Ashgabat vs Hotan: which is better, month by month

Ashgabat beats Hotan in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (68 vs 49) — while Hotan wins June to August; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Ashgabat

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · arid climate

Best month: October 95/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Hotan

🇨🇳 China · arid climate

Best month: April 93/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Ashgabat vs Hotan — all 12 months

Month	Ashgabat	Hotan	Winner	Gap
January	68Ccold, dry	49Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	19
February	71Bcold, a little rain	65Ccold, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	6
March	81Anice, a little rain	82Acool, dry, poor air quality	Tie	1
April	93Snice, a little rain	93Snice, dry, poor air quality	Tie	0
May	83Ahot, a little rain	85Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Tie	2
June	59Dsweltering, dry	79Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Hotan	20
July	47Fsweltering, dry	75Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Hotan	28
August	61Csweltering, dry, clean air	77Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Hotan	16
September	86Ahot, dry, clean air	87Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Tie	1
October	95Snice, dry	90Snice, dry, poor air quality	Ashgabat	5
November	78Bcool, dry, clean air	71Bcold, dry	Ashgabat	7
December	67Ccold, dry	53Dfreezing, dry	Ashgabat	14

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (47 vs 75). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.