Where the half-term fortnight is still properly warm. 1,069 seaside holiday towns and cities around the world were scored in the second half of October, and 83 rate Good or better. The 20 below lead, spread so no single region takes over.
Where to go
- 182 · IdealAracajuBrazil
Rated 82 (Ideal) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 30°C, with partly cloudy skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See late October on the map.
- 280 · IdealCairnsAustralia
Midday in the second half of October feels like 29°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 80, Ideal, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about three months, from late September to mid December. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at late October.
- 378 · GoodKapaaHawaii, United States
Midday in the second half of October feels like 29°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 78, Good, for sunbathing. Good weather here runs from late March to early December, so there is room either side. See late October on the map.
- 477 · GoodSanta Cruz CabráliaBrazil
A typical midday in the second half of October feels like 29°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 77 over the stretch. It rates Good or better all year, not just now. Open it on the map at late October.
- 574 · GoodAlanyaTurkey
A typical midday in the second half of October feels like 28°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 74 over the stretch. See late October on the map.
- 673 · GoodKahuluiHawaii, United States
Rated 73 (Good) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 28°C, with partly cloudy skies. The good spell lasts about seven months, from mid May to early December. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at late October.
- 770 · GoodAl ‘AqabahJordan
Rated 70 (Good) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 28°C, with mostly clear skies. Good weather here runs from mid September to early November, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See late October on the map.
- 870 · GoodVictoriaSeychelles
Midday in the second half of October feels like 32°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 70, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about nine and a half months, from late May to February. Open it on the map at late October.
- 967 · GoodMontego BayJamaica
A typical midday in the second half of October feels like 33°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 67 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from October to mid August, so there is room either side. See late October on the map.
- 1066 · GoodTrinidadCuba
Midday in the second half of October feels like 30°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 66, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about three months, from mid October to early January. Open it on the map at late October.
- 1166 · GoodİskenderunTurkey
A typical midday in the second half of October feels like 26°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 66 over the stretch. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at late October.
- 1265 · GoodTainanTaiwan
Midday in the second half of October feels like 31°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 65, Good, for sunbathing. Rain is rare at this time of year. See late October on the map.
- 1362 · GoodYeppoonAustralia
Midday in the second half of October feels like 26°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 62, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about six and a half months, from mid October to April. Open it on the map at late October.
- 1462 · GoodSaint John’sAntigua and Barbuda
Rated 62 (Good) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 32°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from October to early September, so there is room either side. See late October on the map.
- 1561 · GoodIsabelaPuerto Rico
Midday in the second half of October feels like 32°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 61, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about eight months, from October to May. Open it on the map at late October.
- 1660 · GoodMacauMacau
Rated 60 (Good) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 27°C, with partly cloudy skies. Rain is rare at this time of year. See late October on the map.
- 1759 · GoodIshigakiJapan
Rated 59 (Good) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 28°C, with often cloudy skies. Open it on the map at late October.
- 1858 · GoodNagoJapan
A typical midday in the second half of October feels like 28°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 58 over the stretch. See late October on the map.
- 1958 · GoodOranjestadAruba
Midday in the second half of October feels like 33°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 58, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about eleven and a half months, from October to early September. Open it on the map at late October.
- 2055 · GoodBel AirMauritius
Rated 55 (Good) for sunbathing in the second half of October: midday feels like 25°C, with often cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from late October to mid May, so there is room either side. See late October on the map.
With a guide of their own
Ranked the same way among the seaside places with a guide of their own, each a link to its whole year:
By region
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged in mid and late October; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Sunbathing: Warm feels-like gates the score — best 26–32 °C. Dry air, light wind and clear skies each lift it; none alone rules it out. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep the list from being one coastline, entries are at least 300 km apart, no more than five come from any one region of the world, and no more than two from one country unless the list would otherwise run short. A higher-scoring place can be left out for that reason.
Only seaside places
Towns and cities within 12 km of the coast, with beaches and plenty of hotels, resorts and holiday lets within 10 km for their size. That keeps out hot inland towns and busy ports that nobody visits for the beach. Places to stay are counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset, so a resort missing there is missing here.
The dotted links open the map at that place and time of year, on the same layer. The map remembers the time of day you last chose there; set it to midday to see these exact numbers.