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Where to go in September

What is actually pleasant in September — by average temperature and rainy days, not by feel. The numbers are climate normals, the same for every place.

Cities

Windhoek

Namibia

21°C0 rainy days

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

21°C4 rainy days

Lisbon

Portugal

21°C6 rainy days

Évora

Portugal

21°C7 rainy days

Matera

Italy

21°C7 rainy days

Beijing

China

21°C7 rainy days

Granada

Spain

22°C4 rainy days

Parma

Italy

20°C7 rainy days

Coast

Alexandria

Egypt

27°C0 rainy days

Sousse

Tunisia

27°C2 rainy days

Monastir

Tunisia

27°C2 rainy days

Mahdia

Tunisia

27°C2 rainy days

Rhodes

Greece

26°C2 rainy days

Antalya

Turkey

26°C2 rainy days

Djerba

Tunisia

28°C3 rainy days

Kekova

Turkey

26°C2 rainy days

Nature and mountains

Cappadocia

Turkey

19°C3 rainy days

Veliko Tarnovo

Bulgaria

20°C4 rainy days

Masai Mara

Kenya

18°C4 rainy days

Fish River Canyon

Namibia

17°C1 rainy day

Vršac

Serbia

19°C7 rainy days

Arusha

Tanzania

19°C8 rainy days

Zagori

Greece

19°C8 rainy days

Sossusvlei

Namibia

22°C0 rainy days

Pleasant, and off season

The weather holds but the crowds and prices have dropped — the month where the same destination costs less than at peak.

Alexandria

Egypt

27°C0 rainy days

Windhoek

Namibia

21°C0 rainy days

Sousse

Tunisia

27°C2 rainy days

Monastir

Tunisia

27°C2 rainy days

Mahdia

Tunisia

27°C2 rainy days

Rhodes

Greece

26°C2 rainy days

Temperatures and rainy days are climate normals from `content_geo.py`, the same for all 214 places. “Pleasant” means: a city at 12–26°C with at most 10 rainy days, coast above 24°C with at most 6, mountains 8–24°C with at most 10.

