The coolest places in Asia in March

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Daxing’anling China -2.7 °C -2.7 °C 11 mm
2 Temirtau Kazakhstan -1.9 °C -1.9 °C 24 mm
3 Petropavl Kazakhstan -1.7 °C -1.7 °C 22 mm
4 Hulunbuir China -1.7 °C -1.7 °C 8 mm
5 Pavlodar Kazakhstan -1.4 °C -1.4 °C 15 mm
6 Kostanay Kazakhstan -1.3 °C -1.3 °C 24 mm
7 Astana Kazakhstan -1.2 °C -1.2 °C 21 mm
8 Kokshetau Kazakhstan -1.2 °C -1.2 °C 19 mm
9 Aktobe Kazakhstan -0.6 °C -0.6 °C 33 mm
10 Bei’an China 0.03 °C 0.03 °C 13 mm
11 Yichun China 0.04 °C 0.04 °C 18 mm
12 Semey Kazakhstan 0.4 °C 0.4 °C 22 mm
13 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan 0.5 °C 0.5 °C 37 mm
14 Skardu Pakistan 0.6 °C 0.6 °C 106 mm
15 Ulan Bator Mongolia 0.8 °C 0.8 °C 7 mm
16 Asahikawa Japan 0.8 °C 0.8 °C 67 mm
17 Oral Kazakhstan 1.0 °C 1.0 °C 30 mm
18 Hegang China 1.0 °C 1.0 °C 18 mm
19 Shuangyashan China 1.2 °C 1.2 °C 20 mm
20 Qitaihe China 1.4 °C 1.4 °C 22 mm
21 Sapporo Japan 1.7 °C 1.7 °C 63 mm
22 Suihua China 1.8 °C 1.8 °C 14 mm
23 Jiamusi China 1.8 °C 1.8 °C 18 mm
24 Kushiro Japan 1.8 °C 1.8 °C 69 mm
25 Jinshanlu China 2.0 °C 2.0 °C 18 mm
26 Obihiro Japan 2.2 °C 2.2 °C 68 mm
27 Jixi China 2.3 °C 2.3 °C 20 mm
28 Hyesan North Korea 2.3 °C 2.3 °C 32 mm
29 Tomakomai Japan 2.4 °C 2.4 °C 63 mm
30 Daqing China 2.7 °C 2.7 °C 10 mm
31 Xilinhot China 2.9 °C 2.9 °C 9 mm
32 Mudanjiang China 2.9 °C 2.9 °C 22 mm
33 Zhaodong China 3.0 °C 3.0 °C 12 mm
34 Harbin China 3.0 °C 3.0 °C 15 mm
35 Baishan China 3.1 °C 3.1 °C 38 mm
36 Hulan Ergi China 3.3 °C 3.3 °C 7 mm
37 Jilin China 3.5 °C 3.5 °C 26 mm
38 Chongjin North Korea 3.6 °C 3.6 °C 33 mm
39 Hakodate Japan 3.6 °C 3.6 °C 66 mm
40 Erzurum Turkey 4.0 °C 4.0 °C 65 mm
41 Ulanhot China 4.2 °C 4.2 °C 8 mm
42 Tonghua China 4.4 °C 4.4 °C 36 mm
43 Changchun China 4.5 °C 4.5 °C 17 mm
44 Hirosaki Japan 4.6 °C 4.6 °C 100 mm
45 Aomori Japan 4.7 °C 4.7 °C 90 mm
46 Longshan China 4.9 °C 4.9 °C 23 mm
47 Baicheng China 5.0 °C 5.0 °C 8 mm
48 Nyingchi China 5.1 °C 5.1 °C 123 mm
49 Morioka Japan 5.2 °C 5.2 °C 94 mm
50 Kanggye North Korea 5.2 °C 5.2 °C 43 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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