Dali vs Lijiang: which is better, month by month

Dali and Lijiang split the year 4–4 — Dali wins May, June, July and September, Lijiang wins November to February, and they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dali

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month: April 93/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Lijiang

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month: April 94/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Dali vs Lijiang — all 12 months

Month	Dali	Lijiang	Winner	Gap
January	79Bcool, dry, clean air	84Acool, dry, clean air	Lijiang	5
February	84Anice, dry	88Acool, dry, clean air	Lijiang	4
March	91Snice, dry	93Scool, dry, clean air	Tie	2
April	93Snice, a little rain	94Snice, a little rain	Tie	1
May	89Awarm, rainy	83Anice, rainy	Dali	6
June	75Bhot, soaked, clean air	67Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Dali	8
July	66Chot, soaked, clean air	61Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Dali	5
August	63Chot, soaked, muggy air	65Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Tie	2
September	76Bwarm, soaked, clean air	69Cwarm, soaked, clean air	Dali	7
October	85Anice, rainy, clean air	82Anice, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
November	86Anice, dry, clean air	90Snice, a little rain, clean air	Lijiang	4
December	81Acool, dry, clean air	87Acool, dry, clean air	Lijiang	6

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (75 vs 67). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.