Bagan vs Mandalay: which is better, month by month

Mandalay beats Bagan in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (72 vs 47) — and they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Bagan

🇲🇲 Myanmar · tropical climate

Best month: January 86/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Mandalay

🇲🇲 Myanmar · tropical climate

Best month: January 90/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Bagan vs Mandalay — all 12 months

Month	Bagan	Mandalay	Winner	Gap
January	86Awarm, dry	90Shot, dry	Mandalay	4
February	75Bhot, dry	85Ahot, dry	Mandalay	10
March	47Fsweltering, dry	72Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Mandalay	25
April	35Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality	Mandalay	16
May	33Fsweltering, rainy	50Dsweltering, rainy	Mandalay	17
June	50Dsweltering, rainy, clean air	62Csweltering, rainy, clean air	Mandalay	12
July	51Dsweltering, rainy, clean air	57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air	Mandalay	6
August	57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air	55Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	2
September	53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	60Csweltering, rainy, clean air	Mandalay	7
October	63Csweltering, rainy, clean air	63Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	Tie	0
November	78Bhot, dry, clean air	77Bhot, a little rain, muggy air	Tie	1
December	85Ahot, dry, clean air	87Ahot, dry, muggy air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (47 vs 72). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.