Bagan vs Luang Namtha: which is better, month by month

Luang Namtha beats Bagan in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (62 vs 47) — while Bagan wins July to August; they are within 3 points in the other 6 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.

Bagan vs Luang Namtha — all 12 months

MonthBaganLuang NamthaWinnerGap
January86Awarm, dry84Awarm, a little rain, clean airTie2
February75Bhot, dry82Ahot, dryLuang Namtha7
March47Fsweltering, dry62Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityLuang Namtha15
April35Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality48Fsweltering, rainy, poor air qualityLuang Namtha13
May33Fsweltering, rainy46Fsweltering, rainy, muggy airLuang Namtha13
June50Dsweltering, rainy, clean air51Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
July51Dsweltering, rainy, clean air44Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBagan7
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air40Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBagan17
September53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air53Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
October63Csweltering, rainy, clean air66Csweltering, rainy, clean airTie3
November78Bhot, dry, clean air76Bhot, a little rain, clean airTie2
December85Ahot, dry, clean air86Awarm, dry, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (57 vs 40). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Bagan

🇲🇲 Myanmar · tropical climate

Best month
January 86/100
Months won
2 of 12

Luang Namtha

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
December 86/100
Months won
4 of 12

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