Where to go in September for sun

Kirsten Henton

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September is a delightful time of year to go away; just after the rush of summer but before the chill of late autumn. Plus, many places close to home remain warm, if not hot.

However, it can be difficult choosing a holiday destination, which is why we've selected 10 of the finest places to go in September for some late summer sunshine and put them into this handy infographic.

Each destination in our top 10 summer sun rundown for September features thanks to its magic mix of sunshine hours and daily high temperatures with other factors such as interests and distance ensuring there's something for everyone.

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Top 10 sunny destinations in September

Learn out more about the top 10 sunny destinations for September 2025 with our monthly weather guides, inspirational features and recommended travel providers to help you decide where to go on holiday.

1. Bodrum Coast, Turkey

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	57	57	61	68	77	86	91	90	84	75	66	59
Hours of sunshine (daily)	5	6	7	9	11	13	14	13	11	8	6	5
Days with some rainfall	14	12	9	7	5	4	7	7	5	5	9	14
Sea temperature °F	63	61	61	63	66	72	73	77	75	72	68	64

More about the Bodrum & Izmir Coast

Recommended for the Bodrum & Izmir

• TUI^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• Marella Cruises^*
• easyJet holidays^*

Bodrum weather >>

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2. Rhodes, Greece

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	57	59	63	68	75	84	88	88	82	75	68	61
Hours of sunshine (daily)	5	6	7	9	11	13	14	13	11	8	6	5
Days with some rainfall	13	12	9	6	4	2	3	3	2	5	8	14
Sea temperature °F	63	63	61	63	66	72	77	81	79	75	70	66

More about Rhodes

Recommended for Rhodes

• TUI^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• Neilson^*
• Marella Cruises^*

Rhodes weather >>

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3. Bali, Indonesia

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	88	88	88	88	88	86	84	84	86	88	88	88
Hours of sunshine (daily)	8	8	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	8
Days with some rainfall	19	18	16	11	7	5	2	1	1	2	8	16
Sea temperature °F	84	84	84	82	82	81	79	79	79	81	82	84

More about Bali

Recommended for Bali

• Travelbag^*
• TUI^*
• Love Holidays^*
• Club Med^*

Bali weather >>

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4. Lanzarote, Canary Islands

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	68	68	70	72	73	77	81	82	82	77	73	70
Hours of sunshine (daily)	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	6
Days with some rainfall	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	4
Sea temperature °F	66	64	64	64	66	68	70	72	73	72	70	68

More about Lanzarote

Recommended for Lanzarote

• TUI^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• Marella Cruises^*
• Travelbag^*

Lanzarote weather >>

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5. Ibiza, Balearic Islands

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	59	59	61	64	72	79	84	84	81	73	66	61
Hours of sunshine (daily)	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	10	8	7	6	5
Days with some rainfall	14	12	12	10	8	5	3	5	6	11	11	13
Sea temperature °F	59	57	59	61	64	72	77	79	77	72	66	61

More about Ibiza

Recommended for Ibiza

• TUI^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• Marella Cruises^*
• easyJet holidays^*

Ibiza weather >>

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6. Crete, Greece

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	57	57	59	66	73	81	82	82	77	72	66	59
Hours of sunshine (daily)	4	5	6	8	10	12	12	11	10	6	5	4
Days with some rainfall	12	11	8	5	3	1	0	0	1	5	8	12
Sea temperature °F	61	59	59	61	66	72	77	77	75	72	68	64

More about Crete

Recommended for Crete

• TUI^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• Marella Cruises^*
• Unlimited Adrenaline^*

Crete weather >>

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7. San Francisco, California

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	55	61	61	63	64	66	68	68	72	70	63	57
Hours of sunshine (daily)	6	7	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	6	5
Days with some rainfall	10	9	11	6	3	1	1	1	2	4	8	10
Sea temperature °F	52	52	54	54	52	54	55	57	57	57	55	54

More about California

Recommended for California

• TUI^*
• Travelbag^*
• Cosmos^*
• Love Holidays^*

San Francisco weather >>

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8. Tuscany, Italy

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	48	52	57	64	73	79	86	84	79	68	57	50
Hours of sunshine (daily)	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	9	7	5	3	3
Days with some rainfall	13	11	13	13	12	10	7	8	9	11	14	12

More about Tuscany

Recommended for Tuscany

• Pierre & Vacances^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• TUI^*
• Marella Cruises^*

Tuscany weather >>

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9. Majorca, Balearic Islands

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	57	57	61	63	70	77	84	84	79	72	64	59
Hours of sunshine (daily)	5	6	6	7	9	10	11	10	8	6	5	5
Days with some rainfall	15	13	13	11	9	5	3	5	7	12	13	15
Sea temperature °F	59	57	57	59	64	72	77	79	77	72	66	61

More about Majorca

Recommended for Majorca

• TUI^*
• Jet2holidays^*
• Pierre & Vacances^*
• Marella Cruises^*

Majorca weather >>

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10. Hurghada, Egypt

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	70	72	77	82	88	91	93	93	90	86	81	73
Hours of sunshine (daily)	9	10	10	10	11	12	13	12	11	10	9	9
Days with some rainfall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature °F	73	72	72	73	75	79	81	82	81	81	79	75

More about Red Sea

Recommended for Red Sea

• TUI^*
• Travelbag^*
• easyJet holidays^*
• Love Holidays^*

Hurghada weather >>

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Sunny holiday destinations by month

Check out our top 10 sunny holiday destinations for each month of the year whether you're after summer breaks or winter sun escapes. We'll tell you where to get the best weather, expected flight time and what each destination is most well-known for.

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Looking for more? Read our guide to the weather in September and discover even more destinations that we recommend at this time of year.

Kirsten Henton

Kirsten Henton is Weather2Travel.com's editor. Kirsten writes, commissions and edits our travel features, liaising with our contributors and ensuring copy is spick-and-span. A member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, Kirsten also freelances writing articles on travel, history and the outdoors for titles such as Scotland Magazine and BBC Travel.

Article updated on Tuesday 1st October 2024 in: Asia Europe Middle East North America Season Summer

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