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Best places to visit in Asia in September

In September, Asia's best-scoring destinations are Antalya (96), Bodrum (95) and Kaş (94): 22 of its 171 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in East Asia; Southeast Asia averages 61/100.

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 September breakdown.

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Classics at their best in Asia in September

The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 22 of Asia's 171 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Antalya, Turkeyhot, dry, clean air96tier S
  2. 2Bodrum, Turkeyhot, dry, clean air95tier S
  3. 3Kaş, Turkeysweltering, dry, clean air94tier S
  4. 4Alanya, Turkeyhot, dry, clean air93tier S
  5. 5Almaty, Kazakhstannice, a little rain93tier S
  6. 6Aqaba, Jordansweltering, dry93tier S
  7. 7Çeşme, Turkeyhot, dry, clean air93tier S
  8. 8Tel Aviv, Israelsweltering, dry, clean air92tier S
  9. 9Gili Trawangan, Indonesiasweltering, dry, clean air91tier S
  10. 10Leh, Indiacool, a little rain91tier S
  11. 11Mestia, Georgianice, rainy, clean air91tier S
  12. 12Bukhara, Uzbekistanwarm, dry, clean air89tier A
  13. 13Dead Sea, Jordansweltering, dry89tier A
  14. 14Göreme, Turkeywarm, dry, clean air88tier A
  15. 15Lombok, Indonesiasweltering, a little rain, clean air88tier A

Under the radar in Asia in September

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

  1. 16Ölüdeniz, Turkeyhot, dry97tier S
  2. 17Fethiye, Turkeysweltering, dry, clean air96tier S
  3. 18Marmaris, Turkeysweltering, dry96tier S
  4. 19Side, Turkeyhot, dry, clean air96tier S
  5. 20Kalkan, Turkeysweltering, dry, clean air95tier S
  6. 21Osh, Kyrgyzstanwarm, dry95tier S
  7. 22Safranbolu, Turkeywarm, a little rain, clean air95tier S
  8. 23Van, Turkeynice, dry95tier S
  9. 24Bishkek, Kyrgyzstanwarm, dry, clean air94tier S
  10. 25Datça, Turkeyhot, dry94tier S
  11. 26Hunza, Pakistannice, a little rain, reliable snow94tier S
  12. 27Panjakent, Tajikistanwarm, dry, clean air94tier S
  13. 28Sheki, Azerbaijanwarm, a little rain, clean air94tier S
  14. 29Ankara, Turkeywarm, dry, clean air93tier S
  15. 30Byblos, Lebanonsweltering, dry93tier S

Every region of Asia in September

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