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Where to go in the United States 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 places in the United States 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

16 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. Los Angeles United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 23–30°C
  2. San Diego United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–25°C
  3. Oahu United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  4. Yosemite United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–26°C
  5. Zion United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–30°C
  6. Austin United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–33°C
  7. Maui United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  8. San Francisco United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–21°C
  9. Charleston United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 20–29°C
  10. The Grand Canyon United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–24°C
  11. Scottsdale United States September: avoidOctober: sweet spotNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 25–37°C
  12. Asheville United States September: sweet spotOctober: sweet spotNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 14–26°C
  13. Washington DC United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–26°C
  14. New York United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 12–25°C
  15. Boston United States September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–22°C
  16. 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

17 of the 22 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 7 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. Oahu United States March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  3. Key West United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–27°C
  4. Miami United States March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C
  5. Charleston United States March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–27°C
  6. New Orleans United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–28°C
  7. Washington DC United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 14–24°C
  8. Scottsdale United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 25–34°C
  9. San Diego United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  10. Zion United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–26°C
  11. San Francisco United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–17°C
  12. The Grand Canyon United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–21°C
  13. Maui United States March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  14. Asheville United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–23°C
  15. Austin United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 24–30°C
  16. New York United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–21°C
  17. Yosemite United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–20°C

Fewer than two good months

United States, 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