Bangkok vs Hanoi: which is better, month by month

Hanoi beats Bangkok in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (73 vs 60) — while Bangkok wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May and September.

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.

Bangkok vs Hanoi — all 12 months

MonthBangkokHanoiWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality79Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityHanoi6
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality81Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityHanoi12
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality73Bwarm, a little rain, poor air qualityHanoi13
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality64Chot, rainy, poor air qualityHanoi13
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityTie3
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air40Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok18
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok14
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air34Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok23
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air44Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityTie2
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality58Dhot, soaked, poor air qualityHanoi8
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality76Bhot, a little rain, poor air qualityHanoi11
December75Bsweltering, dry86Anice, dry, poor air qualityHanoi11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (57 vs 34). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Bangkok

🇹🇭 Thailand · tropical climate

Best month
December 75/100
Months won
3 of 12

Hanoi

🇻🇳 Vietnam · tropical climate

Best month
December 86/100
Months won
7 of 12

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