Place	Avg high	Sea	Sun a day	Rainy days	Flight	Dots
Tenerife	27°C	23°C	7h	3	4h 15m	7/7
Fuerteventura	27°C	23°C	8h	2	4h 05m	6/7
Gran Canaria	27°C	23°C	7h	2	4h 10m	6/7
Lanzarote	27°C	22°C	7h	2	3h 55m	6/7
Alicante	25°C	21°C	7h	4	2h 35m	6/7
Madeira	25°C	23°C	6h	5	3h 35m	6/7
Malta	25°C	23°C	7h	6	3h 25m	5/7
Majorca	24°C	21°C	6h	6	2h 25m	7/7
Faro and the Algarve	24°C	19°C	8h	4	2h 40m	6/7
Málaga	24°C	20°C	7h	4	2h 50m	6/7
Corfu	23°C	22°C	6h	9	3h 25m	6/7
Rome	22°C	21°C	6h	7	2h 50m	7/7
Porto	21°C	17°C	6h	11	2h 10m	6/7
Dublin, for comparison	14°C	13°C	3h	12	–	–

Long-term averages, rounded. Rainy days are days with at least 1mm of rain. Sea temperature is shown where there is a beach to swim from.

Irish school holidays in October 2026

October mid-term 26–30 October

Fares from Ireland jump for school holiday weeks. If you are not tied to the school calendar, fly the week before or after and you will often save a fair bit.

What's on in October

Not every good trip is about the sun. Festivals, carnivals and Christmas markets worth the flight.

Boston 17°C
Autumn colours in New England, peaking in early-to-mid October.
Direct from Dublin
Chișinău and Moldova 15°C
National Wine Day, the first weekend of October.
Direct from Dublin
Ibiza 24°C
Closing parties in early October, then the island goes quiet.
Direct from Dublin
Orlando 29°C
Halloween events at the theme parks run from September to the end of October.
Direct from Dublin

Dates move from year to year. Check the event's own website before you book.

Questions people actually ask

Where is warm in October with a direct flight from Shannon?

The warmest places with direct flights from Shannon in October are Tenerife (27°C), Fuerteventura (27°C), Gran Canaria (27°C), Lanzarote (27°C) and Alicante (25°C). Those are average daytime highs.

Where is the sea warm enough to swim in October?

Direct from Shannon, the warmest sea is in Fuerteventura (23°C), Gran Canaria (23°C), Madeira (23°C) and Malta (23°C). The Irish Sea is about 13°C, for comparison.

Where is sunniest in October?

Of the places with direct flights, Faro and the Algarve gets the most sunshine in October, about 8 hours a day. Dublin averages about 3.

Are there school holidays in Ireland in October 2026?

Yes: October mid-term (26–30 October). Fares from Ireland usually jump for those weeks, so fly the week before or after if you can. Check your own school's dates, as some differ.

What's on in October?

Boston: Autumn colours in New England, peaking in early-to-mid October. Chișinău and Moldova: National Wine Day, the first weekend of October. Ibiza: Closing parties in early October, then the island goes quiet. Orlando: Halloween events at the theme parks run from September to the end of October.

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