Best places to visit in Asia in August

In August, Asia's best-scoring destinations are Labuan Bajo (95), Sochi (94) and Gili Trawangan (93): 21 of its 175 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Java, Bali & Nusa Tenggara; Hokkaido averages 29/100.

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 August breakdown.

Classics at their best in Asia in August

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 21 of Asia's 175 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Labuan Bajo 🇮🇩 Indonesiasweltering, dry, clean air · best August95
  2. 2Sochi 🇷🇺 Russiahot, a little rain, muggy air · best August94
  3. 3Gili Trawangan 🇮🇩 Indonesiasweltering, dry, clean air · best August93
  4. 4Leh 🇮🇳 Indianice, a little rain · best August93
  5. 5Lombok 🇮🇩 Indonesiahot, dry, clean air · best August93
  6. 6Bodrum 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry · best September92
  7. 7Canggu 🇮🇩 Indonesiahot, a little rain, clean air · best August91
  8. 8Çeşme 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry · best September91
  9. 9Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesiasweltering, a little rain, clean air · best August91
  10. 10Nusa Penida 🇮🇩 Indonesiahot, a little rain, clean air · best August91
  11. 11Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry · best September90
  12. 12Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israelsweltering, dry · best June90
  13. 13Alanya 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry · best October89
  14. 14Kaş 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry · best October89
  15. 15Lhasa 🇨🇳 Chinanice, soaked, clean air · best June87

Under the radar in Asia in August

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

  1. 16Astana 🇰🇿 Kazakhstannice, a little rain, clean air · best August93
  2. 17Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russianice, a little rain, clean air · best August93
  3. 18Karakol 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstannice, rainy, clean air · best August92
  4. 19Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russianice, a little rain, clean air · best July92
  5. 20Ölüdeniz 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry · best September92

Every region of Asia in August

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