Weekly note

Where to go in South Asia in August

3 of the 9 destinations in South Asia are in season in August: 1 a sweet spot, 0 good, 2 ok.

August is a sweet spot at 1 of the 9: Leh. Best avoided at 6 of them.

Ranked for August

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Leh India sweet spotbusy 23° 7d peak: Warm weather and favorable conditions for trekking and…
2 The Maldives Maldives ok 29° 12d 29C max, 12 rainy days
3 Srinagar India okbusy 28° 6d peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor…

Not this August

Other months for South 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 South Asia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.