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

Daxing’anling tops the list at -2.7 °C in March. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in March: Daxing’anling (-2.7 °C) , Temirtau (-1.9 °C) , Petropavl (-1.7 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 7.9 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Daxing’anling China -2.7 °C -2.7 °C -16 °C 11 mm 3 305 h –
2 Temirtau Kazakhstan -1.9 °C -1.9 °C -11 °C 24 mm 6 258 h –
3 Petropavl Kazakhstan -1.7 °C -1.7 °C -10 °C 22 mm 6 242 h –
4 Hulunbuir China -1.7 °C -1.7 °C -15 °C 8 mm 2 321 h –
5 Pavlodar Kazakhstan -1.4 °C -1.4 °C -11 °C 15 mm 4 254 h –
6 Kostanay Kazakhstan -1.3 °C -1.3 °C -9.8 °C 24 mm 6 250 h –
7 Astana Kazakhstan -1.2 °C -1.2 °C -11 °C 21 mm 5 248 h –
8 Kokshetau Kazakhstan -1.2 °C -1.2 °C -10 °C 19 mm 5 249 h –
9 Aktobe Kazakhstan -0.6 °C -0.6 °C -8.6 °C 33 mm 7 226 h –
10 Bei’an China 0.03 °C 0.03 °C -12 °C 13 mm 3 304 h –
11 Yichun China 0.04 °C 0.04 °C -13 °C 18 mm 5 293 h –
12 Semey Kazakhstan 0.4 °C 0.4 °C -11 °C 22 mm 6 266 h –
13 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan 0.5 °C 0.5 °C -11 °C 37 mm 8 268 h –
14 Skardu Pakistan 0.6 °C 0.6 °C -7.5 °C 106 mm 15 286 h –
15 Ulan Bator Mongolia 0.8 °C 0.8 °C -12 °C 7 mm 2 328 h –
16 Asahikawa Japan 0.8 °C 0.8 °C -6.5 °C 67 mm 15 273 h –
17 Oral Kazakhstan 1.0 °C 1.0 °C -7.1 °C 30 mm 7 236 h –
18 Hegang China 1.0 °C 1.0 °C -11 °C 18 mm 4 298 h –
19 Shuangyashan China 1.2 °C 1.2 °C -9.2 °C 20 mm 5 296 h –
20 Qitaihe China 1.4 °C 1.4 °C -9.1 °C 22 mm 6 298 h –
21 Sapporo Japan 1.7 °C 1.7 °C -5.2 °C 63 mm 12 289 h –
22 Suihua China 1.8 °C 1.8 °C -9.7 °C 14 mm 3 302 h –
23 Jiamusi China 1.8 °C 1.8 °C -9.8 °C 18 mm 4 299 h –
24 Kushiro Japan 1.8 °C 1.8 °C -4.4 °C 69 mm 8 288 h 0.9 °C
25 Jinshanlu China 2.0 °C 2.0 °C -11 °C 18 mm 4 315 h –
26 Obihiro Japan 2.2 °C 2.2 °C -6.8 °C 68 mm 9 288 h –
27 Jixi China 2.3 °C 2.3 °C -8.5 °C 20 mm 5 299 h –
28 Hyesan North Korea 2.3 °C 2.3 °C -8.9 °C 32 mm 7 306 h –
29 Tomakomai Japan 2.4 °C 2.4 °C -3.5 °C 63 mm 10 291 h 3.2 °C
30 Daqing China 2.7 °C 2.7 °C -8.1 °C 10 mm 2 315 h –
31 Xilinhot China 2.9 °C 2.9 °C -9.6 °C 9 mm 2 316 h –
32 Mudanjiang China 2.9 °C 2.9 °C -7.8 °C 22 mm 6 297 h –
33 Zhaodong China 3.0 °C 3.0 °C -8.0 °C 12 mm 3 308 h –
34 Harbin China 3.0 °C 3.0 °C -8.3 °C 15 mm 3 303 h –
35 Baishan China 3.1 °C 3.1 °C -8.0 °C 38 mm 7 292 h –
36 Hulan Ergi China 3.3 °C 3.3 °C -8.2 °C 7 mm 2 320 h –
37 Jilin China 3.5 °C 3.5 °C -7.6 °C 26 mm 5 295 h –
38 Chongjin North Korea 3.6 °C 3.6 °C -4.3 °C 33 mm 6 298 h 3.2 °C
39 Hakodate Japan 3.6 °C 3.6 °C -1.9 °C 66 mm 10 283 h 7.5 °C
40 Erzurum Turkey 4.0 °C 4.0 °C -5.9 °C 65 mm 12 298 h –
41 Ulanhot China 4.2 °C 4.2 °C -7.1 °C 8 mm 2 324 h –
42 Tonghua China 4.4 °C 4.4 °C -6.6 °C 36 mm 7 290 h –
43 Changchun China 4.5 °C 4.5 °C -6.5 °C 17 mm 4 305 h –
44 Hirosaki Japan 4.6 °C 4.6 °C -2.8 °C 100 mm 16 273 h –
45 Aomori Japan 4.7 °C 4.7 °C -2.2 °C 90 mm 15 280 h 7.6 °C
46 Longshan China 4.9 °C 4.9 °C -6.0 °C 23 mm 5 300 h –
47 Baicheng China 5.0 °C 5.0 °C -6.4 °C 8 mm 2 325 h –
48 Nyingchi China 5.1 °C 5.1 °C -2.8 °C 123 mm 20 341 h –
49 Morioka Japan 5.2 °C 5.2 °C -2.9 °C 94 mm 14 271 h –
50 Kanggye North Korea 5.2 °C 5.2 °C -5.8 °C 43 mm 8 290 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

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

April: top 5

  1. Skardu 4.9 °C
  2. Kushiro 6.8 °C
  3. Daxing’anling 7.7 °C
  4. Tomakomai 7.8 °C
  5. Asahikawa 8.0 °C

Full ranking for April

How this ranking is built

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