Chiang Rai vs Pakse: which is better, month by month

Pakse beats Chiang Rai in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (57 vs 46) — while Chiang Rai wins September; they are within 3 points in the other 7 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.

Chiang Rai

🇹🇭 Thailand · tropical climate

Best month: January 89/100
Months won: 1 of 12

Pakse

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month: January 86/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Chiang Rai vs Pakse — all 12 months

Month	Chiang Rai	Pakse	Winner	Gap
January	89Ahot, a little rain	86Ahot, dry, clean air	Tie	3
February	84Ahot, dry	81Asweltering, dry	Tie	3
March	74Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality	72Bsweltering, dry	Tie	2
April	59Dsweltering, rainy, poor air quality	65Csweltering, a little rain	Pakse	6
May	46Fsweltering, soaked	57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Pakse	11
June	49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	0
July	41Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	Pakse	5
August	40Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	44Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	Pakse	4
September	50Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	43Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	Chiang Rai	7
October	63Csweltering, soaked, clean air	61Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Tie	2
November	76Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	77Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
December	87Ahot, dry	85Ahot, dry, clean air	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (46 vs 57). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.