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Best beach destinations in October

Countries our desk rates good or better for October, and marks as beach months: warm enough water, and a coast that is open rather than shut for the season.

36 countries rated good or better

Chapter 01

Best beach destinations in October

Réunion94

about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Seychelles
Seychelles94

about €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60

New Caledonia
New Caledonia93

about €160 / $173 a day

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Cook Islands
Cook Islands92

about €130 / $140 a day

Cyprus
Cyprus92

about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Egypt
Egypt92

about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.30

92Fijiabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2092French Polynesiaabout €210 / $227 a day92IsraelWarm, dry and clear - an excellent month.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Mozambiqueabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092South AfricaExcellent everywhere; the last of the dry-season game viewing.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092TanzaniaStill dry as the herds begin moving south again.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4092Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day91Tunisiaabout €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day90Comorosabout €70 / $76 a day90Mayotteabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090Niueabout €145 / $157 a day90OmanThe season opens - warm, dry and clear.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090PortugalMild and golden; the last reliable beach weeks.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Samoaabout €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090Solomon Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day90Tongaabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090Vanuatuabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7088GreeceMild and golden; island ferries reduce late in the month.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088Papua New Guineaabout €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7088Wallis and Futunaabout €130 / $140 a day86Tuvaluabout €120 / $130 a day85Timor-LesteHot and dry; the last dependable month before the rains.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2076Palauabout €190 / $205 a day75IndonesiaDry into mid-month, first storms after.about €42 / $45 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4074American Samoaabout €130 / $140 a day70Djiboutiabout €140 / $151 a day70MalaysiaInter-monsoon rain returns to the west; east coast in its final open weeks.about €48 / $52 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070QatarHeat breaking, with the season starting late in the month.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4070United Arab EmiratesHeat breaking, with the season beginning late in the month.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Chapter 02

Why these and not others

The tag is editorial: our desk writes it on a month it has written up, never derived from the score. A country scored from climate normals alone carries no tags, so it is not here - and nothing rated below good is, however well it would fit otherwise. A country under an active travel advisory is left out of the recommendation; the advisory itself is on its guide.

Chapter 03

The same month, other reasons to go

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The month rating is editorial and so is the tag that puts a country on this page - our desk writes both on a country it has written up. Daily budgets are editorial estimates for one traveller; eSIM prices are the shelf's cheapest plan at the standard rate.