Cox's Bazar vs Varkala: which is better, month by month

Varkala beats Cox's Bazar in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (70 vs 49) — while Cox's Bazar wins May and November; they are within 3 points in the other 6 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.

Cox's Bazar vs Varkala — all 12 months

MonthCox's BazarVarkalaWinnerGap
January90Swarm, dry, poor air quality92Ssweltering, dryTie2
February94Swarm, dry, poor air quality93Ssweltering, dryTie1
March91Shot, dry, poor air quality89Asweltering, a little rainTie2
April83Asweltering, dry, poor air quality83Asweltering, rainy, muggy airTie0
May73Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air61Csweltering, soaked, muggy airCox's Bazar12
June51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air66Chot, soaked, clean airVarkala15
July48Fsweltering, soaked, clean air68Chot, soaked, clean airVarkala20
August49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air70Bhot, soaked, clean airVarkala21
September56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air76Bhot, soaked, clean airVarkala20
October68Csweltering, soaked, muggy air69Csweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
November86Ahot, a little rain, muggy air73Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airCox's Bazar13
December88Awarm, dry87Asweltering, a little rain, muggy airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (49 vs 70). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cox's Bazar

🇧🇩 Bangladesh · tropical climate

Best month
February 94/100
Months won
2 of 12

Varkala

🇮🇳 India · tropical climate

Best month
February 93/100
Months won
4 of 12

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