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Where to go in East Asia in spring

Spring is March to May north of the equator and in South Asia; September to November south of the equator. These are the places in East 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.

Spring in the north: March to May

4 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 2 of them in each of the three.

  1. Seoul South Korea March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 12–23°C
  2. Taipei Taiwan March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 23–29°C
  3. Tokyo Japan March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–23°C
  4. Hong Kong Hong Kong March: goodApril: goodMay: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 23–28°C

Spring in the south: September to November

2 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of September, October and November.

  1. Seoul South Korea September: goodOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–25°C
  2. Hong Kong Hong Kong September: okOctober: goodNovember: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 25–30°C

Fewer than two good months

East Asia, season by season

Spring 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