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Quietest destinations in October
Countries rated good or better for October and marked low-crowds: the shoulder weeks where the season holds and the queues have gone.
67 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Quietest destinations in October
Ethiopia94
about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €10.50 / $11.40
Réunion94
about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Cook Islands92
about €130 / $140 a day
Cyprus92
about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Fiji92
about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
French Polynesia92
about €210 / $227 a day
92Gibraltarabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Vatican CityMild, golden and comparatively calm.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day91Tunisiaabout €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day90Eritreaabout €90 / $97 a day90Niueabout €145 / $157 a day90Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 a day90Samoaabout €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 / $3.9088San MarinoMild, golden and quiet.about €90 / $97 a day88South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsabout €850 / $918 a day88Wallis and Futunaabout €130 / $140 a day86Nauruabout €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1086New Zealandabout €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9086Pitcairn Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day86Tuvaluabout €120 / $130 a day85SurinamePeak dry season; the single best month.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2084Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaabout €130 / $140 a day84Tokelauabout €90 / $97 a day80GuyanaBest all-round month in the interior.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7080United StatesNew England foliage peaks; deserts return to perfect hiking weather.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9078CroatiaMild and quiet as island services reduce.about €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9076Palauabout €190 / $205 a day75AlbaniaMild and quiet; mountain routes close late in the month.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075IndonesiaDry into mid-month, first storms after.about €42 / $45 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4075MontenegroMild and quiet, with Durmitor autumn colour.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070AustriaGolden larches and clear air; huts close from mid-month.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070BermudaWarm and quiet as the season closes.about €210 / $227 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2070BoliviaLast dependable dry month; lowland heat builds.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2070CambodiaRain easing, countryside at its greenest, crowds not yet back.about €38 / $41 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070CuraçaoThe short rains start.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6070EcuadorQuiet shoulder - decent everywhere, busy nowhere.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8070KazakhstanCooling fast, with autumn colour in the mountain valleys.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070MalaysiaInter-monsoon rain returns to the west; east coast in its final open weeks.about €48 / $52 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070SwitzerlandGolden larches and clear light; huts close from mid-month.about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070ThailandRain tapering, landscapes at their greenest, prices still low.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9068BrazilTransition month; first rains return to the southeast.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9068Ghanaabout €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4068Jerseyabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9068PeruFirst sierra rains; still workable for most routes.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4068Senegalabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8068UruguayWarming fast; the coast reopens, still empty.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7066Gambiaabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1066Guernseyabout €140 / $151 a day66Guineaabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1066Nigeriaabout €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2065BangladeshMonsoon withdrawing; cyclone risk returns to the coast.about €35 / $38 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9064Guinea-Bissauabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1064Togoabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6062CanadaFall colour peaks in the east; high passes start closing in the west.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7062Isle of Manabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4062Sierra Leoneabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1060Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaShort rains on Bonaire.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2060FinlandCold and dark arriving; strong aurora season with very few visitors.about €125 / $135 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060MexicoRains retreat; the country dries out ahead of Día de Muertos.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060ParaguayHeating up; spring storms return.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3060PhilippinesImproving, with typhoons still possible; prices at their lowest.about €45 / $49 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