The coolest places in Asia in May

Skardu tops the list at 9.6 °C in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Skardu Pakistan 9.6 °C 9.6 °C 92 mm
2 Kushiro Japan 11 °C 11 °C 105 mm
3 Nyingchi China 13 °C 13 °C 160 mm
4 Tomakomai Japan 13 °C 13 °C 111 mm
5 Hakodate Japan 14 °C 14 °C 99 mm
6 Shangri-La China 15 °C 15 °C 100 mm
7 Chongjin North Korea 15 °C 15 °C 91 mm
8 Erzurum Turkey 15 °C 15 °C 106 mm
9 Ulan Bator Mongolia 16 °C 16 °C 35 mm
10 Sapporo Japan 16 °C 16 °C 93 mm
11 Asahikawa Japan 16 °C 16 °C 92 mm
12 Daxing’anling China 16 °C 16 °C 64 mm
13 Obihiro Japan 16 °C 16 °C 108 mm
14 Sinp’o North Korea 17 °C 17 °C 73 mm
15 Lhoka China 17 °C 17 °C 56 mm
16 Chéngguān Qū China 17 °C 17 °C 68 mm
17 Akita Japan 17 °C 17 °C 136 mm
18 Dalian China 17 °C 17 °C 62 mm
19 Gilgit Pakistan 18 °C 18 °C 135 mm
20 Petropavl Kazakhstan 18 °C 18 °C 39 mm
21 Van Turkey 18 °C 18 °C 57 mm
22 Hulunbuir China 18 °C 18 °C 34 mm
23 Yichun China 18 °C 18 °C 72 mm
24 Hyesan North Korea 18 °C 18 °C 93 mm
25 Qingdao China 18 °C 18 °C 65 mm
26 Hŭngnam North Korea 18 °C 18 °C 87 mm
27 Hachinohe Japan 18 °C 18 °C 90 mm
28 Geoje South Korea 18 °C 18 °C 122 mm
29 Xining China 18 °C 18 °C 55 mm
30 Aomori Japan 18 °C 18 °C 100 mm
31 Bei’an China 19 °C 19 °C 54 mm
32 Hegang China 19 °C 19 °C 74 mm
33 Sendai Japan 19 °C 19 °C 103 mm
34 Kokshetau Kazakhstan 19 °C 19 °C 41 mm
35 Morioka Japan 19 °C 19 °C 96 mm
36 Qitaihe China 19 °C 19 °C 83 mm
37 Ordu Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 92 mm
38 Hirosaki Japan 19 °C 19 °C 102 mm
39 Jixi China 19 °C 19 °C 79 mm
40 Jinshanlu China 19 °C 19 °C 25 mm
41 Shuangyashan China 19 °C 19 °C 71 mm
42 Weihai China 19 °C 19 °C 69 mm
43 Sivas Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 59 mm
44 Baishan China 19 °C 19 °C 105 mm
45 Trabzon Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 148 mm
46 Temirtau Kazakhstan 19 °C 19 °C 35 mm
47 Samsun Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 77 mm
48 Hitachi Japan 19 °C 19 °C 150 mm
49 Yamagata Japan 19 °C 19 °C 93 mm
50 Thimphu Bhutan 19 °C 19 °C 249 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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