Where is it hot in October?

Genuinely hot, stopping short of dangerous. Ranked from 196 travel destinations using ERA5 climate averages — what October is normally like, not what the weather will do next week.

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Top 20 by October weather

Day and night temperatures are monthly averages of daily highs and lows. Rain is an average across the whole month. Places with the same rating have equally good weather for this; among them, the one covered by more language editions of Wikivoyage, the open travel guide, is listed first. The bar under each place shows its other good months — click one to jump there.
#	Place	Day	Night	Rain	Rating
1	Cairo, Egypt	31°C	18°C	0.0 mm/day	Excellent
2	Delhi, India	32°C	19°C	0.6 mm/day	Excellent
3	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	34°C	20°C	0.1 mm/day	Excellent
4	Dakar, Senegal	31°C	26°C	0.5 mm/day	Excellent
5	Windhoek, Namibia	31°C	15°C	0.2 mm/day	Excellent
6	Doha, Qatar	35°C	24°C	0.1 mm/day	Excellent
7	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	35°C	25°C	0.0 mm/day	Excellent
8	Hurghada, Egypt	30°C	23°C	0.2 mm/day	Excellent
9	Paramaribo, Suriname	32°C	25°C	2.1 mm/day	Excellent
10	Muscat, Oman	32°C	24°C	0.4 mm/day	Excellent
11	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	34°C	26°C	0.1 mm/day	Excellent
12	Dili, Timor-Leste	30°C	22°C	2.6 mm/day	Excellent
13	Praia, Cabo Verde	29°C	24°C	1.2 mm/day	Excellent
14	Jaipur, India	32°C	19°C	0.6 mm/day	Excellent
15	Eilat, Israel	31°C	18°C	0.0 mm/day	Excellent
16	Phoenix, United States	32°C	17°C	0.9 mm/day	Excellent
17	Fortaleza, Brazil	31°C	25°C	0.2 mm/day	Excellent
18	Natal, Brazil	31°C	23°C	0.5 mm/day	Excellent
19	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	29°C	24°C	0.2 mm/day	Excellent
20	Alice Springs, Australia	31°C	17°C	0.5 mm/day	Excellent

What this ranking does and does not tell you

It rates the weather only — daytime and night temperature, rain and sunshine. It says nothing about what there is to see or do, prices, crowds or safety; that part of the decision is yours.

The candidates are 503 established travel destinations, not every town on Earth, so a place missing here may simply not be on the list.

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