Where is it rainy in October?

1,393 major destinations ranked by average October rainfall, from long-term climate normals. Checking whether it's monsoon season somewhere — or dodging the rain entirely? The driest places are on this page too. Planning around the season? See the October half-term sun guide.

Wettest in October: Da Nang (562 mm), Huế (560 mm) and Chu Lai (516 mm). Driest: Calama, Iquique, Antofagasta — jump to the dry list.

The world's wettest destinations in October

• #1
  Da Nang

  🇻🇳 Vietnam · coastal city break

  October: 562 mm of rain · 29° / 84°F days

  Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 2,209 mm falls in the three months around October.

• #2
  Huế

  🇻🇳 Vietnam · coastal city break

  October: 560 mm of rain · 29° / 84°F days

  Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 2,161 mm falls in the three months around October.

• #3
  Chu Lai

  🇻🇳 Vietnam · beach resort

  October: 516 mm of rain · 28° / 82°F days

  Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 2,089 mm falls in the three months around October.

• #4
  Dong Hoi

  🇻🇳 Vietnam · beach resort

  October: 466 mm of rain · 28° / 82°F days

  Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 57% of the annual 1,930 mm.

• #5
  Cox's Bazar

  🇧🇩 Bangladesh · coastal city break

  October: 462 mm of rain · 29° / 84°F days

  Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 5,320 mm falls in the three months around July.

• #6
  Sanya (Tianya)

  🇨🇳 China · coastal city break

  October: 408 mm of rain · 29° / 84°F days

  Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 53% of the annual 1,930 mm.