Where to Paraglide in October: The Places That Fly Most

In October, the paragliding places in Europe that flew most often over the last three years were Moíres, Crete, Greece (100% of days), Mália, Crete, Greece (99% of days) and Limassol, Cyprus (98% of days). Further away, each continent's leader was Rainbow Valley - South Bullard in the United States, Iquique in Chile, Tāzīān in Iran, Mokopane in South Africa and York in Australia. Each figure is the share of October days, from 2023-09 to 2026-08, when at least one launch of the place had a two-hour window a typical EN-B pilot would fly: wind 5–25 km/h from a direction the launch faces (or a calm day with good thermals), gusts under 39 km/h, no rain or storm, and cloud off the launch.

Where to paraglide in Europe in October

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Moíres	🇬🇷 Crete	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	7	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly
2	Mália	🇬🇷 Crete	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	6	Thermals, Soaring
3	Limassol	🇨🇾 Limassol	98% (about 30 of 31 days)	7	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly
4	Tenerife - Taucho	🇪🇸 Canary Islands	98% (about 30 of 31 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
5	Kneževi Vinogradi	🇭🇷 County of Osijek-Baranja	98% (about 30 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Winch launch, Flatland

What October is like at the top two:

• Moíres: afternoons around 25 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 13 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,250 m, 10.1 h of sun.
• Mália: afternoons around 22 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 15 km/h, thermals topping out near 800 m, 10 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in North America in October

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Rainbow Valley - South Bullard	🇺🇸 Arizona	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Winch launch, Flatland
2	Jackson	🇺🇸 Wyoming	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
3	Alpine	🇺🇸 California	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country
4	Castle Rock	🇺🇸 Colorado	98% (about 30 of 31 days)	3	not recorded
5	Little Black	🇺🇸 California	98% (about 30 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly, Flatland

What October is like at the top two:

• Rainbow Valley - South Bullard: afternoons around 31 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 7 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,150 m, 9.7 h of sun.
• Jackson: afternoons around 11 °C, rain on 3% of days, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,650 m, 8.2 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in South America in October

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Iquique	🇨🇱 Tarapacá	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring
2	Canoa	🇪🇨 Manabí	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Soaring
3	Quixadá	🇧🇷 Ceará	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Flatland
4	Upata	🇻🇪 Bolívar	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Winch launch, Flatland
5	La Paz	🇧🇴 La Paz Department	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly, Winch launch

What October is like at the top two:

• Iquique: afternoons around 19 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 150 m, 12.3 h of sun.
• Canoa: afternoons around 26 °C, rain on 1% of days, typical wind 15 km/h, thermals topping out near 650 m, 8.1 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Asia in October

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Tāzīān	🇮🇷 Hormozgan	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	6	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
2	Virār	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	6	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
3	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Islamabad	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
4	Trimbak	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
5	Adana	🇹🇷 Adana	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Soaring

What October is like at the top two:

• Tāzīān: afternoons around 26 °C, rain on 0% of days, storms on 1%, typical wind 5 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,250 m, 10.3 h of sun.
• Virār: afternoons around 32 °C, rain on 8% of days, storms on 5%, typical wind 8 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,300 m, 10.2 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Africa in October

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Mokopane	🇿🇦 Limpopo	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
2	Kuruman	🇿🇦 Northern Cape	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	not recorded
3	Panguíla	🇦🇴 Bengo	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	not recorded
4	Elandshoek	🇿🇦 Mpumalanga	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
5	Rustenburg	🇿🇦 North West	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland

What October is like at the top two:

• Mokopane: afternoons around 25 °C, rain on 5% of days, storms on 5%, typical wind 13 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,550 m, 11.3 h of sun.
• Kuruman: afternoons around 28 °C, rain on 0% of days, storms on 3%, typical wind 17 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,300 m, 11.8 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Oceania in October

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	York	🇦🇺 Western Australia	97% (about 30 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Flatland
2	Kuendu Beach	🇳🇨 South Province	95% (about 29 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring
3	Bourail	🇳🇨 South Province	92% (about 29 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
4	Canberra	🇦🇺 Australian Capital Territory	89% (about 28 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country
5	Tamborine Mountain	🇦🇺 Queensland	89% (about 28 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland

What October is like at the top two:

• York: afternoons around 24 °C, rain on 2% of days, typical wind 13 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,050 m, 11.4 h of sun.
• Kuendu Beach: afternoons around 25 °C, rain on 14% of days, storms on 5%, typical wind 15 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,050 m, 10.6 h of sun.

How this is measured

Every launch in the OutDare map is judged hour by hour against the weather model's history at that spot: wind at the ground and at launch height, gusts, rain and thunderstorms, low cloud and the thermal ceiling. Places group the launches you would choose between on a trip, and a place flies on a day when any of its launches does. Only places with at least 2 launches are listed, and tow-only flatland fields are left out. Your own limits change the answer: the trip planner re-ranks every place for your wind range, and each place opens on the OutDare map for your exact dates.

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