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The study by Bounce analysed the most popular cities in the Northern Hemisphere on factors such as weather, events, affordability, and popularity across each season, to reveal the best cities to visit during each season of the year.
| Rank | City | Top 100 City Destinations Rank | Average Annual Temperature (°C) | Average Annual Rainfall (mm) | 3-star Hotel Cost P/Weeknight | Searches for Things to do in Autumn | Searches for “[City] Autumn | Events | Rank /10 |
| 1 | Amsterdam | 3 | 11.67 | 71.33 | £98.00 | 184,000 | 11,020 | 16 | 7.25 |
| 2 | Paris | 1 | 12.30 | 60.00 | £118.00 | 197,500 | 54,500 | 9 | 7.21 |
| 3 | London | 8 | 11.53 | 59.33 | £135.00 | 648,000 | 31,260 | 13 | 7.11 |
| 4 | Berlin | 6 | 10.50 | 51.00 | £89.00 | 106,700 | 4,740 | 10 | 6.93 |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 14 | 19.37 | 14.00 | £163.88 | 222,000 | 2,590 | 7 | 6.69 |
| 6 | Vienna | 11 | 11.07 | 57.67 | £81.00 | 71,500 | 3,230 | 35 | 6.65 |
| 7 | New York | 7 | 13.83 | 89.33 | £196.00 | 291,000 | 15,100 | 30 | 6.52 |
| 8 | Athens | 26 | 18.60 | 31.00 | £70.00 | 55,100 | 750 | 8 | 6.41 |
| 8 | Prague | 13 | 9.97 | 51.00 | £60.00 | 88,400 | 5,030 | 5 | 6.38 |
| 10 | Rome | 5 | 16.93 | 113.67 | £98.16 | 93,300 | 4,980 | 8 | 6.31 |
Amsterdam takes the top spot, ranking the highest for city visits in autumn. With a reasonable hotel cost of £98.00 per night and 16 events in the Autumn months, it’s the perfect city break. Such events include The Dutch Theatre Festival, Amsterdam Fringe Festival, and the Red Light Jazz Festival, alongside a number of film festivals.
Paris scores 7.21/10 for its seasonal score in autumn, making it the second-best city to visit during these months. It is also the most searched city in autumn, with 197,500 annual searches. In October, the all-night Nuit Blanche cultural festival takes place, offering free admission to all. Whilst November sees the moving Armistice Day Ceremony located at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
London ranks third as the best city to visit in autumn with a seasonal score of 7.11/10. It is one of the most popular cities during autumn according to Google searches, with the highest volume of searches for things to do. Autumn events include the Chelsea Antiques Fair, Thames Festival, and the Trafalgar Square Festival.
