Where to go in October: Asia

28 destinations in Asia genuinely in season, warmest first: typical daytime highs, budget level and the full travel window for each. Tap one for details, or let the quiz pick for your whole group.

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The band on each card is its year, January to December: blue where it's cool, red where it's hot, with October marked.4°39°36°C97°F

• Delhi & the Golden Triangle India 31°C / 89°F $ Oct–Mar
• Varanasi India 31°C / 87°F $ Oct–Mar
• Yogyakarta & the temples of Java Indonesia 31°C / 89°F $ Apr–Oct
• Kerala's backwaters India 30°C / 85°F $ Oct–Mar
• Komodo Island Indonesia 30°C / 86°F $$ Apr–Dec
• Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 30°C / 86°F $ Any month, driest Jun–Aug
• Raja Ampat Indonesia 30°C / 86°F $$$ Oct–Apr
• Singapore & Malaysia Singapore 30°C / 85°F $$ Any month
• Sabah – Borneo's rainforest Malaysia 29°C / 85°F $ Mar–Oct
• Hanoi Vietnam 28°C / 82°F $ Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr
• Hong Kong Hong Kong 28°C / 82°F $$$ Oct–Dec
• Okinawa Japan 28°C / 82°F $$ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Macau Macau 27°C / 81°F $$ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Taipei & the Taiwanese coast Taiwan 27°C / 80°F $ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Guilin & the Li River China 25°C / 78°F $$ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Nepal – the Himalaya Nepal 24°C / 75°F $$ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Osaka & the Kansai region Japan 22°C / 71°F $$ Mar–May, Oct–Nov
• Shanghai China 22°C / 72°F $$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Tokyo & Kyoto Japan 22°C / 71°F $$ Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
• Zhangjiajie & the Avatar mountains China 22°C / 71°F $ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Chengdu & the panda sanctuary China 21°C / 70°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Jeju Island South Korea 21°C / 69°F $$ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Samarkand & the Silk Road Uzbekistan 21°C / 70°F $ Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
• Srinagar & Kashmir India 20°C / 69°F $$ Apr–Oct
• Beijing & the Great Wall China 19°C / 65°F $$ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Bhutan Bhutan 19°C / 67°F $$$ Mar–May, Sep–Nov
• Seoul South Korea 19°C / 65°F $$ Apr–May, Sep–Oct
• Xi'an & the Terracotta Army China 18°C / 65°F $ Mar–May, Sep–Nov

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