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

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

Top three in January: Hulunbuir (-18 °C) , Daxing’anling (-17 °C) , Bei’an (-15 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 12 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Hulunbuir China -18 °C -18 °C -30 °C 3 mm 1 228 h
2 Daxing’anling China -17 °C -17 °C -28 °C 5 mm 1 209 h
3 Bei’an China -15 °C -15 °C -28 °C 4 mm 1 233 h
4 Suihua China -15 °C -15 °C -26 °C 4 mm 1 239 h
5 Yichun China -14 °C -14 °C -27 °C 5 mm 1 235 h
6 Hegang China -14 °C -14 °C -26 °C 5 mm 1 241 h
7 Shuangyashan China -13 °C -13 °C -23 °C 7 mm 2 241 h
8 Daqing China -13 °C -13 °C -24 °C 3 mm 1 243 h
9 Jiamusi China -13 °C -13 °C -25 °C 6 mm 2 244 h
10 Qitaihe China -13 °C -13 °C -23 °C 7 mm 1 242 h
11 Harbin China -13 °C -13 °C -24 °C 4 mm 1 242 h
12 Zhaodong China -13 °C -13 °C -23 °C 3 mm 1 243 h
13 Hulan Ergi China -13 °C -13 °C -24 °C 2 mm 0 242 h
14 Ulan Bator Mongolia -13 °C -13 °C -25 °C 2 mm 1 243 h
15 Pavlodar Kazakhstan -12 °C -12 °C -20 °C 11 mm 3 150 h
16 Petropavl Kazakhstan -12 °C -12 °C -19 °C 16 mm 5 110 h
17 Temirtau Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C -18 °C 18 mm 5 147 h
18 Jixi China -11 °C -11 °C -22 °C 7 mm 1 246 h
19 Xilinhot China -11 °C -11 °C -24 °C 2 mm 1 258 h
20 Semey Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C -20 °C 17 mm 5 175 h
21 Kostanay Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C -18 °C 17 mm 5 126 h
22 Astana Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C -18 °C 15 mm 5 131 h
23 Kokshetau Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C -18 °C 13 mm 4 127 h
24 Mudanjiang China -11 °C -11 °C -21 °C 7 mm 2 250 h
25 Jilin China -10 °C -10 °C -22 °C 9 mm 3 241 h
26 Wujiaqu China -10 °C -10 °C -20 °C 3 mm 1 241 h
27 Shihezi China -10 °C -10 °C -18 °C 4 mm 1 245 h
28 Changchun China -10 °C -10 °C -21 °C 4 mm 1 247 h
29 Karamay China -9.6 °C -9.6 °C -16 °C 2 mm 1 242 h
30 Ulanhot China -9.6 °C -9.6 °C -19 °C 1 mm 1 249 h
31 Baicheng China -9.5 °C -9.5 °C -19 °C 1 mm 0 251 h
32 Jinshanlu China -9.4 °C -9.4 °C -21 °C 14 mm 4 223 h
33 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan -9.4 °C -9.4 °C -19 °C 32 mm 8 171 h
34 Aktobe Kazakhstan -9.0 °C -9.0 °C -15 °C 26 mm 7 109 h
35 Longshan China -8.8 °C -8.8 °C -20 °C 7 mm 2 247 h
36 Baishan China -8.6 °C -8.6 °C -21 °C 13 mm 4 245 h
37 Siping China -8.5 °C -8.5 °C -19 °C 6 mm 2 251 h
38 Hyesan North Korea -8.2 °C -8.2 °C -22 °C 10 mm 3 259 h
39 Bole China -7.8 °C -7.8 °C -15 °C 4 mm 2 250 h
40 Tonghua China -7.7 °C -7.7 °C -21 °C 12 mm 3 242 h
41 Changji China -7.5 °C -7.5 °C -16 °C 5 mm 2 244 h
42 Oral Kazakhstan -7.1 °C -7.1 °C -13 °C 31 mm 7 94 h
43 Tongliao China -7.1 °C -7.1 °C -17 °C 2 mm 1 259 h
44 Tieling China -6.6 °C -6.6 °C -17 °C 6 mm 2 257 h
45 Yanji China -6.5 °C -6.5 °C -18 °C 7 mm 1 254 h
46 Skardu Pakistan -6.4 °C -6.4 °C -13 °C 71 mm 13 236 h
47 Ulanqab China -6.2 °C -6.2 °C -19 °C 3 mm 1 266 h
48 Fushun China -6.0 °C -6.0 °C -17 °C 7 mm 2 256 h
49 Benxi China -5.8 °C -5.8 °C -17 °C 9 mm 2 256 h
50 Kanggye North Korea -5.7 °C -5.7 °C -20 °C 15 mm 4 249 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

December: top 5

  1. Kalyān 32 °C
  2. Dombivali 32 °C
  3. Panvel 32 °C
  4. Thāne 32 °C
  5. Bhayandar 31 °C

Full ranking for December

February: top 5

  1. Proddatūr 34 °C
  2. Nandyāl 34 °C
  3. Thrissur 34 °C
  4. Kadapa 34 °C
  5. Karur 34 °C

Full ranking for February

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in January, 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. 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.