Weekly note

Where to go in East Asia in August

2 of the 4 destinations in East Asia are in season in August: 1 a sweet spot, 0 good, 1 ok.

August is a sweet spot at 1 of the 4: Tokyo. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for August

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Tokyo Japan sweet spotbusy 32° 11d peak: Summer brings many festivals and events, despite the heat.
2 Seoul South Korea ok 28° 12d 28C max, 12 rainy days

Not this August

Other months for East Asia

August elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about East Asia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.