Where to go in September
September is the Mediterranean’s second spring. Departures in our catalogue shift to Greece and Italy: 81 Greek and 49 Italian departures measured on published tours. In the southern hemisphere, spring begins.
Countries in high season in September
Greece
27C, two rainy days and the August crowds gone: the busiest September destination in the catalogue.
What to expect: The sea holds the warmth it gathered all summer, so swimming is better than in June. Island ferry schedules begin to thin out at the end of the month.
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Italy
26C and nine rainy days, putting city sightseeing and the grape harvest in one itinerary.
What to expect: Rome and Florence become walkable again. It is harvest time in Tuscany and Piedmont, so countryside stays book out early.
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South Africa
Spring: 23C, five rainy days and the wildflower season in Namaqualand.
What to expect: Safari visibility is still open while the bush starts to green. Cape Town gets windier and Table Mountain can cloud over.
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Azerbaijan
The fierce Baku summer is over: 26C and three rainy days.
What to expect: The Caspian shore and the old city are walkable all day. The mountain air around Quba and Sheki is noticeably cool.
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Uzbekistan
The summer heat breaks while the sky stays clear: 31C and one rainy day a month.
What to expect: The tiled domes get their best light this month. It is grape and melon season and the markets are full.
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Madagascar
The best-balanced month we measured: 24C and two rainy days.
What to expect: Lemur babies start to appear and the baobab roads are dry. Temperatures rise quickly at the end of the month.
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Temperature and rainfall figures are multi-year averages for the cities in our catalogue. This is an editorial suggestion, not a weather or availability guarantee.
Cruises this month
The best Mediterranean cruise month: the sea holds the warmth it gathered all summer and the August crowds have gone.
71 published cruise departures fall in this month.
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