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Quietest destinations in September
Countries rated good or better for September and marked low-crowds: the shoulder weeks where the season holds and the queues have gone.
81 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Quietest destinations in September
Albania95
about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Austria95
about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Slovakia95
about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Slovenia95
about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Switzerland95
about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Réunion94
about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
93Cook Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day93Fijiabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2093French Polynesiaabout €210 / $227 a day93Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day92Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day92Czech RepublicMild, golden, and Moravian wine festivals - an excellent month.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Jerseyabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092RomaniaMild, golden and quieter - an excellent month.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092San MarinoWarm, clear and thinning out.about €90 / $97 a day92Vanuatuabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7091Guernseyabout €140 / $151 a day91Solomon Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day90American Samoaabout €130 / $140 a day90BelgiumMild, golden and quieter - the best month.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090IcelandAutumn colour, aurora returning and the crowds gone.about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090IndonesiaStill dry with crowds thinning - the best balance of the year.about €42 / $45 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090IrelandMild, quieter and often the driest month on the west coast.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090NetherlandsMild, golden and quieter - an excellent month.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090NorwayAutumn colour on the plateau and the aurora returning - superb.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090PolandMild, golden and quieter - an excellent month.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Rwandaabout €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7090United KingdomWarm, quieter and midge-free - arguably the best month of all.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Wallis and Futunaabout €130 / $140 a day88Christmas Islandabout €150 / $162 a day88Isle of Manabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4088Nauruabout €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1088Pitcairn Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day88São Tomé and Príncipeabout €95 / $103 a day88Tuvaluabout €120 / $130 a day88United StatesThe best month: settled weather, open parks, vanished crowds.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9086Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 a day86Tokelauabout €90 / $97 a day85KyrgyzstanClear and golden early; camps begin folding by month's end.about €40 / $43 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8085MongoliaClear, cool and golden - the best light of the year.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085TajikistanClear and golden; the last dependable weeks on the plateau.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2082CanadaGolden larches, elk rut, thin crowds - the connoisseur’s month.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7082SurinameDry and dependable - interior at its most accessible.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2080DenmarkMild and golden - the last comfortable coastal weeks.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9080FinlandRuska autumn colour in Lapland and the aurora returning.about €125 / $135 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9080GuyanaPrime season: dry trails, concentrated wildlife, every route open.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7080PeruDry weather holds, crowds thin - excellent trekking month.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4080Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaabout €130 / $140 a day78BrazilWildlife still superb; interior heat and burning-season haze can build.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9078EstoniaMild and golden, with the bog colours at their most spectacular.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075BoliviaStill dry, warming, crowds gone - a sweet spot.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2075CuraçaoThe quietest month on the island.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6075EcuadorDry season holds; crowds thin noticeably.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8075GreenlandAutumn colour, first aurora, prices easing.about €210 / $227 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7075LatviaMild and golden as the forest colour begins.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075LithuaniaMild and golden as the autumn colour begins.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075Saint Pierre and MiquelonCrisp, quiet and still open.about €145 / $157 a day75SwedenAutumn colour in Lapland and the aurora returning.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9074Ethiopiaabout €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €10.50 / $11.4074Faroe Islandsabout €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9074Svalbard and Jan Mayenabout €250 / $270 a day70Åland Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day70BermudaBeautiful, and the highest storm risk of the year.about €210 / $227 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2070BhutanMonsoon withdrawing and the air clearing late in the month.about €250 / $270 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3070New Zealandabout €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070ParaguaySpring warmth; last comfortable window for the deep Chaco.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3070Sri LankaLast dependable east-coast month before the turn.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4070Ugandaabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7066Palauabout €190 / $205 a day65ArgentinaSpring stirring; Península Valdés whale season peaks; jacarandas soon after in the capital.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8065ChileSpring and Fiestas Patrias; blossom in the central valleys.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4065ColombiaRain returns gradually; early September still fine; whale watching peaks (Aug–Sep).about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4065IndiaMonsoon withdrawing; the Western Ghats at their greenest.about €40 / $43 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4065LaosRain easing, rivers high, countryside at its most vivid.about €35 / $38 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8065NepalMonsoon withdrawing late; the air clears and the peaks reappear.about €38 / $41 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8063Trinidad and TobagoPetit carême - a genuine mini dry season and a smart, quiet window.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6060Hong KongStill warm with typhoons possible, but improving late.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060JapanTyphoon season's tail, but the last fortnight often turns clear and mild.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060MacauImproving late in the month as the heat breaks.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060MaldivesWettest stretch and the cheapest weeks of the year.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.6060OmanHeat easing as the khareef ends in Salalah.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
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