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The coolest places in Asia year-round: ranked by average high temperature

Daxing’anling tops the list at 4.8 °C averaged across the year. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Asia.

Top three averaged across all twelve months: Daxing’anling (4.8 °C) , Hulunbuir (5.9 °C) , Petropavl (6.5 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 7.2 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Daxing’anling China 4.8 °C 4.8 °C -6.0 °C 46 mm 7 277 h –
2 Hulunbuir China 5.9 °C 5.9 °C -5.6 °C 32 mm 5 293 h –
3 Petropavl Kazakhstan 6.5 °C 6.5 °C -1.7 °C 36 mm 8 238 h –
4 Ulan Bator Mongolia 6.6 °C 6.6 °C -5.6 °C 27 mm 5 305 h –
5 Bei’an China 7.2 °C 7.2 °C -3.1 °C 52 mm 7 280 h –
6 Yichun China 7.4 °C 7.4 °C -3.2 °C 54 mm 8 270 h –
7 Kokshetau Kazakhstan 7.5 °C 7.5 °C -1.4 °C 33 mm 7 246 h –
8 Skardu Pakistan 7.5 °C 7.5 °C -1.9 °C 91 mm 13 311 h –
9 Hegang China 8.0 °C 8.0 °C -2.8 °C 55 mm 7 274 h –
10 Temirtau Kazakhstan 8.0 °C 8.0 °C -1.9 °C 30 mm 7 266 h –
11 Kostanay Kazakhstan 8.1 °C 8.1 °C -0.9 °C 32 mm 7 254 h –
12 Astana Kazakhstan 8.3 °C 8.3 °C -1.5 °C 29 mm 7 258 h –
13 Pavlodar Kazakhstan 8.4 °C 8.4 °C -1.2 °C 25 mm 6 261 h –
14 Shuangyashan China 8.5 °C 8.5 °C -0.9 °C 51 mm 7 277 h –
15 Qitaihe China 8.6 °C 8.6 °C -1.2 °C 57 mm 8 278 h –
16 Suihua China 8.6 °C 8.6 °C -1.5 °C 53 mm 7 281 h –
17 Jiamusi China 8.9 °C 8.9 °C -1.5 °C 49 mm 7 278 h –
18 Kushiro Japan 9.3 °C 9.3 °C 3.9 °C 94 mm 9 246 h 8.4 °C
19 Jixi China 9.3 °C 9.3 °C -1.0 °C 53 mm 8 278 h –
20 Jinshanlu China 9.3 °C 9.3 °C -3.1 °C 22 mm 5 307 h –
21 Daqing China 9.5 °C 9.5 °C -0.2 °C 41 mm 5 290 h –
22 Zhaodong China 9.7 °C 9.7 °C -0.3 °C 47 mm 6 284 h –
23 Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan 9.7 °C 9.7 °C -1.8 °C 46 mm 8 277 h –
24 Harbin China 9.7 °C 9.7 °C -0.5 °C 53 mm 7 281 h –
25 Xilinhot China 9.8 °C 9.8 °C -2.4 °C 24 mm 4 301 h –
26 Hulan Ergi China 9.9 °C 9.9 °C -0.6 °C 38 mm 5 292 h –
27 Hyesan North Korea 9.9 °C 9.9 °C -1.4 °C 64 mm 10 283 h –
28 Semey Kazakhstan 10.0 °C 10.0 °C -1.1 °C 25 mm 6 278 h –
29 Asahikawa Japan 10.0 °C 10.0 °C 2.2 °C 101 mm 15 245 h –
30 Nyingchi China 10.0 °C 10.0 °C 1.6 °C 141 mm 20 303 h –
31 Mudanjiang China 10 °C 10 °C -0.3 °C 53 mm 8 279 h –
32 Aktobe Kazakhstan 10 °C 10 °C 0.8 °C 30 mm 6 252 h –
33 Tomakomai Japan 10 °C 10 °C 4.9 °C 101 mm 11 265 h 11 °C
34 Jilin China 10 °C 10 °C 0.4 °C 69 mm 9 274 h –
35 Baishan China 10 °C 10 °C 0.1 °C 88 mm 10 268 h –
36 Chongjin North Korea 11 °C 11 °C 4.1 °C 85 mm 11 253 h 11 °C
37 Ulanhot China 11 °C 11 °C 0.2 °C 37 mm 5 293 h –
38 Obihiro Japan 11 °C 11 °C 1.8 °C 96 mm 10 247 h –
39 Sapporo Japan 11 °C 11 °C 4.1 °C 97 mm 13 263 h –
40 Changchun China 11 °C 11 °C 1.1 °C 55 mm 7 281 h –
41 Oral Kazakhstan 11 °C 11 °C 2.2 °C 30 mm 6 251 h –
42 Tonghua China 11 °C 11 °C 0.5 °C 79 mm 9 261 h –
43 Ulanqab China 11 °C 11 °C -1.4 °C 34 mm 6 300 h –
44 Shangri-La China 11 °C 11 °C 2.5 °C 97 mm 15 282 h –
45 Hakodate Japan 11 °C 11 °C 6.4 °C 98 mm 11 245 h 14 °C
46 Longshan China 11 °C 11 °C 1.3 °C 62 mm 8 276 h –
47 Erzurum Turkey 11 °C 11 °C 0.4 °C 52 mm 10 312 h –
48 Baicheng China 12 °C 12 °C 1.1 °C 34 mm 4 297 h –
49 Siping China 12 °C 12 °C 2.0 °C 61 mm 7 281 h –
50 Yanji China 12 °C 12 °C 1.1 °C 56 mm 7 269 h –

Averaged across all twelve months, and only for destinations with a full twelve-month series and a published climate page. Download this ranking as CSV.

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How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, averaged across all twelve months, 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 and a complete twelve-month series. 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.