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Best diving in October

In October, conditions peak in Sharm el-Sheikh, Komodo, Maui. We rated 10 dive regions in season this month on 5 years of wind, rain and temperature data — ranked below with their best dive sites, plus where to skip.

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Where to dive in October

  1. 1

    Sharm el-Sheikh & Ras Mohammed

    🇪🇬 Egypt
    Peak season ☀ 32°C ☂ 0 mm/day ≋ 12.8 kn

    Best months: Oct · 39 dive sites

    Diving in Egypt guide →
  2. 2

    Komodo

    🇮🇩 Indonesia
    Peak season ☀ 31°C ☂ 1.3 mm/day ≋ 9.7 kn

    Best months: Oct, Nov · 38 dive sites

    Diving in Indonesia guide →
  3. 3

    Bali

    🇮🇩 Indonesia
    Peak season ☀ 31°C ☂ 2.2 mm/day ≋ 9.1 kn

    Best months: Apr, Oct, Nov · 27 dive sites

    Diving in Indonesia guide →
  4. 4

    Hurghada

    🇪🇬 Egypt
    Peak season ☀ 31°C ☂ 0 mm/day ≋ 15.9 kn

    Best months: Jul, Nov · 88 dive sites

    Diving in Egypt guide →
  5. 5

    Maui

    🇺🇸 United States
    Peak season ☀ 29°C ☂ 0.4 mm/day ≋ 11.6 kn

    Best months: Oct · 8 dive sites

    Diving in United States guide →
  6. 6

    Florida springs

    🇺🇸 United States
    Peak season ☀ 27°C ☂ 1.9 mm/day ≋ 8.3 kn

    Best months: Oct · 6 dive sites

    Diving in United States guide →
  7. 7

    Cozumel

    🇲🇽 Mexico
    Good season ☀ 30°C ☂ 4 mm/day ≋ 9.3 kn

    Best months: Sep · 26 dive sites

    Diving in Mexico guide →
  8. 8

    Malta & Gozo

    🇲🇹 Malta
    Good season ☀ 24°C ☂ 1.9 mm/day ≋ 13.5 kn

    Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug · 38 dive sites

    Diving in Malta guide →
  9. 9

    Kyrenia

    🇨🇾 Cyprus
    Peak season ☀ 27°C ☂ 0.5 mm/day ≋ 9 kn

    Best months: Sep, Oct · 4 dive sites

    Diving in Cyprus guide →
  10. 10

    Larnaca (Zenobia)

    🇨🇾 Cyprus
    Peak season ☀ 28°C ☂ 0.5 mm/day ≋ 9.1 kn

    Best months: Oct, Nov · 3 dive sites

    Diving in Cyprus guide →

Skip in October

  • Portofino & Liguria (Italy) — rainy season
  • Sussex wrecks (United Kingdom) — strong winds
  • Tahiti (France) — rainy season
  • Koh Samui & Koh Tao (Thailand) — rainy season

Top dive sites in season

Ras Mohammed — Shark & Yolanda Reef Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Ras Mohammed — Shark & Yolanda Reef

Egypt's most famous dive — twin reefs at the tip of Sinai with strong currents, schooling barracuda, and the cargo of the Yolanda wreck.

Advanced 12–40m 30m Mar·Apr·May+
SS Thistlegorm Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

SS Thistlegorm

WWII British cargo ship sunk by German bombers in 1941, holds full of motorcycles, trucks, rifles. World's best wreck dive.

Advanced 15–32m 20m Mar·Apr·May+
Ras Bob Reef Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Ras Bob Reef

Ras Bob Reef offers year-round diving in Egypt's Red Sea with healthy coral and diverse marine life. A accessible reef destination for divers of all levels.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Komodo — Batu Bolong Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Komodo — Batu Bolong

Tiny rock pinnacle in Komodo Strait, vertical walls covered in soft coral, strong currents and elite biodiversity. One of the world's top dive sites.

Advanced 5–30m 25m Apr·May·Jun+
Komodo — Castle Rock Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Komodo — Castle Rock

Castle Rock at Komodo is an advanced drift dive in Indonesia's Flores Sea, known for strong currents, steep walls, and big pelagic encounters.

Advanced 8–35m
Crystal Bay Dive Site Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Crystal Bay Dive Site

Crystal Bay dive site in Indonesia offers year-round diving with healthy coral ecosystems and diverse marine life. Popular for both recreational and technical divers.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Nusa Penida — Manta Point Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Nusa Penida — Manta Point

Reliable reef manta cleaning station off Bali's neighboring island. 80% sighting rate.

Intermediate 8–18m 18m Apr·May·Jun+
USAT Liberty Wreck Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

USAT Liberty Wreck

The USAT Liberty is a fully-submerged WWII transport wreck off Tulamben, Bali. Prolific marine life and accessible penetration make it one of Indonesia's most-dived wrecks.

