Where is it sunny in October?
1,393 major destinations ranked by Sunshine Score — daytime warmth, dryness and sunshine for October, from long-term climate normals.
Top of the world in October: Calama (100/100), Sharm El Sheikh (100) and Al-Jawf (100). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.
The world's sunniest places in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Calama |
🇨🇱 Chile |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,926 |
| 2 | Sharm El Sheikh |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
30° / 86°F |
2 mm |
3,723 |
| 3 | Al-Jawf |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
1 mm |
3,679 |
| 4 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
100 |
30° / 86°F |
1 mm |
3,635 |
| 5 | Hail |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
100 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,592 |
| 6 | Hurghada |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
99 |
30° / 86°F |
3 mm |
3,767 |
| 7 | Mexicali |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
5 mm |
3,679 |
| 8 | Adrar |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
6 mm |
3,635 |
| 9 | Alexandria |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
99 |
27° / 81°F |
7 mm |
3,580 |
| 10 | Cairo |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
99 |
30° / 86°F |
5 mm |
3,542 |
| 11 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
2 mm |
3,416 |
| 12 | Suhar |
🇴🇲 Oman |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
4 mm |
3,416 |
| 13 | Arequipa |
🇵🇪 Peru |
99 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,333 |
| 14 | Las Vegas |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
13 mm |
3,825 |
| 15 | Boulder City |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
13 mm |
3,723 |
| 16 | Tamanrasset |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
11 mm |
3,686 |
| 17 | Hassi Messaoud |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
6 mm |
3,416 |
| 18 | Ouargla |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
8 mm |
3,416 |
| 19 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
98 |
31° / 88°F |
7 mm |
3,382 |
| 20 | Amman |
🇯🇴 Jordan |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
4 mm |
3,290 |
| 21 | Manama |
🇧🇭 Bahrain |
98 |
32° / 90°F |
2 mm |
3,285 |
| 22 | Al Jiza |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
3,285 |
| 23 | Shiraz |
🇮🇷 Iran |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
4 mm |
3,285 |
| 24 | Isfahan |
🇮🇷 Iran |
98 |
26° / 79°F |
3 mm |
3,280 |
| 25 | Abha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
98 |
26° / 79°F |
1 mm |
3,248 |
Europe: sunniest in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Almería |
🇪🇸 Spain |
92 |
23° / 73°F |
26 mm |
2,994 |
| 2 | Samos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
89 |
21° / 70°F |
44 mm |
3,110 |
| 3 | Alicante |
🇪🇸 Spain |
89 |
24° / 75°F |
36 mm |
2,851 |
| 4 | Karpathos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
88 |
20° / 68°F |
47 mm |
3,022 |
| 5 | Mykonos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
88 |
20° / 68°F |
46 mm |
2,978 |
| 6 | Santorini |
🇬🇷 Greece |
88 |
21° / 70°F |
44 mm |
2,891 |
| 7 | Heraklion |
🇬🇷 Greece |
87 |
21° / 70°F |
46 mm |
2,779 |
| 8 | Granada |
🇪🇸 Spain |
87 |
21° / 70°F |
47 mm |
2,759 |
| 9 | Cagliari |
🇮🇹 Italy |
87 |
24° / 75°F |
45 mm |
2,726 |
| 10 | Valencia |
🇪🇸 Spain |
87 |
24° / 75°F |
44 mm |
2,696 |
Asia: sunniest in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Sharm El Sheikh |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
30° / 86°F |
2 mm |
3,723 |
| 2 | Al-Jawf |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
1 mm |
3,679 |
| 3 | Hail |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
100 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,592 |
| 4 | Adrar |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
6 mm |
3,635 |
| 5 | Doha |
🇶🇦 Qatar |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
