Winter sun by month
Where's hot in October
Every destination we track, warmest first, by its average daytime high in October — not the annual average, and not a forecast. Beside each: how long the flight is, which UK airports fly it direct, and the cheapest October fare we have measured.
The winter sun band: Morocco, Egypt, the Canaries, Madeira, Cyprus, Cape Verde and Türkiye.
Within seven hours in October
| Destination | Average high | Flight from London | Direct from | October fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada Egypt | 32°C | 5h 32m | 9 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | Today's fare → |
| Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt | 31°C | 5h 30m | 7 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | Today's fare → |
| Sal Cape Verde | 30°C | 6h 12m | 6 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £305 Glasgow, 30 Oct – 6 Nov |
| Marrakesh Morocco | 28°C | 3h 30m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | Today's fare → |
| Lanzarote Spain | 27°C | 4h 03m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £94 Leeds, 3 Oct – 11 Oct |
| Paphos Cyprus | 27°C | 4h 39m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £159 Belfast, 14 Oct – 21 Oct |
| Agadir Morocco | 26°C | 3h 42m | 8 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £104 Leeds, 15 Oct – 22 Oct |
| Antalya Türkiye | 26°C | 4h 18m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £82 London, 6 Oct – 15 Oct |
| Tenerife Spain | 26°C | 4h 16m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | Today's fare → |
| Dalaman Türkiye | 25°C | 4h 10m | 10 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £77 London, 7 Oct – 17 Oct |
| Madeira Portugal | 25°C | 3h 44m | 9 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £101 Manchester, 5 Oct – 14 Oct |
| Istanbul Türkiye | 20°C | 3h 47m | 4 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £94 Liverpool, 24 Oct – 3 Nov |
Worth the flight for ten nights or more.
Long-haul in October
| Destination | Average high | Flight from London | Direct from | October fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai UAE | 35°C | 7h 05m | 6 UK airports London, Manchester, Birmingham … | £322 Edinburgh, 30 Oct – 10 Nov |
| Bangkok Thailand | 32°C | 11h 31m | 2 UK airports London, Manchester | £624 Edinburgh, 7 Oct – 20 Oct |
| Bali Indonesia | 31°C | 14h 30m | No UK nonstop | £1,285 Manchester, 7 Oct – 20 Oct |
| Maldives MLE | 30°C | 10h 29m | London | £726 Birmingham, 29 Oct – 12 Nov |
| Seychelles SEZ | 30°C | 10h 09m | No UK nonstop | Today's fare → |
| Sri Lanka CMB | 30°C | 10h 41m | London | £533 London, 3 Oct – 14 Oct |
| Zanzibar Tanzania | 30°C | 9h 24m | No UK nonstop | Today's fare → |
| Orlando USA | 29°C | 9h 24m | 3 UK airports London, Manchester, Edinburgh | £466 Edinburgh, 21 Oct – 2 Nov |
| Las Vegas USA | 27°C | 10h 58m | 2 UK airports London, Manchester | £458 London, 21 Oct – 3 Nov |
| Mauritius MRU | 27°C | 11h 51m | London | Today's fare → |
| Los Angeles USA | 26°C | 11h 21m | London | £570 Glasgow, 6 Oct – 17 Oct |
| Tokyo Japan | 22°C | 11h 32m | London | £1,455 Edinburgh, 21 Oct – 4 Nov |
| Cape Town South Africa | 21°C | 11h 55m | London | Today's fare → |
| New York USA | 18°C | 7h 48m | 4 UK airports London, Manchester, Edinburgh … | £368 Manchester, 10 Oct – 20 Oct |
The short answer
Where is hot in October from the UK?
The warmest places within seven hours of the UK in October are Hurghada (32°C), Sharm el-Sheikh (31°C) and Sal (30°C), going by average daytime highs. Further out, Dubai (35°C), Bangkok (32°C) and Bali (31°C) are the warmest of the long-haul destinations we track. The cheapest October fare we have measured is Dalaman at £77 return from London.
An October fare appears only where one of our searches found its cheapest week in October. Every UK airport is searched across the next six months and kept at its own cheapest week, so a destination without one here had a cheaper week in another month — it is not sold out. Fares were measured on 30 September 2026; the destination guide carries today's fare from every airport.
Withheld this month
Not on our boards in October
We stop publishing fares to Phuket, Cancún, Montego Bay and Miami in October. A cheap fare there that month is cheap for a reason — the weather, the sea, or half the resort shut for the season — and each guide says which.
The rest of the season
Another month
Warm is half of it. The fare is the other.
The winter sun board has today's cheapest fare to every destination on this page, from whichever of ten UK airports has it.
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