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

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

Top three in May: Skardu (9.6 °C) , Kushiro (11 °C) , Nyingchi (13 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 9.7 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Skardu Pakistan 9.6 °C 9.6 °C -0.2 °C 92 mm 14 383 h –
2 Kushiro Japan 11 °C 11 °C 5.8 °C 105 mm 10 277 h 5.6 °C
3 Nyingchi China 13 °C 13 °C 5.5 °C 160 mm 23 335 h –
4 Tomakomai Japan 13 °C 13 °C 7.0 °C 111 mm 13 302 h 8.1 °C
5 Hakodate Japan 14 °C 14 °C 8.0 °C 99 mm 11 283 h 11 °C
6 Shangri-La China 15 °C 15 °C 6.1 °C 100 mm 16 320 h –
7 Chongjin North Korea 15 °C 15 °C 8.3 °C 91 mm 13 286 h 9.0 °C
8 Erzurum Turkey 15 °C 15 °C 3.9 °C 106 mm 19 362 h –
9 Ulan Bator Mongolia 16 °C 16 °C 2.2 °C 35 mm 6 376 h –
10 Sapporo Japan 16 °C 16 °C 7.0 °C 93 mm 13 306 h –
11 Asahikawa Japan 16 °C 16 °C 6.3 °C 92 mm 13 295 h –
12 Daxing’anling China 16 °C 16 °C 4.2 °C 64 mm 10 344 h –
13 Obihiro Japan 16 °C 16 °C 6.3 °C 108 mm 11 281 h –
14 Sinp’o North Korea 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 73 mm 7 321 h 12 °C
15 Lhoka China 17 °C 17 °C 4.6 °C 56 mm 13 386 h –
16 Chéngguān Qū China 17 °C 17 °C 4.2 °C 68 mm 16 390 h –
17 Akita Japan 17 °C 17 °C 11 °C 136 mm 14 293 h 14 °C
18 Dalian China 17 °C 17 °C 13 °C 62 mm 7 334 h 12 °C
19 Gilgit Pakistan 18 °C 18 °C 7.5 °C 135 mm 14 376 h –
20 Petropavl Kazakhstan 18 °C 18 °C 5.9 °C 39 mm 8 377 h –
21 Van Turkey 18 °C 18 °C 5.6 °C 57 mm 13 395 h –
22 Hulunbuir China 18 °C 18 °C 5.0 °C 34 mm 7 358 h –
23 Yichun China 18 °C 18 °C 6.2 °C 72 mm 12 328 h –
24 Hyesan North Korea 18 °C 18 °C 5.9 °C 93 mm 15 313 h –
25 Qingdao China 18 °C 18 °C 14 °C 65 mm 7 324 h 14 °C
26 Hŭngnam North Korea 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 87 mm 8 316 h 12 °C
27 Hachinohe Japan 18 °C 18 °C 9.9 °C 90 mm 11 302 h 10 °C
28 Geoje South Korea 18 °C 18 °C 15 °C 122 mm 8 307 h 17 °C
29 Xining China 18 °C 18 °C 6.2 °C 55 mm 10 327 h –
30 Aomori Japan 18 °C 18 °C 9.5 °C 100 mm 13 299 h 11 °C
31 Bei’an China 19 °C 19 °C 7.3 °C 54 mm 9 344 h –
32 Hegang China 19 °C 19 °C 6.3 °C 74 mm 11 324 h –
33 Sendai Japan 19 °C 19 °C 11 °C 103 mm 11 287 h 14 °C
34 Kokshetau Kazakhstan 19 °C 19 °C 6.2 °C 41 mm 9 374 h –
35 Morioka Japan 19 °C 19 °C 9.2 °C 96 mm 13 280 h –
36 Qitaihe China 19 °C 19 °C 7.3 °C 83 mm 13 320 h –
37 Ordu Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 12 °C 92 mm 13 340 h 15 °C
38 Hirosaki Japan 19 °C 19 °C 8.9 °C 102 mm 13 292 h –
39 Jixi China 19 °C 19 °C 7.1 °C 79 mm 12 317 h –
40 Jinshanlu China 19 °C 19 °C 5.0 °C 25 mm 5 390 h –
41 Shuangyashan China 19 °C 19 °C 8.3 °C 71 mm 12 321 h –
42 Weihai China 19 °C 19 °C 14 °C 69 mm 6 331 h 13 °C
43 Sivas Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 6.7 °C 59 mm 12 360 h –
44 Baishan China 19 °C 19 °C 8.0 °C 105 mm 14 307 h –
45 Trabzon Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 13 °C 148 mm 17 339 h 16 °C
46 Temirtau Kazakhstan 19 °C 19 °C 6.2 °C 35 mm 8 377 h –
47 Samsun Turkey 19 °C 19 °C 11 °C 77 mm 12 343 h 15 °C
48 Hitachi Japan 19 °C 19 °C 13 °C 150 mm 13 288 h 17 °C
49 Yamagata Japan 19 °C 19 °C 9.4 °C 93 mm 12 285 h –
50 Thimphu Bhutan 19 °C 19 °C 9.7 °C 249 mm 29 334 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

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

June: top 5

  1. Ahvaz 45 °C
  2. Basrah 45 °C
  3. Bandar-e Māhshahr 45 °C
  4. Al ‘Amārah 45 °C
  5. Nasiriyah 44 °C

Full ranking for June

How this ranking is built

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