Bagan vs Nong Khiaw: which is better, month by month

Nong Khiaw beats Bagan in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (54 vs 33) — while Bagan wins August; they are within 3 points in January, July and November.

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 Nong Khiaw — all 12 months

MonthBaganNong KhiawWinnerGap
January86Awarm, dry87Awarm, dry, clean airTie1
February75Bhot, dry84Ahot, dryNong Khiaw9
March47Fsweltering, dry66Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityNong Khiaw19
April35Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality49Fsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityNong Khiaw14
May33Fsweltering, rainy54Dsweltering, rainy, muggy airNong Khiaw21
June50Dsweltering, rainy, clean air56Dsweltering, rainy, clean airNong Khiaw6
July51Dsweltering, rainy, clean air51Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air44Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBagan13
September53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airNong Khiaw6
October63Csweltering, rainy, clean air72Bhot, rainy, clean airNong Khiaw9
November78Bhot, dry, clean air80Ahot, dry, clean airTie2
December85Ahot, dry, clean air89Awarm, dry, clean airNong Khiaw4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (33 vs 54). 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
1 of 12

Nong Khiaw

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
December 89/100
Months won
8 of 12

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