Bangkok vs Jakarta: which is better, month by month

Jakarta beats Bangkok in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (68 vs 46) — while Bangkok wins November to March.

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 Jakarta — all 12 months

MonthBangkokJakartaWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airBangkok22
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok21
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok7
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality55Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityJakarta4
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air62Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityJakarta15
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air65Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityJakarta7
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air69Csweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityJakarta13
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air70Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityJakarta13
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air68Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityJakarta22
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality61Csweltering, soaked, poor air qualityJakarta11
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok9
December75Bsweltering, dry54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBangkok21

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (73 vs 51). 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
5 of 12

Jakarta

🇮🇩 Indonesia · tropical climate

Best month
August 70/100
Months won
7 of 12

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