The coolest places in Asia in October: ranked by average high temperature
Daxing’anling tops the list at 5.0 °C in October. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.
Top three in October: Daxing’anling (5.0 °C) , Ulan Bator (6.4 °C) , Hulunbuir (6.7 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 8.5 °C.
| # | Destination | Country | Avg high | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daxing’anling | China | 5.0 °C | 5.0 °C | -3.8 °C | 31 mm | 6 | 237 h |
| 2 | Ulan Bator | Mongolia | 6.4 °C | 6.4 °C | -4.4 °C | 15 mm | 4 | 284 h |
| 3 | Hulunbuir | China | 6.7 °C | 6.7 °C | -3.3 °C | 23 mm | 5 | 259 h |
| 4 | Petropavl | Kazakhstan | 6.7 °C | 6.7 °C | 0.4 °C | 35 mm | 8 | 137 h |
| 5 | Skardu | Pakistan | 7.8 °C | 7.8 °C | -4.1 °C | 56 mm | 10 | 317 h |
| 6 | Kokshetau | Kazakhstan | 7.8 °C | 7.8 °C | 0.6 °C | 31 mm | 7 | 153 h |
| 7 | Bei’an | China | 8.3 °C | 8.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 35 mm | 7 | 251 h |
| 8 | Kostanay | Kazakhstan | 8.7 °C | 8.7 °C | 1.1 °C | 33 mm | 7 | 174 h |
| 9 | Yichun | China | 8.7 °C | 8.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 39 mm | 8 | 241 h |
| 10 | Astana | Kazakhstan | 8.9 °C | 8.9 °C | 0.1 °C | 27 mm | 6 | 180 h |
| 11 | Temirtau | Kazakhstan | 9.0 °C | 9.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 29 mm | 6 | 198 h |
| 12 | Pavlodar | Kazakhstan | 9.2 °C | 9.2 °C | 0.7 °C | 23 mm | 6 | 179 h |
| 13 | Jinshanlu | China | 9.4 °C | 9.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 25 mm | 6 | 265 h |
| 14 | Hegang | China | 9.6 °C | 9.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 40 mm | 7 | 252 h |
| 15 | Shuangyashan | China | 10 °C | 10 °C | 1.7 °C | 41 mm | 7 | 255 h |
| 16 | Suihua | China | 10 °C | 10 °C | 1.2 °C | 37 mm | 7 | 254 h |
| 17 | Qitaihe | China | 11 °C | 11 °C | 1.2 °C | 47 mm | 7 | 258 h |
| 18 | Xilinhot | China | 11 °C | 11 °C | -1.1 °C | 18 mm | 4 | 277 h |
| 19 | Ust-Kamenogorsk | Kazakhstan | 11 °C | 11 °C | -0.03 °C | 50 mm | 9 | 215 h |
| 20 | Jiamusi | China | 11 °C | 11 °C | 1.4 °C | 39 mm | 7 | 256 h |
| 21 | Semey | Kazakhstan | 11 °C | 11 °C | 0.6 °C | 25 mm | 6 | 213 h |
| 22 | Hulan Ergi | China | 11 °C | 11 °C | 1.1 °C | 23 mm | 4 | 273 h |
| 23 | Aktobe | Kazakhstan | 11 °C | 11 °C | 2.0 °C | 32 mm | 6 | 204 h |
| 24 | Daqing | China | 11 °C | 11 °C | 2.4 °C | 27 mm | 5 | 269 h |
| 25 | Jixi | China | 11 °C | 11 °C | 1.1 °C | 43 mm | 7 | 261 h |
| 26 | Oral | Kazakhstan | 11 °C | 11 °C | 3.3 °C | 38 mm | 7 | 195 h |
| 27 | Zhaodong | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 2.0 °C | 34 mm | 6 | 264 h |
| 28 | Ulanhot | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 1.3 °C | 18 mm | 3 | 278 h |
| 29 | Ulanqab | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | -0.6 °C | 26 mm | 5 | 285 h |
| 30 | Harbin | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 2.2 °C | 37 mm | 7 | 259 h |
| 31 | Mudanjiang | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 1.9 °C | 45 mm | 8 | 260 h |
| 32 | Nyingchi | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 4.2 °C | 178 mm | 24 | 305 h |
| 33 | Hyesan | North Korea | 12 °C | 12 °C | 1.4 °C | 42 mm | 8 | 275 h |
| 34 | Jilin | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 3.0 °C | 49 mm | 8 | 259 h |
| 35 | Xining | China | 12 °C | 12 °C | 1.3 °C | 40 mm | 9 | 268 h |
| 36 | Baishan | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.4 °C | 59 mm | 9 | 261 h |
| 37 | Baicheng | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.3 °C | 18 mm | 3 | 282 h |
| 38 | Changchun | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 3.3 °C | 36 mm | 6 | 265 h |
| 39 | Longshan | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 3.3 °C | 43 mm | 7 | 266 h |
| 40 | Shangri-La | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 4.5 °C | 66 mm | 12 | 280 h |
| 41 | Tonghua | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.7 °C | 55 mm | 8 | 255 h |
| 42 | Dingxi | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.5 °C | 51 mm | 10 | 235 h |
| 43 | Guyuan | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.6 °C | 54 mm | 9 | 234 h |
| 44 | Asahikawa | Japan | 13 °C | 13 °C | 5.1 °C | 116 mm | 16 | 241 h |
| 45 | Bole | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 3.5 °C | 25 mm | 5 | 282 h |
| 46 | Nianbo | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.2 °C | 48 mm | 10 | 267 h |
| 47 | Hohhot | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 1.2 °C | 30 mm | 4 | 285 h |
| 48 | Linxia Chengguanzhen | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 2.6 °C | 63 mm | 12 | 246 h |
| 49 | Chéngguān Qū | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 1.3 °C | 55 mm | 13 | 335 h |
| 50 | Ordos | China | 13 °C | 13 °C | 1.8 °C | 26 mm | 5 | 284 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
September: top 5
- Petropavl 15 °C
- Ulan Bator 16 °C
- Daxing’anling 16 °C
- Kokshetau 16 °C
- Shangri-La 16 °C
How this ranking is built
- What is ranked
- The average daily high temperature, in °C, in October, 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. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.