Beijing vs Pingyao: which is better, month by month

Beijing beats Pingyao in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (75 vs 46) — while Pingyao wins October to February.

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.

Beijing vs Pingyao — all 12 months

MonthBeijingPingyaoWinnerGap
January48Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality59Dcold, rainy, poor air qualityPingyao11
February59Dcold, dry, poor air quality64Ccold, rainy, poor air qualityPingyao5
March77Bcool, dry, poor air quality71Bnice, rainy, poor air qualityBeijing6
April91Snice, dry, poor air quality82Awarm, rainy, poor air qualityBeijing9
May88Awarm, dry, poor air quality72Bhot, soaked, poor air qualityBeijing16
June75Bhot, a little rain, poor air quality46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBeijing29
July53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality44Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBeijing9
August61Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality51Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBeijing10
September84Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality60Chot, soaked, poor air qualityBeijing24
October80Anice, a little rain, poor air quality85Awarm, a little rain, poor air qualityPingyao5
November67Ccold, dry, poor air quality78Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityPingyao11
December50Dcold, dry, poor air quality66Ccold, a little rain, poor air qualityPingyao16

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (75 vs 46). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Beijing

🇨🇳 China · continental climate

Best month
April 91/100
Months won
7 of 12

Pingyao

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
October 85/100
Months won
5 of 12

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