October Holiday Packages

Reliable Late-Season Sun

For october sun holidays that don't gamble on the weather, these five hold their heat long after Ireland has turned to jumpers.

• Tenerife: the Canaries sit close enough to the African coast that October temperatures barely dip from August, typically 25–28°C. A four-hour flight from Ireland for genuinely reliable heat is hard to beat, and it's why we see repeat bookings for this exact month every year.
• Gran Canaria: the island's south coast, around Maspalomas, holds some of the driest, sunniest microclimates in the archipelago through autumn. Families who want a beach that behaves the same in October as it does in July tend to head here first.
• Fuerteventura: flatter and windier than its neighbours, which keeps the heat from ever feeling oppressive even at midday. Surfers and windsurfers rate October among the best months on the island, well outside the peak summer crowds.
• Lanzarote: volcanic black-sand beaches and a near-constant 24°C average make this one of our steadiest autumn sellers. The island's low-rise building rules also mean resorts feel far less built-up than comparable Spanish destinations.
• Antalya: Turkey's south coast typically still sits around 27°C in early October, cooling only gradually toward month's end. All-inclusive resorts here run at close to full facilities well past the point most European coastlines have shut down for the season.