Weekly note

Where to go in South Asia in July

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

July is a sweet spot at 1 of the 9: Leh. Best avoided at 5 of them.

Ranked for July

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Leh India sweet spotbusy 23° 11d 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° 9d peak: This is the summer season, attracting many tourists for outdoor…
4 Colombo Sri Lanka ok 29° 21d 29C max, 21 rainy days

Not this July

Other months for South Asia

July 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.