Best Travel Climate

Cool in October

Cool in October: based on historical climate data, Longyearbyen, Abisko and Fairbanks rank highest in October. Longyearbyen stands out for: cold at around -5 °c. They top this particular ranking, but their overall travel score is low, so check the monthly details before deciding.

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Colourful houses in the polar desert of Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen

1Unsuitable· 14

Longyearbyen

Svalbard

Climate score

Average high: -5 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 2 °C sea

Cold at around -5 °C

Aurora over Abisko National Park

Abisko

2Unsuitable· 10

Abisko

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: -2 °C 22 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around -2 °C

Aurora over snowy forest near Fairbanks

Fairbanks

3Unsuitable· 30

Fairbanks

USA

Climate score

Average high: -2 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around -2 °C

Aurora over Yellowknife

Yellowknife

4Unsuitable· 37

Yellowknife

Canada

Climate score

Average high: -2 °C 8 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around -2 °C

Huge icebergs in the Ilulissat icefjord

Ilulissat

5Unsuitable· 29

Ilulissat

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: -1 °C 9 rainy days (est.) 3 °C sea

Cold at around -1 °C

Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in Lapland

Kiruna

6Unsuitable· 25

Kiruna

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around 0 °C

Northern lights over the Yukon near Whitehorse

Whitehorse

7Unsuitable· 20

Whitehorse

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around 0 °C

Akureyri on its fjord below snowy mountains

Akureyri

8Unsuitable· 9

Akureyri

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 22 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cold at around 0 °C

Snowy Levi ski resort in Lapland

Levi

9Unsuitable· 20

Levi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 1 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 1 °C

Colourful houses above the Nuuk fjord

Nuuk

10Unsuitable· 21

Nuuk

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 1 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 3 °C sea

Cool at around 1 °C

The Fitz Roy massif above El Chaltén

El Chaltén

11Unsuitable· 20

El Chaltén

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 24 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 2 °C

Church and harbour of Húsavík with whale-watching boats

Húsavík

12Unsuitable· 10

Húsavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 2 °C

Snowy forest in Lapland near Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi

13Unsuitable· 19

Rovaniemi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 3 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 3 °C

Tromsø with northern lights over snowy peaks

Tromsø

14Unsuitable· 10

Tromsø

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 3 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Cool at around 3 °C

Åre ski resort on the lake below Åreskutan

Åre

15Unsuitable· 13

Åre

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 3 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 3 °C

Anchorage below the Chugach Mountains

Anchorage

16Unsuitable· 17

Anchorage

USA

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Cool at around 4 °C

Maligne Lake and Spirit Island in Jasper National Park

Jasper

17Unsuitable· 31

Jasper

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 4 °C

Turquoise mountain lake in Banff National Park

Banff

18Unsuitable· 30

Banff

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 4 °C

Flåm at the end of the Aurlandsfjord between steep mountains

Flåm

19Unsuitable· 15

Flåm

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 4 °C

Ulaanbaatar with Gandan Monastery

Ulaanbaatar

20Limited· 54

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 3 rainy days (est.)

Very dry, about 3 rainy days
Cool at around 5 °C

The ice wall of the Perito Moreno glacier near El Calafate

El Calafate

21Unsuitable· 34

El Calafate

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 5 °C

Reynisfjara black sand beach with sea stacks near Vík

Vík

22Unsuitable· 11

Vík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Cool at around 6 °C

View from Hallgrímskirkja over Reykjavík to the bay and mountains

Reykjavík

23Unsuitable· 13

Reykjavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 8 °C sea

Cool at around 6 °C

Whistler ski village below snowy peaks

Whistler

24Unsuitable· 21

Whistler

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 6 °C

The Matterhorn above the village of Zermatt

Zermatt

25Unsuitable· 32

Zermatt

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 6 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 6 °C

Colourful wharf houses on the river in Trondheim

Trondheim

26Unsuitable· 13

Trondheim

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Cool at around 7 °C

Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel below snowy peaks

Ushuaia

27Unsuitable· 23

Ushuaia

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 7 °C

St. Moritz by its lake in the Engadin

St. Moritz

28Unsuitable· 31

St. Moritz

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Puerto Natales on the fjord, gateway to Torres del Paine

Puerto Natales

29Unsuitable· 21

Puerto Natales

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 7 °C

Red fishing cabins below steep peaks in Lofoten

Lofoten

30Unsuitable· 13

Lofoten

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Cool at around 8 °C

Aspen in the snowy Rocky Mountains

Aspen

31Limited· 50

Aspen

USA

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Oslo Opera House on the waterfront

Oslo

32Unsuitable· 25

Oslo

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA

Breckenridge

33Limited· 47

Breckenridge

USA

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Sölden glacier ski area in the Ötztal

