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Where to go in Southeast Asia in autumn

Autumn is September to November north of the equator and in South Asia; March to May south of the equator. These are the places in Southeast 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.

Autumn in the north: September to November

3 of the 10 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of September, October and November.

  1. Jakarta Indonesia September: sweet spotOctober: goodNovember: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 31°C
  2. Bangkok Thailand September: avoidOctober: goodNovember: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 31°C
  3. Singapore Singapore September: goodOctober: goodNovember: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29–30°C

Fewer than two good months

Autumn in the south: March to May

4 of the 10 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 1 of them in each of the three.

  1. Manila Philippines March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 32–34°C
  2. Da Nang Vietnam March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–32°C
  3. Hanoi Vietnam March: goodApril: goodMay: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–32°C
  4. Bali Indonesia March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 29°C

Fewer than two good months

Southeast Asia, season by season

Autumn 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