Bangkok vs Hsipaw: which is better, month by month

Hsipaw beats Bangkok in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (69 vs 50) — while Bangkok wins August; they are within 3 points in April, June and July.

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.

Bangkok vs Hsipaw — all 12 months

MonthBangkokHsipawWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality90Swarm, dry, clean airHsipaw17
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality85Ahot, dryHsipaw16
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality64Csweltering, dryHsipaw4
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality48Fsweltering, a little rainTie3
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air51Dsweltering, rainyHsipaw4
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air56Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air57Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air53Dsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok4
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air62Csweltering, soaked, clean airHsipaw16
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality69Csweltering, rainy, clean airHsipaw19
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality80Ahot, a little rain, clean airHsipaw15
December75Bsweltering, dry88Awarm, dry, clean airHsipaw13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (50 vs 69). 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
1 of 12

Hsipaw

🇲🇲 Myanmar · tropical climate

Best month
January 90/100
Months won
8 of 12

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