Best time to visit Southeast Asia
8 destinations in 5 countries, each scored month by month, side by side.
February and March are a sweet spot at 5 of the 8.
The destinations
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Bali
Indonesia · best Jul, Aug, Sep
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia · best Jun, Jul
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Singapore
Singapore · best Feb, Mar, Sep
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Bangkok
Thailand · best Jan, Feb, Nov
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Phuket
Thailand · best Feb, Mar, Apr
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Da Nang
Vietnam · best Feb, Mar, Apr
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Hanoi
Vietnam · best Feb, Mar, Dec
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Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam · best Jan, Feb, Mar
By country
Month by month
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bali | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Kuala Lumpur | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Singapore | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Bangkok | 31° | 32° | 33° | 34° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° |
| Phuket | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° |
| Da Nang | 24° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 28° | 26° | 24° |
| Hanoi | 20° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 25° | 21° |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 31° | 32° | 33° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Sweet spots | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.
Trips in Southeast Asia
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 Southeast Asia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.