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Windhuk Independence Avenue 1 — Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Old town of Plovdiv 02 — This image is a work by Mercy. When reusing, please credit me as: Mercy from Wikimedia Commons. I would appreciat, CC BY-SA 3.0
Miradouro das Portas do Sol Lisbon Alfama overview pano — Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Capela dos Ossos - Apr 2011 — Ken & Nyetta, CC BY 2.0
Sassi di Matera — Airin, CC BY-SA 1.0
Beijing China Summer-Palace-02 — CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alhambra - Granada 1 — Jim Gordon, CC BY 2.0
Parma, Piazza Garibaldi, Palazzo del Governatore — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
Blue Mosque, Istanbul Turkey — Joshua Doubek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Piazza Popolo Ravenna — Incola, CC BY-SA 3.0
Genova Cso Firenze widok — Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Florence Duomo from Michelangelo hill — Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical arcades in Bologna, Italy (51190327522) — Ralf Steinberger from Milan, Berlin + Munich, Italy + Germany, CC BY 2.0
San Gimignano Towers from the Square — Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0
Canal Grande from Rialto bridge SW — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and se, CC BY-SA 3.0
The White Tower of Thessaloniki - 2 — Annatsach, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ateneo Rumano, Bucarest, Rumanía, 2016-05-29, DD 73 — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mercado Municipal (São Paulo) 16 — Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0
Umbrellas at Caudan Waterfront Mall — Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0
La Sagrada Familia Barcelona — Peter_Glyn, CC0
Acropolis Parthenon Athens Greece — Jebulon, CC0
Colosseum in rome — Silviomerci1971, CC BY-SA 4.0
Karlovačka gimnazija - panoramio (2) — Mister No, CC BY 3.0
The glass dome - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - Milan — Terragio67, CC BY-SA 4.0
Varadin bridge and Novi Sad from Petrovaradin Fortress 2 — Skelanard (Aleksandr Petukhov), CC BY-SA 4.0
Kalemegdan, Belgrade Fortress — BrankaVV, CC BY-SA 4.0
Safranbolu traditional houses — Uğur Başak, CC BY-SA 3.0
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A giraffe with a beautiful background of Nairobi City Skyline — Alexmbogo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaza de Espana, Seville — Dokkolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vicolo di pulcinella — Gigi sorrentino, CC BY-SA 3.0
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2014-11-20 15h50 Orlando Power Station Soweto anagoria — Anagoria, CC BY 3.0
Piazza Sant'Oronzo (Lecce) — Bernard Gagnon, CC0
Torino- Piazza Vittorio Veneto - 52751304568 — Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0
Amidžin konak 01 — Nikolina Šepić, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, August 2026 — Esniom, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gaia Douro Porto pano from Ponte de Dom Luís I — Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0
The library of Celsus, Ephesus — Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ceiling Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière Lyon France in May 2022 — Tim Adams, CC BY 3.0
Niška tvrđava, Niš, Srbija, 034 — Mickey Mystique, CC BY-SA 3.0
Boyana Church, Sofia - panoramio — Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0
Subotica townhall at night — Prissantenbär, CC BY-SA 3.0
Belvárosi hid Autumn — Fuhluf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Casas Colgadas de Cuenca sobre el Puente de San Pablo — Albertukel, CC BY-SA 3.0 es
Debrecen, református nagytemplom este 2021 01 — Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs, CC BY-SA 4.0
Catania-etna — Dror Feitelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ban Jelacic Square - panoramio — lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0
Győr - Hungary (5129270479) — Emmanuel DYAN from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
Via Vittorio Emanuele Mittags — Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Michael's Gate and tower (10267283706) — Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0
Zelný trh v Brně I — Millenium187, CC BY-SA 3.0
Belvedere, Vienna September 2016 — Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brandenburg Gate - Brandenburger Tor - Berlin - Germany - 02 — Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Voelkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig — HBX55, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Poznan Market Square I — Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ars Electronica Center Linz — Lemur1000, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Theatre Kosice — Ladislav Luppa, CC0
Panoramic view from Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw — kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
Frankfurt-Roemerberg-02-mit Justitia-Brunnen-2016-gje — Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
Prague Town Hall Clock 2021 15 — Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0
2017-03 Toruń (22) — Marek Mróz, CC BY 4.0
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Szermierz (Swordsman) Wroclaw dwarf 02 — Pnapora, CC BY-SA 3.0
High Castle and bastions in Malbork — DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dolna brana & Synagogue in Trencin — Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca TB1 — Todor Bozhinov, CC BY-SA 4.0
Domtoren Utrecht 2 — Cindy22, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Pilsner-Urquell-Main-Gate-Perspective — David J. Fred (Dfred), CC BY-SA 3.0
Kutná Hora, Vlašský dvůr, nádvoří — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dresden, Frauenkirche und Kunstakademie — Dguendel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Buenos Aires - La Boca - Caminito - 200807i — Luis Argerich from Buenos Aires, Argentina, CC BY 2.0
King's College Chapel, Cambridge, fan vault — DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0
2015-06 Lublin (18) — Marek Mróz, CC BY 4.0
Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie -- 2023 -- 6565 — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Karlovy Vary dům Atlantic (04) — Zorka Sojka, CC BY 4.0
Plaza de Armas de Santiago 2017 b — WeHaKa, CC BY-SA 4.0
Egypt, Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
Ribat (Sousse) — Slim Alileche, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ribat - Monastir - 03 — Wissem Miri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahdia, Tunisia January 2024 - Roundabout Swordfish — Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0
Northern Buildings of the Street of the Knights, Medieval City of Rhodes, Greece — Julian Lupyan, CC0
Hadrian's Gate, Antalya 01 — Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia — Dr. Ondřej Havelka (cestovatel), CC BY 4.0
Kekova, Turkey — Htkava, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hammamet-Sud beach R01 — Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), CC BY 3.0
Oia Santorini Greece — sub_lime79, CC BY 2.0
Antonine baths ruins Karthago — Benreis, CC BY 3.0
Sunset of Mykonos — Roberto Faccenda, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rafa koralowa Hurgada(23) — Inetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alcazaba-IMG 2894 — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Arvanitia Beach and Argolic Gulf — S-miroslav, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dahab - The blue hole - panoramio — Francesco Lo Bello, CC BY 3.0
Arrecife de coral, parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-26, DD 170 — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hot air balloon over Cappadocia, Turkey — MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0
OLD HOUSE IN THE NATIONAL REVIVAL STYLE, VELIKO TURNOVOI — JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
Zebras and hot air balloons, Masai Mara (52463175924) — flowcomm, CC BY 2.0
Hiking in the Fish River Canyon - panoramio — Roelf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Vršac (14370906663) — Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Arusha Clock Tower with bodaboda — Hilda Raphael, CC0
Zagori - Kipi bridge — Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Soko Banja Vodopad Ripaljka III СП310 — Ivana OK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kirche Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Assisi Italien — Feldstein, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palacio Nacional da Pena, Sintra, Portugal, 2019-05-25, DD 84 — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Village of Gordes — Einaz80, CC BY-SA 4.0
Top of Siena Cathedral Facade — Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0
Elephants Herd Amboseli (7234335792) — Benh LIEU SONG from Torcy, France, CC BY-SA 2.0
Chefchaouen, Morocco (Unsplash) — Azer Koçulu azer, CC0
Panorama della Val d'Orcia da Via del Casello, Pienza — Travel Designer, CC BY 4.0
Géiseres del Tatio, Atacama, Chile, 2016-02-01, DD 51-53 HDR — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kibo Summit, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (30819102678) — Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0
Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius — Adamina, CC BY 2.0
Melk Abbey (8) — Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alley in Szentendre 8208574271 — beta.robot, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lioness atop a kopje, Serengeti (1) (28625989105) — Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0
Plaza Mayor de Albarracín, Teruel — José Luis Filpo Cabana, CC BY 3.0
2023 Piata Mare din Sibiu — Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
Aconcagua (Mendoza) 2022-11 (4) — Mauricio V. Genta, CC BY-SA 4.0
Swakopmund Woermannhaus 1 — Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Main portal - Courtyard facade of Ottheinrichsbau - Heidelberg Castle - Heidelberg - Germany 2017 — José Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cape Cross Seal Colony, RTW 2012 (8395938208) — Ana Raquel S. Hernandes from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kruger National Park (ZA), Elefant -- 2024 -- 0649 — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aït Benhaddou view from above — Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mikolajki from Jezioro Mikolajskie panorama 2008-07 — Ghalas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Iguazu Falls - Devil's Throat — P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
20180601 Veľká bašta Bardejov 1049 3358 DxO — Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
Roussanou Monastery, Meteora — Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Via dell'Abbondanza (Pompeii) — Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dolná Brána — Robert Jahoda, CC BY-SA 4.0
Braşov (Kronstadt, Brassó) - market square — Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0
Telc 19 — Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0
Banska Štiavnica, Central Square — Juraj Kubica, CC BY-SA 2.0

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