2 mm |
3,416 |
| 6 | Suhar |
🇴🇲 Oman |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
4 mm |
3,416 |
| 7 | Tamanrasset |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
98 |
29° / 84°F |
11 mm |
3,686 |
| 8 | Ouargla |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
8 mm |
3,416 |
| 9 | Port Sudan |
🇸🇩 Sudan |
98 |
31° / 88°F |
7 mm |
3,382 |
| 10 | Amman |
🇯🇴 Jordan |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
4 mm |
3,290 |
North America: sunniest in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Mexicali |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
5 mm |
3,679 |
| 2 | Las Vegas |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
13 mm |
3,825 |
| 3 | Boulder City |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
27° / 81°F |
13 mm |
3,723 |
| 4 | Phoenix |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
14 mm |
3,872 |
| 5 | Tucson |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
29° / 84°F |
15 mm |
3,806 |
| 6 | Mesa |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
14 mm |
3,767 |
| 7 | Palm Springs |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
22° / 72°F |
8 mm |
3,329 |
| 8 | El Paso |
🇺🇸 United States |
96 |
25° / 77°F |
21 mm |
3,762 |
| 9 | Ciudad Juárez |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
96 |
25° / 77°F |
21 mm |
3,635 |
| 10 | Fresno |
🇺🇸 United States |
96 |
25° / 77°F |
21 mm |
3,564 |
South America: sunniest in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Calama |
🇨🇱 Chile |
100 |
22° / 72°F |
0 mm |
3,926 |
| 2 | Arequipa |
🇵🇪 Peru |
99 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,333 |
| 3 | Copiapo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
97 |
21° / 70°F |
1 mm |
3,066 |
| 4 | La Serena-Coquimbo |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
20° / 68°F |
3 mm |
2,978 |
| 5 | Iquique |
🇨🇱 Chile |
96 |
20° / 68°F |
0 mm |
2,847 |
| 6 | Tacna |
🇵🇪 Peru |
95 |
25° / 77°F |
2 mm |
2,716 |
| 7 | Piura |
🇵🇪 Peru |
94 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
2,628 |
| 8 | Mendoza |
🇦🇷 Argentina |
93 |
26° / 79°F |
15 mm |
2,872 |
| 9 | Santiago |
🇨🇱 Chile |
93 |
21° / 70°F |
12 mm |
2,808 |
| 10 | Natal |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
92 |
32° / 90°F |
14 mm |
2,716 |
Africa: sunniest in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Hurghada |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
99 |
30° / 86°F |
3 mm |
3,767 |
| 2 | Alexandria |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
99 |
27° / 81°F |
7 mm |
3,580 |
| 3 | Cairo |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
99 |
30° / 86°F |
5 mm |
3,542 |
| 4 | Hassi Messaoud |
🇩🇿 Algeria |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
6 mm |
3,416 |
| 5 | Al Jiza |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
3,285 |
| 6 | Windhoek |
🇳🇦 Namibia |
96 |
31° / 88°F |
24 mm |
3,504 |
| 7 | Dzaoudzi |
🇾🇹 Mayotte |
94 |
24° / 75°F |
22 mm |
3,154 |
| 8 | Zarzis |
🇹🇳 Tunisia |
93 |
25° / 77°F |
28 mm |
3,154 |
| 9 | Marrakesh |
🇲🇦 Morocco |
93 |
27° / 81°F |
23 mm |
3,131 |
| 10 | Dakhla |
🇪🇭 Western Sahara |
93 |
31° / 88°F |
20 mm |
2,935 |
Oceania: sunniest in October
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
100 |
30° / 86°F |
1 mm |
3,635 |
| 2 | Alice Springs |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
32° / 90°F |
18 mm |
3,499 |
| 3 | Townsville |
🇦🇺 Australia |
94 |
30° / 86°F |
20 mm |
3,141 |
| 4 | Broadwood |
🇦🇺 Australia |
93 |
27° / 81°F |
19 mm |
2,978 |
| 5 | Perth |
🇦🇺 Australia |
92 |
23° / 73°F |
33 mm |
3,230 |
| 6 | Proserpine |
🇦🇺 Australia |
92 |
27° / 81°F |
27 mm |
2,978 |
| 7 | Mackay |
🇦🇺 Australia |
91 |
23° / 73°F |
33 mm |
2,978 |
| 8 | Hamilton |
🇦🇺 Australia |
91 |
27° / 81°F |
27 mm |
2,935 |
| 9 | Adelaide |
🇦🇺 Australia |
91 |
21° / 70°F |
24 mm |
2,765 |
| 10 | Rockhampton |
🇦🇺 Australia |
88 |
29° / 84°F |
48 mm |
2,978 |
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