Beijing vs Lhasa: which is better, month by month

Lhasa beats Beijing in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (83 vs 53) — while Beijing wins April to May; they are within 3 points in March and September.

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.

Beijing

🇨🇳 China · continental climate

Best month
April 91/100
Months won
2 of 12

Lhasa

🇨🇳 China · continental climate

Best month
June 89/100
Months won
8 of 12

Beijing vs Lhasa — all 12 months

MonthBeijingLhasaWinnerGap
January48Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality69Cfreezing, dry, reliable snowLhasa21
February59Dcold, dry, poor air quality74Bcold, dry, reliable snowLhasa15
March77Bcool, dry, poor air quality78Bcold, a little rain, reliable snowTie1
April91Snice, dry, poor air quality81Acool, a little rain, reliable snowBeijing10
May88Awarm, dry, poor air quality84Acool, rainy, reliable snowBeijing4
June75Bhot, a little rain, poor air quality89Anice, rainyLhasa14
July53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality83Anice, soaked, clean airLhasa30
August61Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality87Anice, soaked, clean airLhasa26
September84Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality87Anice, rainy, clean airTie3
October80Anice, a little rain, poor air quality85Acool, a little rain, clean airLhasa5
November67Ccold, dry, poor air quality80Acold, dry, clean airLhasa13
December50Dcold, dry, poor air quality76Bcold, dry, clean airLhasa26

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (53 vs 83). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.