Where to go in Middle East in October
3 of the 6 destinations in Middle East are in season in October: 2 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.
October is a sweet spot at 2 of the 6: Cairo and Istanbul. Best avoided at 3 of them.
Ranked for October
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo Egypt | sweet spot | 30° | 0d | 30C max, 0 rainy days |
| 2 | Muscat Oman | good | 34° | 1d | 34C max, 1 rainy day |
| 3 | Istanbul Turkey | sweet spotbusy | 20° | 6d | shoulder season |
Not this October
- Abu Dhabi extreme heat: 23 days over 35C
- Doha extreme heat: 16 days over 35C
- Dubai extreme heat: 15 days over 35C
Other months for Middle East
- January 3 sweet
- February 5 sweet
- March 3 sweet
- April 3 sweet
- May 1 sweet
- June 1 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 1 sweet
- September 1 sweet
- October
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
October elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Middle East as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.