Sölden

34Unsuitable· 32

Sölden

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Colourful wooden houses at Bergen harbour

Bergen

35Unsuitable· 13

Bergen

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 22 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Cool at around 8 °C

Interlaken between two lakes below the Jungfrau

Interlaken

36Unsuitable· 30

Interlaken

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Grindelwald below the north face of the Eiger

Grindelwald

37Unsuitable· 30

Grindelwald

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 8 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 8 °C

Castle and the Aura river in Turku

Turku

38Unsuitable· 22

Turku

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Davos, a mountain town in the Swiss Alps

Davos

39Unsuitable· 32

Davos

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 9 °C

Art nouveau town of Ålesund between fjord and mountains

Ålesund

40Unsuitable· 14

Ålesund

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Car-free glacier village of Saas-Fee below 4,000-metre peaks

Saas-Fee

41Unsuitable· 34

Saas-Fee

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 9 °C

White cathedral on Senate Square in Helsinki

Helsinki

42Unsuitable· 21

Helsinki

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan

Punta Arenas

43Unsuitable· 34

Punta Arenas

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Medieval towers of Tallinn's old town

Tallinn

44Unsuitable· 21

Tallinn

Estonia

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

The Teton Range above Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole

45Limited· 47

Jackson Hole

USA

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 9 °C

Grass-roof houses at Tórshavn harbour

Tórshavn

46Unsuitable· 14

Tórshavn

Faroe Islands

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Stockholm waterfront

Stockholm

47Unsuitable· 26

Stockholm

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Cool at around 10 °C

Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu below the Remarkables

Queenstown

48Unsuitable· 26

Queenstown

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 10 °C

Art nouveau and old town in Riga

Riga

49Unsuitable· 21

Riga

Latvia

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Cool at around 10 °C

Cortina d'Ampezzo amid the Dolomites

Cortina d'Ampezzo

50Unsuitable· 40

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Inverness on the River Ness, gateway to the Highlands

Inverness

51Unsuitable· 22

Inverness

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 19 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Château Frontenac above old Québec City

Quebec City

52Unsuitable· 33

Quebec City

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

The lone "That Wanaka Tree" in the lake below the mountains

Wanaka

53Unsuitable· 30

Wanaka

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Baroque old town of Vilnius

Vilnius

54Unsuitable· 36

Vilnius

Lithuania

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Chamonix in the valley below Mont Blanc

Chamonix

55Unsuitable· 38

Chamonix

France

Climate score

Average high: 10 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 10 °C

Preikestolen above the Lysefjord near Stavanger

Stavanger

56Unsuitable· 17

Stavanger

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Bolzano in its wine valley below the Dolomites

Bolzano

57Unsuitable· 42

Bolzano

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Waterfront Station in Vancouver

Vancouver

58Unsuitable· 20

Vancouver

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Hallstatt village on the lake below the mountains

Hallstatt

59Unsuitable· 35

Hallstatt

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Canal in the Haga district of Gothenburg

Gothenburg

60Unsuitable· 21

Gothenburg

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Victorian architecture in Glasgow

Glasgow

61Unsuitable· 22

Glasgow

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Kitzbühel below the Tyrolean Alps

Kitzbühel

62Unsuitable· 37

Kitzbühel

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Zell am See with its lake and snowy mountains

Zell am See

63Unsuitable· 37

Zell am See

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Dramatic rock formations on the Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye

64Unsuitable· 17

Isle of Skye

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 23 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Bariloche on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andes

Bariloche

65Limited· 54

Bariloche

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Zakopane below the snowy Tatra Mountains

Zakopane

66Unsuitable· 42

Zakopane

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Illuminated ice sculptures at the Harbin Ice Festival

Harbin

67Limited· 61

Harbin

China

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 5 rainy days (est.)

Little rain (about 5 rainy days)
Rather cool at around 12 °C

Aerial panorama of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

68Unsuitable· 22

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Lake Königssee and the Watzmann near Berchtesgaden

Berchtesgaden

69Unsuitable· 39

Berchtesgaden

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Colourful townhouses on the Long Market in Gdańsk

Gdańsk

70Unsuitable· 29

Gdańsk

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 13 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Larsens Plads on the harbour in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

71Unsuitable· 28

Copenhagen

Denmark

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Park City ski town in the snowy Wasatch Mountains

Park City

72Limited· 58

Park City

USA

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Innsbruck with the Nordkette range behind it

Innsbruck

73Unsuitable· 41

Innsbruck

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Garmisch-Partenkirchen below the Zugspitze

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

74Unsuitable· 41

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 12 °C

Dunes and beach chairs on Sylt

Sylt

75Unsuitable· 24

Sylt

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Colourful shopfronts in Galway's Latin Quarter

