Best places to visit in Asia in November
In November, Asia's best-scoring destinations are Aqaba (96), Ras Al Khaimah (95) and Kathmandu (92): 31 of its 175 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Mainland Japan; Siberia & Mongolia 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 November breakdown.
Classics at their best in Asia in November
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 31 of Asia's 175 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Aqaba 🇯🇴 Jordanwarm, dry, clean air · best October96
- 2Ras Al Khaimah 🇦🇪 United Arab Emiratessweltering, dry · best November95
- 3Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepalwarm, dry, poor air quality · best November92
- 4Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry, clean air · best March92
- 5Dharamshala 🇮🇳 Indianice, dry · best October91
- 6Petra 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry, clean air · best April91
- 7Dead Sea 🇯🇴 Jordanwarm, dry · best April90
- 8Jeddah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabiasweltering, dry · best January90
- 9Lijiang 🇨🇳 Chinanice, a little rain, clean air · best April90
- 10Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israelnice, a little rain · best April89
- 11Thimphu 🇧🇹 Bhutannice, a little rain, clean air · best November89
- 12Agra 🇮🇳 Indiawarm, dry, poor air quality · best February88
- 13Kasol 🇮🇳 Indiacool, dry · best October87
- 14Pokhara 🇳🇵 Nepalnice, rainy, muggy air · best November87
- 15Guangzhou 🇨🇳 Chinawarm, a little rain, poor air quality · best December86
Under the radar in Asia in November
15Less-visited places whose November weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
- 16Sur 🇴🇲 Omanhot, dry · best November97
- 17Eilat 🇮🇱 Israelwarm, dry, clean air · best October96
- 18Khasab 🇴🇲 Omanhot, dry · best March95
- 19Qeshm 🇮🇷 Iranhot, dry · best November95
- 20Salalah 🇴🇲 Omanhot, dry · best January95
- 21Fujairah 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirateshot, dry · best March94
- 22Kish Island 🇮🇷 Iranhot, dry · best March94
- 23Paro 🇧🇹 Bhutannice, dry, clean air · best November94
- 24Jerash 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry · best April92
- 25Taif 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabiawarm, dry · best February92
- 26Abha 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabianice, dry · best March91
- 27Gorkha 🇳🇵 Nepalnice, dry · best March91
- 28Lahore 🇵🇰 Pakistanwarm, dry, poor air quality · best November91
- 29Amman 🇯🇴 Jordannice, dry · best April90
- 30Islamabad 🇵🇰 Pakistannice, dry, poor air quality · best November90
Every region of Asia in November
33The best-known place in each part of Asia this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Aqaba 🇯🇴 JordanLevant · avg 91/100 over 6 · warm, dry, clean air96
- Ras Al Khaimah 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesArabia & the Gulf · avg 81/100 over 10 · sweltering, dry95
- Kathmandu 🇳🇵 NepalHimalaya · avg 80/100 over 12 · warm, dry, poor air quality92
- Lijiang 🇨🇳 ChinaYunnan · avg 90/100 over 1 · nice, a little rain, clean air90
- Agra 🇮🇳 IndiaNorthern India & Pakistan · avg 83/100 over 7 · warm, dry, poor air quality88
- Yazd 🇮🇷 IranIran & Iraq · avg 82/100 over 2 · nice, dry86
- Ha Long 🇻🇳 VietnamNorthern Vietnam · avg 81/100 over 2 · warm, a little rain86
- Guangzhou 🇨🇳 ChinaSouthern China & Hong Kong · avg 81/100 over 6 · warm, a little rain, poor air quality86
- Göreme 🇹🇷 TurkeyCentral & Eastern Turkey · avg 84/100 over 1 · cool, dry, clean air84
- Zhangjiajie 🇨🇳 ChinaCentral China · avg 79/100 over 7 · nice, a little rain, muggy air84
- Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapanMainland Japan · avg 74/100 over 16 · nice, rainy, muggy air84
- Alishan 🇹🇼 TaiwanTaiwan & Okinawa · avg 76/100 over 6 · nice, rainy, clean air84
- Pamukkale 🇹🇷 TurkeyWestern Turkey · avg 74/100 over 10 · nice, a little rain, clean air84
- Pattaya 🇹🇭 ThailandCentral Thailand · avg 74/100 over 2 · sweltering, rainy, muggy air83
- Goa 🇮🇳 IndiaWestern India & Goa · avg 77/100 over 2 · sweltering, dry, poor air quality83
- Busan 🇰🇷 South KoreaKorea · avg 73/100 over 3 · cool, a little rain, clean air82
- Elbrus 🇷🇺 RussiaCaucasus · avg 68/100 over 9 · freezing, a little rain, clean air80
- Gili Trawangan 🇮🇩 IndonesiaJava, Bali & Nusa Tenggara · avg 64/100 over 8 · sweltering, rainy, muggy air80
- Hyderabad 🇮🇳 IndiaSouth India · avg 70/100 over 10 · hot, dry, poor air quality80
- Bagan 🇲🇲 MyanmarMyanmar · avg 74/100 over 2 · hot, dry, clean air78
- Luang Prabang 🇱🇦 LaosNorthern Thailand & Laos · avg 76/100 over 3 · sweltering, dry, clean air78
- Kolkata 🇮🇳 IndiaBangladesh & Bengal · avg 76/100 over 1 · hot, a little rain, poor air quality76
- Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanCentral Asia · avg 66/100 over 2 · cool, dry, clean air76
- Coron 🇵🇭 PhilippinesPhilippines · avg 66/100 over 7 · sweltering, soaked, clean air75
- Phu Quoc 🇻🇳 VietnamSouthern Vietnam & Cambodia · avg 66/100 over 4 · sweltering, rainy, clean air75
- Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMalaysia, Singapore & Sumatra · avg 56/100 over 7 · sweltering, soaked, clean air72
- Furano 🇯🇵 JapanHokkaido · avg 65/100 over 3 · cold, rainy, clean air71
- Xi'an 🇨🇳 ChinaNorthern China · avg 68/100 over 3 · cool, a little rain, poor air quality71
- Malé 🇲🇻 MaldivesSri Lanka & the Maldives · avg 60/100 over 7 · sweltering, soaked, clean air69
- Khao Lak 🇹🇭 ThailandAndaman Coast · avg 60/100 over 7 · sweltering, soaked, clean air68
- Ko Pha Ngan 🇹🇭 ThailandGulf of Thailand Islands · avg 61/100 over 3 · hot, soaked, clean air62
- Nha Trang 🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnam · avg 53/100 over 4 · sweltering, soaked, clean air60
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 🇷🇺 RussiaSiberia & Mongolia · avg 43/100 over 2 · freezing, soaked, clean air45