Places with the best weather in Asia in September: ranked by comfort score

3 destinations share the top spot at 98 /100 in September, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Van. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in September: Van (98 /100) , Istaravshan (98 /100) , Shizuishan (98 /100) . Between first and 50th place the comfort differs by 4.7 /100.

# Destination Country Comfort Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Van Turkey 98 /100 24 °C 12 °C 12 mm 2 355 h
2 Istaravshan Tajikistan 98 /100 23 °C 11 °C 14 mm 3 344 h
3 Shizuishan China 98 /100 23 °C 13 °C 34 mm 6 287 h
4 Bole China 98 /100 22 °C 11 °C 27 mm 5 321 h
5 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 97 /100 23 °C 10 °C 28 mm 5 332 h
6 Isfara Tajikistan 96 /100 25 °C 14 °C 15 mm 4 346 h
7 Jiuquan China 96 /100 21 °C 9.8 °C 15 mm 3 313 h
8 Yinchuan China 96 /100 23 °C 12 °C 42 mm 6 282 h
9 Osh Kyrgyzstan 96 /100 25 °C 12 °C 24 mm 5 336 h
10 Aqsu China 96 /100 25 °C 12 °C 21 mm 5 321 h
11 Tongliao China 96 /100 23 °C 12 °C 36 mm 5 304 h
12 Ürümqi China 96 /100 22 °C 9.9 °C 33 mm 5 318 h
13 Kütahya Turkey 96 /100 25 °C 12 °C 20 mm 4 328 h
14 Changji China 96 /100 25 °C 11 °C 20 mm 4 316 h
15 Fuxin China 96 /100 23 °C 13 °C 40 mm 6 298 h
16 Beipiao China 96 /100 24 °C 12 °C 38 mm 5 300 h
17 Sivas Turkey 95 /100 24 °C 10 °C 13 mm 3 336 h
18 Isparta Turkey 95 /100 25 °C 14 °C 23 mm 4 350 h
19 Çorum Turkey 95 /100 25 °C 13 °C 28 mm 4 321 h
20 Shihezi China 95 /100 25 °C 12 °C 26 mm 5 314 h
21 Angren Uzbekistan 95 /100 26 °C 14 °C 24 mm 5 346 h
22 Ghulja China 95 /100 24 °C 10 °C 16 mm 4 318 h
23 Wuhai China 95 /100 23 °C 12 °C 26 mm 4 302 h
24 Bayan Nur China 95 /100 24 °C 11 °C 31 mm 5 305 h
25 Dhamār Yemen 95 /100 24 °C 12 °C 33 mm 5 336 h
26 Baicheng China 95 /100 22 °C 11 °C 47 mm 6 301 h
27 Chifeng China 95 /100 23 °C 10 °C 36 mm 6 306 h
28 Huocheng China 95 /100 24 °C 10 °C 14 mm 3 320 h
29 Afyonkarahisar Turkey 95 /100 25 °C 12 °C 15 mm 3 341 h
30 Erzincan Turkey 95 /100 26 °C 14 °C 22 mm 4 340 h
31 Zhangye China 95 /100 22 °C 8.5 °C 23 mm 5 305 h
32 Atyrau Kazakhstan 95 /100 23 °C 14 °C 10 mm 2 309 h 20 °C
33 Gölbaşı Turkey 95 /100 26 °C 13 °C 13 mm 2 339 h
34 Tacheng China 95 /100 22 °C 8.6 °C 21 mm 4 326 h
35 Wuzhong China 95 /100 24 °C 12 °C 42 mm 6 278 h
36 Beining China 95 /100 24 °C 14 °C 51 mm 6 298 h
37 Eskişehir Turkey 94 /100 25 °C 12 °C 14 mm 3 326 h
38 Chaoyang China 94 /100 25 °C 13 °C 38 mm 6 302 h
39 Yerevan Armenia 94 /100 26 °C 13 °C 10 mm 2 346 h
40 Nanpiao China 94 /100 25 °C 14 °C 43 mm 6 301 h
41 Anantnag India 94 /100 23 °C 11 °C 60 mm 6 333 h
42 Oral Kazakhstan 94 /100 20 °C 10 °C 29 mm 5 282 h
43 Jinchang China 94 /100 22 °C 10 °C 32 mm 7 293 h
44 Orūmīyeh Iran 94 /100 26 °C 15 °C 8 mm 2 350 h
45 Erzurum Turkey 94 /100 21 °C 8.6 °C 24 mm 5 342 h
46 Jinzhong China 94 /100 23 °C 13 °C 60 mm 7 269 h
47 Chengde China 94 /100 24 °C 13 °C 60 mm 7 291 h
48 Taraz Kazakhstan 93 /100 25 °C 11 °C 13 mm 2 339 h
49 Kırşehir Turkey 93 /100 26 °C 13 °C 12 mm 3 343 h
50 Uşak Turkey 93 /100 26 °C 13 °C 12 mm 3 348 h

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. Jinshanlu 96 /100
  2. Temirtau 93 /100
  3. Kostanay 93 /100
  4. Ardabīl 93 /100
  5. Erzurum 93 /100

Full ranking for August

October: top 5

  1. Ashgabat 98 /100
  2. Tehran 98 /100
  3. Merkezefendi 98 /100
  4. Gaziantep 98 /100
  5. Kahramanmaraş 98 /100

Full ranking for October

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Our 0–100 comfort score for sightseeing weather (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 fewest wet days.
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.