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
- Ahvaz 47 °C
- Basrah 47 °C
- Al ‘Amārah 47 °C
- Nasiriyah 46 °C
- Dezful 46 °C
October: top 5
- Daxing’anling 5.0 °C
- Ulan Bator 6.4 °C
- Hulunbuir 6.7 °C
- Petropavl 6.7 °C
- Skardu 7.8 °C
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
- 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.