BEST IN ASIA IN JANUARY
Regional seasonal picks ranked by weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #481 |
🇮🇶 Duhok
Iraq
|
51.0 | Cold season | 7.6°C 8.7 rain |
$2,145 | 0 | City → |
| #482 |
🇹🇯 Khorog
Tajikistan
|
51.0 | Cold season | -6.7°C 9.7 rain |
$1,036 | 0 | City → |
| #483 |
🇬🇪 Zugdidi
Georgia
|
50.7 | Cold season | 6.5°C 12.6 rain |
$1,600 | 0 | City → |
| #484 |
🇮🇶 Mosul
Iraq
|
50.4 | Cold season | 7.7°C 7.0 rain |
$1,805 | 0 | City → |
| #485 |
🇱🇧 Zahle
Lebanon
|
50.3 | Cold season | 6.6°C 9.1 rain |
$1,944 | 0 | City → |
| #486 |
🇯🇵 Yakushima
Japan
|
50.2 | Shoulder season | 11.0°C 15.7 rain |
$2,122 | 0 | City → |
| #487 |
🇦🇫 Kandahar
Afghanistan
|
50.0 | Cold season | 5.8°C 4.8 rain |
$1,849 | 0 | City → |
| #488 |
🇦🇫 Mazar-i-Sharif
Afghanistan
|
49.9 | Cold season | 3.8°C 6.0 rain |
$1,066 | 0 | City → |
| #489 |
🇨🇳 Anji
China
|
49.9 | Cold season | 6.8°C 9.7 rain |
$1,606 | 0 | City → |
| #490 |
🇱🇧 Bcharre
Lebanon
|
49.5 | Cold season | 1.2°C 12.2 rain |
$2,030 | 0 | City → |
| #491 |
🇰🇿 Aktobe
Kazakhstan
|
49.3 | Cold season | -10.5°C 7.5 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #492 |
🇮🇶 Sulaymaniyah
Iraq
|
49.3 | Cold season | 4.2°C 8.3 rain |
$2,336 | 0 | City → |
| #493 |
🇰🇿 Pavlodar
Kazakhstan
|
49.0 | Cold season | -13.1°C 6.2 rain |
$1,649 | 0 | City → |
| #494 |
🇰🇿 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Kazakhstan
|
48.6 | Cold season | -11.5°C 11.2 rain |
$1,193 | 0 | City → |
| #495 |
🇰🇵 Mount Kumgang
North Korea
|
48.5 | Cold season | -14.7°C 5.0 rain |
$2,920 | 0 | City → |
| #496 |
🇨🇳 Zhangjiajie
China
|
48.5 | Cold season | 7.1°C 8.7 rain |
$1,384 | 0 | City → |
| #497 |
🇰🇷 Jeju City
South Korea
|
48.1 | Cold season | 5.5°C 15.3 rain |
$2,209 | 0 | City → |
| #498 |
🇮🇷 Rasht
Iran
|
47.3 | Cold season | 8.0°C 10.3 rain |
$441 | 0 | City → |
| #499 |
🇨🇳 Chongqing
China
|
45.9 | Cold season | 8.3°C 9.1 rain |
$1,649 | 0 | City → |
| #500 |
🇯🇵 Hakuba
Japan
|
45.4 | Rainy season | -1.3°C 19.5 rain |
$2,935 | 0 | City → |
| #501 |
🇯🇵 Takayama
Japan
|
44.9 | Rainy season | -1.2°C 17.0 rain |
$2,421 | 0 | City → |
| #502 |
🇸🇾 Palmyra
Syria
|
44.1 | Cold season | 7.8°C 4.3 rain |
$96,850 | 0 | City → |
| #503 |
🇰🇵 Mount Paektu
North Korea
|
43.8 | Cold season | -23.7°C 8.7 rain |
$575 | 0 | City → |
| #504 |
🇸🇾 Homs
Syria
|
43.6 | Cold season | 8.5°C 6.8 rain |
$143,247 | 0 | City → |
| #505 |
🇸🇾 Latakia
Syria
|
43.5 | Shoulder season | 13.2°C 13.5 rain |
$189,202 | 0 | City → |
| #506 |
🇸🇾 Tartus
Syria
|
38.9 | Shoulder season | 13.6°C 14.3 rain |
$261,972 | 0 | City → |
| #507 |
🇸🇾 Aleppo
Syria
|
38.7 | Cold season | 7.7°C 7.9 rain |
$170,282 | 0 | City → |
| #508 |
🇸🇾 Damascus
Syria
|
37.6 | Cold season | 9.1°C 4.5 rain |
$236,392 | 0 | City → |