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Best beach destinations in Asia in September: ranked by beach score

Şalālah tops the list at 98 /100 in September. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in September: Şalālah (98 /100) , Haifa (97 /100) , Tripoli (97 /100) . Between first and 50th place the beach score differs by 13 /100.

# Destination Country Beach score Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Şalālah Oman 98 /100 30 °C 23 °C 8 mm 2 309 h 25 °C
2 Haifa Israel 97 /100 29 °C 23 °C 3 mm 1 344 h 28 °C
3 Tripoli Lebanon 97 /100 29 °C 21 °C 7 mm 2 348 h 28 °C
4 Sidon Lebanon 96 /100 29 °C 22 °C 6 mm 2 346 h 28 °C
5 Alanya Turkey 96 /100 28 °C 20 °C 22 mm 3 351 h 28 °C
6 Ţarţūs Syria 96 /100 29 °C 22 °C 19 mm 3 344 h 28 °C
7 Mersin Turkey 95 /100 29 °C 20 °C 11 mm 2 347 h 28 °C
8 Ashdod Israel 95 /100 30 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 344 h 28 °C
9 Beirut Lebanon 95 /100 30 °C 21 °C 6 mm 1 347 h 28 °C
10 Tel Aviv Israel 94 /100 30 °C 22 °C 2 mm 0 344 h 28 °C
11 Konak Turkey 94 /100 30 °C 18 °C 22 mm 3 353 h 23 °C
12 Baku Azerbaijan 94 /100 25 °C 20 °C 20 mm 4 305 h 24 °C
13 Antalya Turkey 94 /100 30 °C 19 °C 23 mm 2 351 h 28 °C
14 İzmir Turkey 94 /100 30 °C 18 °C 24 mm 3 352 h 23 °C
15 Gaza Palestinian Territory 93 /100 31 °C 22 °C 2 mm 1 343 h 28 °C
16 Latakia Syria 93 /100 28 °C 22 °C 28 mm 5 339 h 28 °C
17 Mataram Indonesia 92 /100 31 °C 23 °C 23 mm 3 351 h 27 °C
18 Petaẖ Tiqva Israel 92 /100 31 °C 21 °C 2 mm 1 344 h 28 °C
19 Laizhou China 92 /100 25 °C 18 °C 50 mm 6 286 h 24 °C
20 Karachi Pakistan 92 /100 31 °C 26 °C 11 mm 2 319 h 28 °C
21 Khirdalan Azerbaijan 91 /100 25 °C 19 °C 25 mm 4 299 h 23 °C
22 Probolinggo Indonesia 91 /100 31 °C 24 °C 13 mm 2 336 h 28 °C
23 Labuan Bajo Indonesia 91 /100 29 °C 24 °C 48 mm 6 355 h 28 °C
24 Khān Yūnis Palestinian Territory 91 /100 31 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 342 h 28 °C
25 Sumgayit Azerbaijan 90 /100 24 °C 20 °C 25 mm 4 299 h 23 °C
26 Antakya Turkey 90 /100 31 °C 21 °C 18 mm 3 344 h 28 °C
27 Kupang Indonesia 90 /100 32 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 346 h 27 °C
28 Tanggu China 89 /100 25 °C 18 °C 48 mm 6 289 h 23 °C
29 Qingdao China 89 /100 24 °C 20 °C 77 mm 6 281 h 24 °C
30 İskenderun Turkey 89 /100 31 °C 23 °C 24 mm 4 344 h 29 °C
31 Baubau Indonesia 89 /100 30 °C 24 °C 29 mm 5 346 h 28 °C
32 Porbandar India 88 /100 29 °C 25 °C 133 mm 7 298 h 28 °C
33 Yantai China 88 /100 25 °C 18 °C 53 mm 6 284 h 23 °C
34 Bursa Turkey 87 /100 26 °C 17 °C 57 mm 7 322 h 22 °C
35 Pasuruan Indonesia 87 /100 32 °C 23 °C 10 mm 2 335 h 28 °C
36 Situbondo Indonesia 87 /100 32 °C 23 °C 19 mm 3 342 h 28 °C
37 Rizhao China 87 /100 25 °C 19 °C 88 mm 7 272 h 25 °C
38 West Island Cocos Islands 86 /100 26 °C 25 °C 59 mm 9 323 h 27 °C
39 Huludao China 86 /100 24 °C 16 °C 49 mm 6 303 h 23 °C
40 Baoshan China 85 /100 27 °C 22 °C 100 mm 10 262 h 26 °C
41 Weihai China 85 /100 24 °C 20 °C 58 mm 5 289 h 23 °C
42 Osmaniye Turkey 85 /100 31 °C 20 °C 32 mm 5 343 h 29 °C
43 Cirebon Indonesia 85 /100 32 °C 24 °C 26 mm 4 336 h 29 °C
44 Chongming China 85 /100 26 °C 22 °C 99 mm 10 262 h 25 °C
45 Plumbon Indonesia 85 /100 32 °C 24 °C 27 mm 5 336 h 29 °C
46 Surabaya Indonesia 85 /100 33 °C 24 °C 19 mm 3 338 h 28 °C
47 Fukuyama Japan 85 /100 27 °C 21 °C 148 mm 10 266 h 27 °C
48 Qinhuangdao China 85 /100 24 °C 16 °C 49 mm 7 298 h 23 °C
49 Lianshan China 84 /100 24 °C 17 °C 49 mm 6 303 h 23 °C
50 Nanqiao China 84 /100 27 °C 22 °C 101 mm 10 264 h 26 °C

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

August: top 5

  1. Sumgayit 100 /100
  2. Bağcılar 99 /100
  3. Istanbul 99 /100
  4. Khirdalan 99 /100
  5. Baku 98 /100

Full ranking for August

October: top 5

  1. Tel Aviv 100 /100
  2. Gaza 100 /100
  3. Ashdod 100 /100
  4. Khān Yūnis 99 /100
  5. Petaẖ Tiqva 99 /100

Full ranking for October

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Our 0–100 beach score (formula on the methodology page), in September, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Asia with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by sea temperature.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering and the score is ours.

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.