Busan vs Chongqing: which is better, month by month

Busan beats Chongqing in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (88 vs 65) — while Chongqing wins February to March; they are within 3 points in December to January.

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.

Busan vs Chongqing — all 12 months

MonthBusanChongqingWinnerGap
January66Ccold, a little rain67Ccool, a little rain, poor air qualityTie1
February69Ccold, a little rain73Bcool, a little rain, poor air qualityChongqing4
March74Bcool, rainy81Anice, rainy, poor air qualityChongqing7
April81Anice, rainy77Bwarm, rainy, poor air qualityBusan4
May88Anice, rainy, muggy air65Chot, soaked, poor air qualityBusan23
June77Bwarm, soaked, muggy air55Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBusan22
July61Csweltering, soaked, clean air42Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityBusan19
August58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air44Fsweltering, rainy, poor air qualityBusan14
September65Chot, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, rainy, muggy airBusan5
October86Anice, rainy75Bwarm, rainy, poor air qualityBusan11
November82Acool, a little rain, clean air78Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityBusan4
December70Bcold, dry69Ccool, dry, poor air qualityTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (88 vs 65). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Busan

🇰🇷 South Korea · mild climate

Best month
May 88/100
Months won
8 of 12

Chongqing

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
March 81/100
Months won
2 of 12

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