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Best destinations for photography in September
Countries rated good or better for September where the desk marks the light, the colour or the weather as the reason to go then.
95 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best destinations for photography in September
Zambia96
about €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
Albania95
about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Armenia95
about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80
Austria95
about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
France95
about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Georgia95
about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
95ItalyHeat easing, sea still warm and the harvest under way.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095MoldovaHarvest season - the best time to be in wine country.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4095MontenegroWarm sea, thinning crowds and the mountains still open.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095NamibiaWarming, with game viewing at its most concentrated.about €120 / $130 a day95PortugalWarm sea, Douro harvest and the crowds gone.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095SlovakiaThe best month - stable weather, autumn colour and thinner crowds.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095SloveniaMild, golden and quieter - an excellent month.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095South AfricaSuperb - dry bush, whales, wildflowers and warming days.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095SwitzerlandThe best month - stable weather, clear air and thinner crowds.about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9095TanzaniaDry, excellent game viewing and the best mountain weather.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4095Zimbabweabout €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0094Niueabout €145 / $157 a day94Réunionabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9094Tongaabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4093Fijiabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2093French Polynesiaabout €210 / $227 a day93Mozambiqueabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7093Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day92Bosnia and HerzegovinaMild, golden and quiet - an excellent month.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092BulgariaWarm sea, thinning crowds and harvest inland.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day92Comorosabout €70 / $76 a day92Czech RepublicMild, golden, and Moravian wine festivals - an excellent month.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Eswatiniabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6092Gabonabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8092HungaryMild, golden, and harvest season in Tokaj.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Jerseyabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Mayotteabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4092New Caledoniaabout €160 / $173 a day92North MacedoniaWarm lake, thinning crowds and harvest - an excellent month.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9092Papua New Guineaabout €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092RomaniaMild, 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 day92SerbiaMild, golden and harvest season - an excellent month.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9091Guernseyabout €140 / $151 a day91Solomon Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day90AzerbaijanHeat breaking into excellent conditions, with harvest under way.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8090BelgiumMild, golden and quieter - the best month.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090ChinaThe heat breaks and the skies clear; excellent nationwide.about €65 / $70 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090GermanyMild and golden; Oktoberfest opens in Munich mid-month.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090IcelandAutumn colour, aurora returning and the crowds gone.about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090IrelandMild, quieter and often the driest month on the west coast.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090KazakhstanThe best month - warm, clear and golden across the country.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090MoroccoHeat easing and excellent conditions returning.about €65 / $70 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090NetherlandsMild, 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 / $6.7090Timor-LesteCetacean season continues; reliable weather for the districts.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2090United KingdomWarm, quieter and midge-free - arguably the best month of all.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090UzbekistanHeat breaking, melon season at its peak, skies clear.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Vatican CityHeat easing and crowds thinning - an excellent month.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088Gibraltarabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088Isle of Manabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4088Nauruabout €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1088São Tomé and Príncipeabout €95 / $103 a day88Tunisiaabout €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088United StatesThe best month: settled weather, open parks, vanished crowds.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9086Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 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 / $7.2085TurkmenistanHeat breaking into clear, warm, dry weather.about €150 / $162 a day82CanadaGolden larches, elk rut, thin crowds - the connoisseur’s month.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7082Seychellesabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6082SurinameDry 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 / $6.7078BrazilWildlife 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 / $7.2075GreenlandAutumn 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 / $3.9075SwedenAutumn 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 day70New 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 / $5.3070Republic of the Congoabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6070VietnamRice harvest turns Mù Cang Chải and Sa Pa gold - the photographer's month in the north.about €40 / $43 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9066Eritreaabout €90 / $97 a day65ArgentinaSpring stirring; Península Valdés whale season peaks; jacarandas soon after in the capital.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8065ColombiaRain 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 / $5.80
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