Bangkok vs Vientiane: which is better, month by month

Vientiane beats Bangkok in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (64 vs 50) — while Bangkok wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May and 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 Vientiane — all 12 months

MonthBangkokVientianeWinnerGap
January73Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality86Ahot, dryVientiane13
February69Csweltering, dry, poor air quality81Asweltering, dryVientiane12
March60Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality70Bsweltering, dryVientiane10
April51Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality56Dsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityVientiane5
May47Fsweltering, rainy, muggy air50Dsweltering, soakedTie3
June58Dsweltering, rainy, muggy air47Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok11
July56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air40Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok16
August57Dsweltering, rainy, clean air38Fsweltering, soaked, clean airBangkok19
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air43Fsweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
October50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality64Csweltering, rainy, clean airVientiane14
November65Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality75Bsweltering, dryVientiane10
December75Bsweltering, dry87Ahot, dryVientiane12

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (57 vs 38). 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

Vientiane

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
December 87/100
Months won
7 of 12

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