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Where to go in Caucasus and Central Asia in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in Caucasus and Central Asia where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

3 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 3 of them in each of the three.

  1. Baku Azerbaijan June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  2. Almaty Kazakhstan June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–32°C
  3. Tbilisi Georgia June: goodJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–31°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: March to May

4 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May.

  1. Tashkent Uzbekistan March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 16–28°C
  2. Baku Azerbaijan March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–22°C
  3. Almaty Kazakhstan March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–23°C
  4. Tbilisi Georgia March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–22°C

Summer in the south: December to February

None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of December, January and February.

Fewer than two good months

Caucasus and Central Asia, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank