Bangkok vs Pakse: which is better, month by month

Pakse beats Bangkok in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (65 vs 51) — while Bangkok wins June to August; they are within 3 points in 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 Pakse — all 12 months

MonthBangkokPakseWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality86Ahot, dry, clean airPakse13
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality81Asweltering, dryPakse12
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality72Bsweltering, dryPakse12
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality65Csweltering, a little rainPakse14
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airPakse10
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air49Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok9
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air46Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok10
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air44Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok13
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air43Fsweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality61Csweltering, soaked, clean airPakse11
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality77Bsweltering, a little rain, clean airPakse12
December75Bsweltering, dry85Ahot, dry, clean airPakse10

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (51 vs 65). 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

Pakse

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
January 86/100
Months won
8 of 12

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