Weekly note

Where to go in East Asia in September

3 of the 4 destinations in East Asia are in season in September: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 3 ok.

None of these has September as a sweet spot or good; 3 are ok: Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Seoul South Korea okbusy 24° 7d peak: Autumn features beautiful foliage and comfortable temperatures…
2 Tokyo Japan ok 28° 13d 28C max, 13 rainy days
3 Taipei Taiwan okbusy 30° 12d shoulder season

Not this September

Other months for East Asia

September 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.