This is the data-first answer to "September, but where?" — every destination within a 12-hour flight of Madrid, ranked by our sun score from 2015–2024 climate records. Balancing sunshine, flight time and price, Faro (Portugal) leads this September: a 97/100 sun score, about an hour from Madrid.
Sun score v2: 40% effective sunshine hours, 30% thermal comfort (21–31°C), 20% dry days, 10% calm winds. Climate averages 2015–2024.
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Faro — Portugal✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 27°C highs · 7% rain odds · budget prices
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Granada — Spain✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 29°C highs · 11% rain odds · budget prices
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Malaga — Spain✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 28°C highs · 12% rain odds · budget prices
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Alicante — Spain✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 27°C highs · 18% rain odds · budget prices
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Porto — Portugal✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 23°C highs · 20% rain odds · budget prices
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Casablanca — Morocco✈ ~1.5 h from Madrid · 27°C highs · 5% rain odds · budget prices
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Seville — Spain✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 32°C highs · 10% rain odds · budget prices
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Valencia — Spain✈ ~1 h from Madrid · 28°C highs · 22% rain odds · budget prices
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Agadir — Morocco✈ ~2 h from Madrid · 29°C highs · 1% rain odds · budget prices
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Apt — France✈ ~1.5 h from Madrid · 25°C highs · 20% rain odds · budget prices
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Perpignan — France✈ ~1.5 h from Madrid · 26°C highs · 17% rain odds · budget prices
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Nîmes — France✈ ~1.5 h from Madrid · 26°C highs · 20% rain odds · budget prices
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Tunis — Tunisia✈ ~2 h from Madrid · 31°C highs · 17% rain odds · budget prices
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Trapani — Italy✈ ~2.5 h from Madrid · 28°C highs · 25% rain odds · budget prices
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Arezzo — Italy✈ ~2 h from Madrid · 25°C highs · 29% rain odds · budget prices
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