Beijing vs Xi'an: which is better, month by month

Xi'an beats Beijing in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (63 vs 50) — while Beijing wins September to October; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

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

🇨🇳 China · continental climate

Best month
April 91/100
Months won
2 of 12

Xi'an

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
April 89/100
Months won
6 of 12

Beijing vs Xi'an — all 12 months

MonthBeijingXi'anWinnerGap
January48Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality57Dcold, dry, poor air qualityXi'an9
February59Dcold, dry, poor air quality68Ccold, dry, poor air qualityXi'an9
March77Bcool, dry, poor air quality81Acool, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an4
April91Snice, dry, poor air quality89Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityTie2
May88Awarm, dry, poor air quality87Awarm, a little rain, poor air qualityTie1
June75Bhot, a little rain, poor air quality74Bhot, rainy, poor air qualityTie1
July53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality60Csweltering, soaked, poor air qualityXi'an7
August61Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality64Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityTie3
September84Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality74Bwarm, soaked, poor air qualityBeijing10
October80Anice, a little rain, poor air quality75Bnice, rainy, poor air qualityBeijing5
November67Ccold, dry, poor air quality71Bcool, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an4
December50Dcold, dry, poor air quality63Ccold, dry, poor air qualityXi'an13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (50 vs 63). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.