Where to go in East Asia in winter
Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August 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.
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
Winter in the north: December to February
1 of the 4 places is a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February.
Fewer than two good months
Winter in the south: 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.
Tokyo Japan
JunJune: sweet spotJulJuly: sweet spotAugAugust: sweet spot
3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–32°C
Seoul South Korea
JunJune: sweet spotJulJuly: goodAugAugust: ok
2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–30°C
Taipei Taiwan
JunJune: goodJulJuly: sweet spotAugAugust: ok
2 of 3 good or better · highs 31–33°C
Fewer than two good months
East Asia, season by season
Winter 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