Where is hot in October

October half-term is the last chance of the year for a warm beach week without a long flight, and the shortlist is clear. Cyprus leads the Mediterranean, 28 °C by day at Larnaca with 2 days of rain and a sea of 25 °C. The Canary Islands are at their best, 27 °C in Tenerife and 27 °C in Lanzarote, with the Atlantic close to its warmest, 24 °C. Antalya is as warm, 27 °C, but it is the month the Turkish coast turns wet, 125 mm. In the central and western Mediterranean, the days are still pleasant, 24 °C in Majorca and 25 °C in Malta, but showers are common, 6 days in Palma and 7 days in Malta. Marrakech is warm and dry, 29 °C. Long haul, the Red Sea is ideal, 32 °C with a sea of 27 °C, and Dubai cools to 36 °C.