Where to Dive in October

The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month

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All Regions
Middle East
77 zones
Asia-Pacific
172 zones
Africa
183 zones
Americas
276 zones
Europe
276 zones
All Asia-Pacific Maldives (10) Japan (9) East Timor (5) South Korea (5) Taiwan (7) Georgia (3) Philippines (14) Thailand (19) Hong Kong (8) Sri Lanka (8) Malaysia (11) China (7) Brunei (5) India (5) Vietnam (7) Indonesia (9) Myanmar (4) Pakistan (4) Azerbaijan (3) Cambodia (4) Armenia (1) Bangladesh (5) Singapore (3) Tajikistan (3) Uzbekistan (2) Nepal (4) Kyrgyzstan (3) Kazakhstan (4)

Excellent Diving

Similan Islands
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, start of manta season.

Surin Islands
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improving, start of manta season.

Koh Tao
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, calm seas, whale shark sightings are common.

Phuket
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Good time for macro photography.

28-30°C 15-25m Moderate

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves. Manta ray sightings start to increase.

Koh Lanta
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly. Good for exploring the local reefs.

Krabi
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions returning, potential for manta rays.

Koh Phi Phi
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent conditions returning, potential for manta rays and whale sharks.

Koh Chang
Thailand
28-30°C 15-25m Mild

Highlights: Transition to dry season, visibility improves significantly.

Koh Samui
Thailand
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of peak season.

Koh Lipe
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Excellent visibility, start of the best diving season.

Koh Phangan
Thailand
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility, start of the better diving season.

Koh Kood
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility returning, ideal for exploring wrecks.

Koh Samet
Thailand
28-30°C 15-20m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility returning, ideal for spotting reef fish.

Koh Racha
Thailand
28-30°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good visibility returning, excellent for macro diving.

28-31°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions, start of the dry season.

Koh Tarutao
Thailand
28-31°C 20-30m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions as the dry season begins.

Koh Phayam
Thailand
28-31°C 20-25m Mild

Highlights: Good diving conditions as the dry season begins.

Good Diving

Pattaya
Thailand
30°C 12-22m