Best beach destinations in Asia in August

Sumgayit tops the list at 100 /100 in August. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Beach score Avg high Rainfall
1 Sumgayit Azerbaijan 100 /100 28 °C 7 mm
2 Bağcılar Turkey 99 /100 27 °C 20 mm
3 Istanbul Turkey 99 /100 28 °C 20 mm
4 Khirdalan Azerbaijan 99 /100 29 °C 8 mm
5 Baku Azerbaijan 98 /100 29 °C 7 mm
6 Şalālah Oman 98 /100 28 °C 5 mm
7 Labuan Bajo Indonesia 98 /100 28 °C 17 mm
8 Gebze Turkey 97 /100 28 °C 27 mm
9 Mataram Indonesia 95 /100 30 °C 8 mm
10 Kupang Indonesia 95 /100 30 °C 2 mm
11 Latakia Syria 95 /100 30 °C 9 mm
12 Probolinggo Indonesia 95 /100 30 °C 4 mm
13 Haifa Israel 94 /100 30 °C 1 mm
14 Bursa Turkey 94 /100 30 °C 26 mm
15 Ţarţūs Syria 94 /100 30 °C 4 mm
16 Atyrau Kazakhstan 94 /100 31 °C 7 mm
17 Tripoli Lebanon 93 /100 30 °C 0 mm
18 Sidon Lebanon 92 /100 30 °C 1 mm
19 Ashdod Israel 92 /100 31 °C 0 mm
20 Pasuruan Indonesia 91 /100 31 °C 4 mm
21 Tel Aviv Israel 91 /100 31 °C 0 mm
22 Yogyakarta Indonesia 91 /100 29 °C 41 mm
23 Samsun Turkey 91 /100 27 °C 35 mm
24 Karachi Pakistan 91 /100 30 °C 52 mm
25 Baubau Indonesia 91 /100 29 °C 27 mm
26 Cirebon Indonesia 91 /100 31 °C 13 mm
27 Plumbon Indonesia 91 /100 31 °C 13 mm
28 Situbondo Indonesia 90 /100 31 °C 4 mm
29 Cilacap Indonesia 90 /100 27 °C 53 mm
30 Beirut Lebanon 90 /100 31 °C 1 mm
31 Surabaya Indonesia 90 /100 31 °C 7 mm
32 Parepare Indonesia 88 /100 31 °C 23 mm
33 Mersin Turkey 88 /100 31 °C 3 mm
34 Petaẖ Tiqva Israel 88 /100 32 °C 0 mm
35 Alanya Turkey 88 /100 31 °C 10 mm
36 Gaza Palestinian Territory 88 /100 32 °C 0 mm
37 Ungaran Indonesia 87 /100 30 °C 33 mm
38 Semarang Indonesia 87 /100 31 °C 24 mm
39 Makassar Indonesia 87 /100 30 °C 54 mm
40 Weihai China 86 /100 27 °C 136 mm
41 Dalian China 86 /100 27 °C 141 mm
42 Denpasar Indonesia 86 /100 26 °C 32 mm
43 Khān Yūnis Palestinian Territory 85 /100 33 °C 0 mm
44 Jepara Indonesia 85 /100 31 °C 21 mm
45 Klungkung Indonesia 85 /100 28 °C 38 mm
46 Jinzhou China 85 /100 28 °C 146 mm
47 Lianshan China 85 /100 28 °C 141 mm
48 Huludao China 85 /100 28 °C 141 mm
49 Nāgercoil India 84 /100 29 °C 62 mm
50 Yokosuka Japan 84 /100 27 °C 104 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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