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Beaches in autumn

Autumn is September to November north of the equator and in South Asia; March to May south of the equator. These are the beaches where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Autumn in the north: September to November

12 of the 22 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of September, October and November; 9 of them in each of the three.

  1. Mauritius Mauritius September: goodOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–28°C
  2. Cape Town South Africa September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–25°C
  3. Los Angeles United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 23–30°C
  4. Perth Australia September: goodOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–27°C
  5. San Diego United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–25°C
  6. Oahu United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  7. Sydney Australia September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–24°C
  8. Maui United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  9. Barcelona Spain September: goodOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–26°C
  10. Goa India September: avoidOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–32°C
  11. The Maldives Maldives September: okOctober: goodNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  12. Key West United States September: goodOctober: okNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C

Fewer than two good months

Autumn in the south: March to May

18 of the 22 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 10 of them in each of the three.

  1. Los Angeles United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–24°C
  2. Perth Australia March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–30°C
  3. Oahu United States March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  4. Cape Town South Africa March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–26°C
  5. Key West United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–27°C
  6. Miami United States March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C
  7. Mauritius Mauritius March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  8. Barcelona Spain March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–22°C
  9. Goa India March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 33°C
  10. Sydney Australia March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–25°C
  11. Dubai United Arab Emirates March: goodApril: goodMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–36°C
  12. Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates March: goodApril: goodMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28–36°C
  13. San Diego United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  14. The Andaman Islands India March: sweet spotApril: goodMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–32°C
  15. Da Nang Vietnam March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–32°C
  16. Maui United States March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  17. The Maldives Maldives March: goodApril: goodMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29°C
  18. Bali Indonesia March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29°C

Fewer than two good months

Beaches, season by season

Autumn elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank