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Savannah in October
🍂 AutumnPleasant and some showers. Watch for tropical cyclone risk.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why October scores 9.0What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.1
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (26.3°C highs / 17.1°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 16.9°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~84 mm rain)
- Air quality9.9
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards8.5
- !Tropical cyclone: Peak of the Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane season
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Oct | Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.0 Excellent | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 26° / 17° | 22° / 12° |
| Rain | 84 mm | 79 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 17° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Columbus Day 9–11 Oct · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SavannahEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyHistoric coastal city in Georgia, known for its grid of oak-shaded squares draped in Spanish moss, antebellum architecture and riverfront.
SCAD Savannah Film FestivalDate variesUsually late October to early November
A film festival run by the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Why go: Some screenings are open to the public.
Where: Trustees Theater and other venues
Coming up later
St Patrick's DayEvery year17 March every year
One of the largest St Patrick's Day parades in the US.
Why go: Hotels fill up and prices rise.
Where: Historic District
Savannah Music FestivalDate variesUsually late March to April
A large music festival.
Why go: Book ahead.
Where: Venues across the city
Historic District squares
A grid of shady squares planned in the 1730s.
💡 Summers are hot and humid; spring and autumn are more comfortable.
Forsyth Park
A large park with a famous white fountain.
River Street
A cobbled riverfront of shops and restaurants.
Bonaventure Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery with statues under mossy oaks.
Wormsloe Historic Site
A long avenue lined with live oaks.
Tybee Island
A beach town east of the city.
Shrimp and grits
Shrimp served over creamy grits.
💡 Southern restaurants
Lowcountry boil
Shrimp, sausage, corn and potatoes boiled together.
💡 Seafood restaurants
Pralines
Pecan and sugar candies.
💡 Candy shops on River Street
Fried green tomatoes
Sliced green tomatoes coated and fried.
💡 Southern restaurants
Pralines
Pecan candies.
💡 River Street candy shops
Local honey
Honey from Georgia.
💡 Shops
Sweetgrass baskets
Coiled baskets from the Gullah Geechee tradition.
💡 Craft shops
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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