Best places to visit in Asia in April
Where Asia is at its best in April — ranked from each destination's real seasonal weather, crowds and festivals. Pick a destination, then build a free day-by-day plan.
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Warm and mostly dry, roughly 24–33°C — the prime window. Popular.
Hot and humid, 26–33°C, with calmer seas and the best beach weather. Weekends busy with Singapore visitors.
Good — shoulder season
Hot and humid, 26–33°C, with shorter afternoon storms and calmer seas. Weekends busy with Singapore visitors.
Very hot (35–40°C) and often hazy from agricultural burning. Quieter except at Songkran, which is huge and joyful.
Hot and humid, roughly 24–33°C, with somewhat less rain. Weekends and Singapore school holidays are always busy.
Mild and pleasant, ~10–20°C, with cherry blossom in late March–early April and clear coastal days. Busy in blossom season, especially Gyeongju and th….
Hot and mostly rain-free, roughly 24–34°C. Peak tourist season around Dec–Jan and Lunar New Year (Tết).
Mild and increasingly humid, 18–26°C, often grey, foggy and damp with low cloud on the Peak. Moderate.
Warm and mostly dry with building humidity, ~27–32°C. Quieter and better value than peak.
Mild, roughly 17–25°C, often with grey drizzle and high humidity early in the season. Tết (Lunar New Year, late Jan/Feb) closes many shops but brings….
Mild, roughly 10–22°C. Very high during cherry blossom (late March–early April) at Osaka Castle, the Philosopher's Path and temple gardens.
Very hot, ~28–38°C+, with April the hottest, before the first pre-monsoon storms in May. Quieter and cheaper.
Hot (up to ~35°C) in April. Quieter and cheaper.
Mild and pleasant, roughly 8–22°C. High around cherry blossom (early April) — palaces and the Han River are packed.
Mild, roughly 10–22°C. High during cherry blossom (late March–early April) and Golden Week (late Apr–early May).
Off-peak — fewer crowds, lower prices
Hot, 25–33°C, with building afternoon humidity and showers. Steady.
Hot and humid, 26–33°C, with shorter, sharper afternoon storms. Busy around Chinese New Year (Jan/Feb) and the June school holidays.
Hot and humid, 23–33°C, with frequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Year-round steady.
Hot and humid, 23–33°C, with frequent afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Steady.
Warming and humid, 20–28°C, with the 'plum rain' bringing long damp spells, especially in May. Moderate.
Hot and humid, ~23–31°C, with heavy afternoon-to-evening downpours. Quieter and cheaper outside the December holidays.
Very hot — often 35–40°C and humid. Songkran (Thai New Year, ~13–15 April) is a city-wide water festival — fun but chaotic.
Very hot, ~28–38°C+, with April the hottest. Quieter and cheaper than peak.
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