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

Petropavl tops the list at 15 °C in September. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three in September: Petropavl (15 °C) , Ulan Bator (16 °C) , Daxing’anling (16 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 5.6 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Petropavl Kazakhstan 15 °C 15 °C 6.7 °C 38 mm 8 239 h –
2 Ulan Bator Mongolia 16 °C 16 °C 2.9 °C 39 mm 8 306 h –
3 Daxing’anling China 16 °C 16 °C 5.4 °C 63 mm 9 269 h –
4 Kokshetau Kazakhstan 16 °C 16 °C 6.9 °C 32 mm 7 254 h –
5 Shangri-La China 16 °C 16 °C 9.2 °C 142 mm 22 251 h –
6 Hulunbuir China 17 °C 17 °C 6.0 °C 46 mm 7 288 h –
7 Kostanay Kazakhstan 17 °C 17 °C 8.0 °C 32 mm 6 260 h –
8 Nyingchi China 18 °C 18 °C 11 °C 190 mm 26 280 h –
9 Temirtau Kazakhstan 18 °C 18 °C 6.2 °C 23 mm 5 285 h –
10 Astana Kazakhstan 18 °C 18 °C 6.8 °C 25 mm 5 275 h –
11 Pavlodar Kazakhstan 18 °C 18 °C 7.6 °C 25 mm 6 269 h –
12 Chéngguān Qū China 18 °C 18 °C 7.7 °C 114 mm 20 330 h –
13 Lhoka China 18 °C 18 °C 8.5 °C 79 mm 17 324 h –
14 Bei’an China 18 °C 18 °C 8.8 °C 78 mm 9 281 h –
15 Xining China 18 °C 18 °C 8.0 °C 84 mm 14 257 h –
16 Jinshanlu China 18 °C 18 °C 5.3 °C 24 mm 5 324 h –
17 Yichun China 18 °C 18 °C 8.3 °C 71 mm 10 275 h –
18 Guyuan China 19 °C 19 °C 9.3 °C 92 mm 11 223 h –
19 Kushiro Japan 19 °C 19 °C 14 °C 160 mm 11 226 h 17 °C
20 Dingxi China 19 °C 19 °C 8.9 °C 83 mm 12 227 h –
21 Hegang China 19 °C 19 °C 8.4 °C 70 mm 10 284 h –
22 Nianbo China 19 °C 19 °C 9.2 °C 84 mm 15 248 h –
23 Linxia Chengguanzhen China 19 °C 19 °C 9.0 °C 106 mm 14 237 h –
24 Skardu Pakistan 19 °C 19 °C 7.8 °C 107 mm 16 335 h –
25 Ulanqab China 19 °C 19 °C 7.2 °C 55 mm 8 294 h –
26 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan 19 °C 19 °C 6.2 °C 38 mm 7 300 h –
27 Qitaihe China 19 °C 19 °C 9.8 °C 69 mm 10 291 h –
28 Shuangyashan China 19 °C 19 °C 10 °C 63 mm 9 289 h –
29 Suihua China 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 73 mm 9 287 h –
30 Semey Kazakhstan 20 °C 20 °C 7.5 °C 20 mm 5 298 h –
31 Ooty India 20 °C 20 °C 13 °C 153 mm 20 291 h –
32 Hyesan North Korea 20 °C 20 °C 8.7 °C 69 mm 8 287 h –
33 Jixi China 20 °C 20 °C 9.5 °C 65 mm 9 291 h –
34 Jiamusi China 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 59 mm 9 290 h –
35 Asahikawa Japan 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 146 mm 14 247 h –
36 Aktobe Kazakhstan 20 °C 20 °C 9.2 °C 22 mm 5 281 h –
37 Shimla India 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 178 mm 18 314 h –
38 Lijiang China 20 °C 20 °C 13 °C 261 mm 25 241 h –
39 Zhaotong China 20 °C 20 °C 13 °C 124 mm 18 200 h –
40 Qingyang China 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 104 mm 11 222 h –
41 Tomakomai Japan 20 °C 20 °C 15 °C 179 mm 14 253 h 20 °C
42 Daqing China 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 57 mm 7 295 h –
43 Banjar Indonesia 20 °C 20 °C 12 °C 165 mm 18 321 h –
44 Xilinhot China 20 °C 20 °C 7.7 °C 31 mm 6 312 h –
45 Pingliang China 20 °C 20 °C 11 °C 115 mm 12 211 h –
46 Hulan Ergi China 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 53 mm 7 295 h –
47 Thimphu Bhutan 20 °C 20 °C 13 °C 267 mm 26 260 h –
48 Baiyin China 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 53 mm 9 260 h –
49 Oral Kazakhstan 20 °C 20 °C 10 °C 29 mm 5 282 h –
50 Chongjin North Korea 20 °C 20 °C 14 °C 112 mm 11 271 h 20 °C

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

August: top 5

  1. Ahvaz 47 °C
  2. Basrah 47 °C
  3. Al ‘Amārah 47 °C
  4. Nasiriyah 46 °C
  5. Dezful 46 °C

Full ranking for August

October: top 5

  1. Daxing’anling 5.0 °C
  2. Ulan Bator 6.4 °C
  3. Hulunbuir 6.7 °C
  4. Petropavl 6.7 °C
  5. Skardu 7.8 °C

Full ranking for October

How this ranking is built

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