Best places to visit in Asia in April

In April, Asia's best-scoring destinations are Dead Sea (97), Jerusalem (96) and Pamukkale (96): 45 of its 175 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Mainland Japan; Myanmar averages 43/100.

Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full April breakdown.

Classics at their best in Asia in April

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 45 of Asia's 175 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Dead Sea 🇯🇴 Jordanhot, dry · best April97
  2. 2Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israelnice, dry · best April96
  3. 3Pamukkale 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, a little rain, clean air · best April96
  4. 4Petra 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry · best April96
  5. 5Bukhara 🇺🇿 Uzbekistannice, dry, clean air · best April95
  6. 6Aqaba 🇯🇴 Jordanhot, dry · best October94
  7. 7Lijiang 🇨🇳 Chinanice, a little rain · best April94
  8. 8Ras Al Khaimah 🇦🇪 United Arab Emiratessweltering, dry, poor air quality · best November93
  9. 9Tehran 🇮🇷 Irannice, a little rain · best October93
  10. 10Göreme 🇹🇷 Turkeycool, a little rain, clean air · best October92
  11. 11Izmir 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, a little rain · best October92
  12. 12Selçuk 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, a little rain, clean air · best May92
  13. 13Beijing 🇨🇳 Chinanice, dry, poor air quality · best April91
  14. 14Kasol 🇮🇳 Indianice, a little rain · best October91
  15. 15Kenting 🇹🇼 Taiwanhot, dry, muggy air · best April91

Under the radar in Asia in April

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Less-visited places whose April weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.

  1. 16Khiva 🇺🇿 Uzbekistannice, dry, clean air · best April96
  2. 17Amman 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry · best April95
  3. 18Eilat 🇮🇱 Israelhot, dry · best October95
  4. 19Madaba 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry · best April95
  5. 20Beirut 🇱🇧 Lebanonwarm, a little rain · best April94
  6. 21Haifa 🇮🇱 Israelwarm, dry · best April94
  7. 22Jerash 🇯🇴 Jordanwarm, dry · best April94
  8. 23Khasab 🇴🇲 Omansweltering, dry · best March94
  9. 24Khujand 🇹🇯 Tajikistanwarm, a little rain · best April94
  10. 25Sur 🇴🇲 Omansweltering, dry · best November94
  11. 26Abha 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabiawarm, a little rain · best March93
  12. 27Ashgabat 🇹🇲 Turkmenistannice, a little rain · best October93
  13. 28Dali 🇨🇳 Chinanice, a little rain · best April93
  14. 29Hotan 🇨🇳 Chinanice, dry, poor air quality · best April93
  15. 30Isfahan 🇮🇷 Irannice, dry · best April93

Every region of Asia in April

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The best-known place in each part of Asia this month, even where the month is only fair.