October?
Spain (20°C), Portugal (20°C), Morocco (20°C), Greece (19°C) are all under 4 hours away and pleasant for walking all day.
Where is the hottest place to go in October?
Of the places we track, United Arab Emirates is hottest, averaging 31°C in Dubai.