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The coolest places in Asia in August: ranked by average high temperature

Shangri-La tops the list at 18 °C in August. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in August: Shangri-La (18 °C) , Ooty (19 °C) , Lhoka (19 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 6.9 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Shangri-La China 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 227 mm 28 249 h –
2 Ooty India 19 °C 19 °C 13 °C 179 mm 23 274 h –
3 Lhoka China 19 °C 19 °C 10 °C 126 mm 23 314 h –
4 Chéngguān Qū China 19 °C 19 °C 10 °C 156 mm 23 318 h –
5 Nyingchi China 19 °C 19 °C 12 °C 202 mm 26 289 h –
6 Banjar Indonesia 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 110 mm 14 346 h –
7 Kushiro Japan 20 °C 20 °C 17 °C 151 mm 12 222 h 17 °C
8 Shimla India 21 °C 21 °C 15 °C 341 mm 28 270 h –
9 Baguio Philippines 21 °C 21 °C 16 °C 670 mm 30 239 h 29 °C
10 Thimphu Bhutan 21 °C 21 °C 15 °C 377 mm 29 216 h –
11 Petropavl Kazakhstan 21 °C 21 °C 12 °C 59 mm 10 340 h –
12 Lijiang China 22 °C 22 °C 14 °C 274 mm 27 259 h –
13 Ulan Bator Mongolia 22 °C 22 °C 9.9 °C 69 mm 11 343 h –
14 Dhamār Yemen 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 224 mm 21 321 h –
15 Daxing’anling China 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 102 mm 12 311 h –
16 Kokshetau Kazakhstan 22 °C 22 °C 13 °C 55 mm 10 346 h –
17 Xining China 22 °C 22 °C 12 °C 90 mm 13 310 h –
18 Ðà Lạt Vietnam 23 °C 23 °C 17 °C 236 mm 26 294 h –
19 Tomakomai Japan 23 °C 23 °C 18 °C 196 mm 15 272 h 20 °C
20 Zhaotong China 23 °C 23 °C 15 °C 182 mm 21 260 h –
21 Qujing China 23 °C 23 °C 15 °C 177 mm 22 273 h –
22 Taunggyi Myanmar 23 °C 23 °C 18 °C 207 mm 27 217 h –
23 Guyuan China 23 °C 23 °C 14 °C 126 mm 12 291 h –
24 Dali China 23 °C 23 °C 17 °C 266 mm 26 249 h –
25 Hulunbuir China 23 °C 23 °C 13 °C 86 mm 11 338 h –
26 Nianbo China 23 °C 23 °C 14 °C 93 mm 15 302 h –
27 Linxia Chengguanzhen China 23 °C 23 °C 13 °C 132 mm 14 297 h –
28 Kunming China 24 °C 24 °C 16 °C 236 mm 25 285 h –
29 Dingxi China 24 °C 24 °C 13 °C 105 mm 12 294 h –
30 Jianshui China 24 °C 24 °C 16 °C 306 mm 28 267 h –
31 Yichun China 24 °C 24 °C 15 °C 123 mm 15 283 h –
32 Liupanshui China 24 °C 24 °C 16 °C 184 mm 21 269 h –
33 Bei’an China 24 °C 24 °C 16 °C 133 mm 14 303 h –
34 Hakodate Japan 24 °C 24 °C 20 °C 179 mm 13 246 h 23 °C
35 Kostanay Kazakhstan 24 °C 24 °C 14 °C 45 mm 8 350 h –
36 Chongjin North Korea 24 °C 24 °C 19 °C 208 mm 18 242 h 22 °C
37 Hegang China 24 °C 24 °C 15 °C 135 mm 13 289 h –
38 Obihiro Japan 24 °C 24 °C 17 °C 166 mm 13 222 h –
39 Temirtau Kazakhstan 24 °C 24 °C 12 °C 31 mm 6 367 h –
40 Hassan India 24 °C 24 °C 19 °C 180 mm 25 233 h –
41 Baoshan China 24 °C 24 °C 17 °C 291 mm 29 221 h –
42 Longling County China 24 °C 24 °C 18 °C 392 mm 30 218 h –
43 Lembang Indonesia 24 °C 24 °C 16 °C 76 mm 12 352 h –
44 Astana Kazakhstan 24 °C 24 °C 13 °C 34 mm 7 363 h –
45 Chuxiong China 24 °C 24 °C 17 °C 188 mm 23 265 h –
46 Sapporo Japan 24 °C 24 °C 18 °C 189 mm 14 280 h –
47 Asahikawa Japan 24 °C 24 °C 17 °C 167 mm 15 262 h –
48 Aizawl India 24 °C 24 °C 18 °C 298 mm 30 229 h –
49 Ulanqab China 24 °C 24 °C 13 °C 71 mm 11 337 h –
50 Anantnag India 24 °C 24 °C 16 °C 126 mm 15 326 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

July: top 5

  1. Ahvaz 47 °C
  2. Basrah 47 °C
  3. Al ‘Amārah 47 °C
  4. Dezful 46 °C
  5. Bandar-e Māhshahr 46 °C

Full ranking for July

September: top 5

  1. Petropavl 15 °C
  2. Ulan Bator 16 °C
  3. Daxing’anling 16 °C
  4. Kokshetau 16 °C
  5. Shangri-La 16 °C

Full ranking for September

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in August, lowest 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 population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering 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.