Best time to visit East Asia

The best time to visit East Asia is April, May, October and November, judged across 81 places; July to August are its low season.

Updated September 2026 · East Asia · 81 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

East Asia month by month

Month	Season	Why	Best places
January	not its best	10°C highs · best Mar–May	Niseko, Hakuba, Furano
February	not its best	11°C highs · best Mar–May	Furano, Niseko, Tainan
March	good	cherry blossom · before the heat · 16°C highs	Lijiang, Sanya, Dali
April	in season	cherry blossom · before the heat · 21°C highs	Lijiang, Dali, Hotan
May	in season	before the heat · 25°C highs · 9 h sun	Gyeongju, Daegu, Jeonju
June	not its best	monsoon · 28°C highs · best Mar–May	Ulaanbaatar, Lhasa, Sapporo
July	low season	monsoon · 31°C highs · best Mar–May · still good for cities	Ulaanbaatar, Lhasa, Okinawa
August	low season	typhoon season · 31°C highs · best Mar–May · still good for cities	Lhasa, Ulaanbaatar, Jeju
September	not its best	typhoon season · 28°C highs · best Mar–May	Ürümqi, Kashgar, Harbin
October	in season	the heat has broken · 22°C highs	Hotan, Kashgar, Fukuoka
November	in season	autumn colour · the heat has broken · 18°C highs	Lijiang, Dali, Guangzhou
December	good	the heat has broken · 12°C highs	Furano, Jinghong, Shenzhen

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 81 places in East Asia

East Asia — FAQ

When is the best time to visit East Asia?: April, May, October and November. In April: cherry blossom · before the heat · 21°C highs.
When is the low season in East Asia?: July to August. In July: monsoon · 31°C highs · best Mar–May · still good for cities.
Which months are in season in East Asia?: April, May, October and November — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.

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