Galway

76Unsuitable· 23

Galway

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 19 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Temple Bar nightlife quarter in Dublin

Dublin

77Unsuitable· 26

Dublin

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Colourful facades on Warsaw's old town square

Warsaw

78Limited· 53

Warsaw

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 13 °C

The Chapel Bridge in Lucerne below Mount Pilatus

Lucerne

79Unsuitable· 44

Lucerne

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 13 °C

The island in Lake Bled with its church and castle

Lake Bled

80Limited· 47

Lake Bled

Slovenia

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Snow festival in Odori Park, Sapporo

Sapporo

81Unsuitable· 37

Sapporo

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Andorra la Vella in the Pyrenees

Andorra la Vella

82Limited· 52

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Villas and mountains on Lake Como

Lake Como

83Limited· 48

Lake Como

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Niseko with Mount Yōtei in powder snow

Niseko

84Unsuitable· 39

Niseko

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Speicherstadt and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg

Hamburg

85Unsuitable· 42

Hamburg

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Notre-Dame Basilica in old Montreal

Montreal

86Limited· 46

Montreal

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto

Toronto

87Limited· 45

Toronto

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Main Market Square and Cloth Hall in Kraków

Krakow

88Limited· 53

Krakow

Poland

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Frauenkirche and the New Town Hall on Marienplatz in Munich

Munich

89Limited· 46

Munich

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Charles Bridge and Prague Castle

Prague

90Limited· 54

Prague

Czechia

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Hohensalzburg fortress above the old town of Salzburg

Salzburg

91Limited· 46

Salzburg

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Canals and townhouses in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

92Unsuitable· 41

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Zurich by its lake with an alpine backdrop

Zurich

93Limited· 46

Zurich

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Panorama of Berlin from the TV Tower

Berlin

94Limited· 53

Berlin

Germany

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Ljubljana with its castle above the river

Ljubljana

95Limited· 51

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Canals of Annecy's old town by the lake

Annecy

96Limited· 52

Annecy

France

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Space Needle and the Seattle skyline

Seattle

97Unsuitable· 33

Seattle

USA

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Vienna

98Limited· 59

Vienna

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Tower Bridge in London

London

99Limited· 47

London

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Chicago skyline on Lake Michigan

Chicago

100Limited· 58

Chicago

USA

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Historic wooden houses in the old town of Takayama

Takayama

101Limited· 49

Takayama

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Plaza de Armas in Cusco in the Andes

Cusco

102Limited· 63

Cusco

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

La Paz in its Andean valley below Illimani

La Paz

103Good· 67

La Paz

Bolivia

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Long Wharf on the Boston waterfront

Boston

104Limited· 49

Boston

USA

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 10 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 17 °C

The Eiffel Tower in Paris

Paris

105Limited· 56

Paris

France

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Parliament on the Danube in Budapest

Budapest

106Good· 68

Budapest

Hungary

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 8 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Deep blue Lake Tahoe below snowy mountains

Lake Tahoe

107Good· 78

Lake Tahoe

USA

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 5 rainy days (est.)

Little rain (about 5 rainy days)
Rather cool at around 17 °C

Turquoise glacial lake in the Cordillera Blanca near Huaraz

Huaraz

108Good· 78

Huaraz

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 7 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day

Auckland waterfront at night

Auckland

109Limited· 51

Auckland

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 12 rainy days

Zenkō-ji temple in Nagano

Nagano

110Limited· 53

Nagano

Japan

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 15 rainy days

Manhattan skyline in New York

New York

111Good· 69

New York

USA

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 9 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day

Canals and rooftops of Lijiang's old town

Lijiang

112Good· 68

Lijiang

China

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 10 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day

Cypress avenue and rolling hills in Tuscany

Tuscany

113Limited· 62

Tuscany

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day

Panorama with Florence Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore

Florence

114Limited· 62

Florence

Italy

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 12 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day

Table Mountain above Cape Town

Cape Town

115Good· 65

Cape Town

South Africa

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 6 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea

Mild 18 °C by day
Little rain (about 6 rainy days)
Sea still cool at 15 °C

Frequently asked questions

Among these destinations, which has the highest average daily high in October?

Cape Town, Tuscany, Florence and Lijiang are tied at the top with a average daily high of around 18 °C.

Among these destinations, where does it rain least in October?

Ulaanbaatar is driest with about 3 estimated rainy days.

Among these destinations, where is the sea warmest in October?

The sea is around 15 °C at Auckland and Cape Town.

How is this ranking ordered?

This list is sorted by the lowest average daily high for the selected month. The badge on each card shows the separate overall travel-climate score, which does not set the order. Figures combine historical climate data and estimates, not a weather forecast.