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 175 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Western Turkey; Hokkaido averages 37/100.

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.

Classics at their best in Asia in September

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 22 of Asia's 175 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry, clean air · best September96
  2. 2Bodrum 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry, clean air · best September95
  3. 3Kaş 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry, clean air · best October94
  4. 4Alanya 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry, clean air · best October93
  5. 5Almaty 🇰🇿 Kazakhstannice, a little rain · best September93
  6. 6Aqaba 🇯🇴 Jordansweltering, dry · best October93
  7. 7Çeşme 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry, clean air · best September93
  8. 8Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israelsweltering, dry, clean air · best June92
  9. 9Gili Trawangan 🇮🇩 Indonesiasweltering, dry, clean air · best August91
  10. 10Leh 🇮🇳 Indiacool, a little rain · best August91
  11. 11Mestia 🇬🇪 Georgianice, rainy, clean air · best September91
  12. 12Bukhara 🇺🇿 Uzbekistanwarm, dry, clean air · best April89
  13. 13Dead Sea 🇯🇴 Jordansweltering, dry · best April89
  14. 14Göreme 🇹🇷 Turkeywarm, dry, clean air · best October88
  15. 15Lombok 🇮🇩 Indonesiasweltering, a little rain, clean air · best August88

Under the radar in Asia in September

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

  1. 16Ölüdeniz 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry · best September97
  2. 17Fethiye 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry, clean air · best September96
  3. 18Marmaris 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry · best September96
  4. 19Side 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry, clean air · best September96
  5. 20Kalkan 🇹🇷 Turkeysweltering, dry, clean air · best September95
  6. 21Osh 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstanwarm, dry · best September95
  7. 22Safranbolu 🇹🇷 Turkeywarm, a little rain, clean air · best September95
  8. 23Van 🇹🇷 Turkeynice, dry · best September95
  9. 24Bishkek 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstanwarm, dry, clean air · best September94
  10. 25Datça 🇹🇷 Turkeyhot, dry · best September94
  11. 26Hunza 🇵🇰 Pakistannice, a little rain, reliable snow · best September94
  12. 27Panjakent 🇹🇯 Tajikistanwarm, dry, clean air · best September94
  13. 28Sheki 🇦🇿 Azerbaijanwarm, a little rain, clean air · best September94
  14. 29Ankara 🇹🇷 Turkeywarm, dry, clean air · best September93
  15. 30Byblos 🇱🇧 Lebanonsweltering, dry · best June93

Every region of Asia in September

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