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The coolest places in Asia in January

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Hulunbuir China -18 °C -18 °C 3 mm
2 Daxing’anling China -17 °C -17 °C 5 mm
3 Bei’an China -15 °C -15 °C 4 mm
4 Suihua China -15 °C -15 °C 4 mm
5 Yichun China -14 °C -14 °C 5 mm
6 Hegang China -14 °C -14 °C 5 mm
7 Shuangyashan China -13 °C -13 °C 7 mm
8 Daqing China -13 °C -13 °C 3 mm
9 Jiamusi China -13 °C -13 °C 6 mm
10 Qitaihe China -13 °C -13 °C 7 mm
11 Harbin China -13 °C -13 °C 4 mm
12 Zhaodong China -13 °C -13 °C 3 mm
13 Hulan Ergi China -13 °C -13 °C 2 mm
14 Ulan Bator Mongolia -13 °C -13 °C 2 mm
15 Pavlodar Kazakhstan -12 °C -12 °C 11 mm
16 Petropavl Kazakhstan -12 °C -12 °C 16 mm
17 Temirtau Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C 18 mm
18 Jixi China -11 °C -11 °C 7 mm
19 Xilinhot China -11 °C -11 °C 2 mm
20 Semey Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C 17 mm
21 Kostanay Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C 17 mm
22 Astana Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C 15 mm
23 Kokshetau Kazakhstan -11 °C -11 °C 13 mm
24 Mudanjiang China -11 °C -11 °C 7 mm
25 Jilin China -10 °C -10 °C 9 mm
26 Wujiaqu China -10 °C -10 °C 3 mm
27 Shihezi China -10 °C -10 °C 4 mm
28 Changchun China -10 °C -10 °C 4 mm
29 Karamay China -9.6 °C -9.6 °C 2 mm
30 Ulanhot China -9.6 °C -9.6 °C 1 mm
31 Baicheng China -9.5 °C -9.5 °C 1 mm
32 Jinshanlu China -9.4 °C -9.4 °C 14 mm
33 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan -9.4 °C -9.4 °C 32 mm
34 Aktobe Kazakhstan -9.0 °C -9.0 °C 26 mm
35 Longshan China -8.8 °C -8.8 °C 7 mm
36 Baishan China -8.6 °C -8.6 °C 13 mm
37 Siping China -8.5 °C -8.5 °C 6 mm
38 Hyesan North Korea -8.2 °C -8.2 °C 10 mm
39 Bole China -7.8 °C -7.8 °C 4 mm
40 Tonghua China -7.7 °C -7.7 °C 12 mm
41 Changji China -7.5 °C -7.5 °C 5 mm
42 Oral Kazakhstan -7.1 °C -7.1 °C 31 mm
43 Tongliao China -7.1 °C -7.1 °C 2 mm
44 Tieling China -6.6 °C -6.6 °C 6 mm
45 Yanji China -6.5 °C -6.5 °C 7 mm
46 Skardu Pakistan -6.4 °C -6.4 °C 71 mm
47 Ulanqab China -6.2 °C -6.2 °C 3 mm
48 Fushun China -6.0 °C -6.0 °C 7 mm
49 Benxi China -5.8 °C -5.8 °C 9 mm
50 Kanggye North Korea -5.7 °C -5.7 °C 15 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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