Intermediate 5–12m 10m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Blue Hill Dive Site Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Blue Hill Dive Site

Blue Hill Dive Site in Indonesia offers year-round diving with 12 documented species and emerging coral health concerns worth monitoring.

Beginner 15m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Dolphin House Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Dolphin House

Dolphin House is a year-round dive site in Egypt known for frequent dolphin encounters and vibrant reef life.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Sha'ab El Erg Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Sha'ab El Erg

Sha'ab El Erg is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with healthy coral and strong species diversity.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Makadi Garden Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Makadi Garden

Makadi Garden offers year-round diving with healthy coral and abundant marine life in Egypt's Red Sea.

Beginner 30m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Flying Sea Cliffs United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Flying Sea Cliffs

Year-round diving at Flying Sea Cliffs in Hawaii's Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, with healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner 25m May·Jun·Jul+
Edge of the World United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Edge of the World

Year-round diving at Edge of the World in Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Hawaii. Protected waters with diverse marine life and no coral stress.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
The Back Side United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

The Back Side

The Back Side offers year-round diving in Hawaii's protected Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District with healthy coral and abundant marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Rainbow Spring United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Rainbow Spring

Rainbow Spring is a year-round Florida dive destination with excellent visibility and diverse marine life in a protected freshwater spring.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Ginnie Spring United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Ginnie Spring

Freshwater springs diving year-round with clear water and unique geology. A natural wonder for divers seeking something different.

Beginner 30m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Ichetucknee Spring United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Ichetucknee Spring

Crystal-clear freshwater spring system in north-central Florida with easy access and year-round diving in a protected state park.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Playa del Carmen — Bull Shark Season Mexico Diving
🇲🇽 Mexico

Playa del Carmen — Bull Shark Season

Pregnant female bull sharks gather off Playa from November to March. 25m sand bottom dive, 8-15 sharks at close range.

Advanced 22–28m 18m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Cozumel — Palancar Caves Mexico Diving
🇲🇽 Mexico

Cozumel — Palancar Caves

Palancar Caves near Cozumel offers intermediate divers a chance to explore dramatic underwater formations and tunnels in Mexico's Caribbean.

Intermediate 15–35m
Palancar Reef Mexico Diving
🇲🇽 Mexico

Palancar Reef

Palancar Reef is a world-class dive site off Cozumel, Mexico, featuring healthy coral formations and abundant marine life year-round.

Intermediate 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+
The Washing Machine Malta Diving
🇲🇹 Malta

The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine is a year-round dive site off Malta featuring strong currents and rocky formations. Named for its turbulent water action, it draws experienced divers seeking dynamic conditions.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+
Crystal Lagoon Dive Site Malta Diving
🇲🇹 Malta

Crystal Lagoon Dive Site

Crystal Lagoon near Comino offers year-round diving in clear Mediterranean waters with consistent marine life sightings and an active community of divers.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Cirkewwa - Right Arch (Dive Site) Malta Diving
🇲🇹 Malta

Cirkewwa - Right Arch (Dive Site)

Cirkewwa Right Arch is a year-round Malta dive featuring an underwater rock formation with documented marine life. Accessible from the northern harbour.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Liberty Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Liberty

Liberty is a year-round dive destination in Cyprus within a marine protected area, known for diverse marine life and accessible wreck diving.

Intermediate
Nemesis III Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Nemesis III

Nemesis III is a year-round dive site in Cyprus within a marine protected area, offering 12 recorded species observations.
Comar Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Comar

Comar is a year-round dive site in Cyprus near the St. Nicholas church in Paralimni, offering access to a submerged wreck and local marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Zenobia Shipwreck Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Zenobia Shipwreck

Zenobia Shipwreck is a Cyprus dive site offering year-round exploration of a notable wreck with healthy marine conditions and documented species sightings.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+
LEF1 Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

LEF1

LEF1 is a year-round dive site in Cyprus within a marine protected area, featuring 12 documented species and healthy coral conditions.

Beginner
Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Zenobia Wreck (Larnaca)

The Zenobia is a 172m Swedish-built freighter sunk in 1980 off Larnaca. Advanced divers explore cargo holds, bridge, and engine room in depths reaching 42 metres.

Advanced 16–42m

Dive guides by destination

Common questions

Where is the best diving in October?
The strongest picks for October: Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt, ~32°C), Komodo (Indonesia, ~31°C), Bali (Indonesia, ~31°C), Hurghada (Egypt, ~31°C), Maui (United States, ~29°C). Ranked on 5 years of climate data (wind, rain, air temperature) per dive region.
Where should you avoid diving in October?
Out of season in October: Portofino & Liguria (rainy season), Sussex wrecks (strong winds), Tahiti (rainy season), Koh Tao (rainy season).
How warm is it for diving in October?
Across the recommended regions, air temperatures run about 24–32°C in October.
How are these destinations rated?
Each region is scored against its own year and against fixed diver thresholds for rain, wind and warmth — data, not a travel brochure.
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