Bangkok vs Manila: which is better, month by month

Manila beats Bangkok in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (69 vs 51) — while Bangkok wins June, July, August and December; they are within 3 points in January, September 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.

Bangkok vs Manila — all 12 months

MonthBangkokManilaWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality73Bhot, a little rain, clean airTie0
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality78Bhot, dryManila9
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality76Bsweltering, dryManila16
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality69Csweltering, dryManila18
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air59Dsweltering, rainyManila12
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airBangkok5
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airBangkok14
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airBangkok11
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality55Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airManila5
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality65Csweltering, rainy, muggy airTie0
December75Bsweltering, dry62Csweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (51 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
4 of 12

Manila

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
February 78/100
Months won
5 of 12

Compare in the month you're travelling

More comparisons