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Where to go in East 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 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.

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; 1 of them in each of the three.

  1. Tokyo Japan June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–32°C
  2. Seoul South Korea June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–30°C
  3. Taipei Taiwan June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 31–33°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; 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

Summer in the south: December to February

1 of the 4 places is a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February.

  1. Hong Kong Hong Kong December: okJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 19–20°C

Fewer than two good months

East 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