Bangkok vs Pai: which is better, month by month

Pai beats Bangkok in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (68 vs 50) — while Bangkok wins April and August; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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 Pai — all 12 months

MonthBangkokPaiWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality86Awarm, dry, clean airPai13
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality79Bhot, dryPai10
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality59Dsweltering, dryTie1
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality45Fsweltering, a little rainBangkok6
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air47Fsweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air58Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air53Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air49Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok8
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air56Dsweltering, soaked, clean airPai10
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality68Csweltering, rainy, clean airPai18
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality77Bhot, a little rain, clean airPai12
December75Bsweltering, dry85Ahot, dry, clean airPai10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (50 vs 68). 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
2 of 12

Pai

🇹🇭 Thailand · tropical climate

Best month
January 86/100
Months won
6 of 12

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