Darvaza Gas Crater vs Ürümqi: which is better, month by month

Darvaza Gas Crater beats Ürümqi in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (75 vs 40) — while Ürümqi wins May to September.

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.

Darvaza Gas Crater

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · arid climate

Best month: October 94/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Ürümqi

🇨🇳 China · arid climate

Best month: September 92/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Darvaza Gas Crater vs Ürümqi — all 12 months

Month	Darvaza Gas Crater	Ürümqi	Winner	Gap
January	64Ccold, dry, clean air	32Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	32
February	75Bcool, dry	40Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	35
March	86Anice, dry	60Ccold, dry, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	26
April	88Awarm, dry	78Bnice, a little rain, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	10
May	71Bhot, dry	90Snice, a little rain, poor air quality	Ürümqi	19
June	40Fsweltering, dry	84Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Ürümqi	44
July	32Fsweltering, dry	75Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Ürümqi	43
August	48Fsweltering, dry	81Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Ürümqi	33
September	81Awarm, dry, clean air	92Snice, a little rain, poor air quality	Ürümqi	11
October	94Snice, dry	68Ccool, a little rain, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	26
November	78Bcool, dry, clean air	48Fcold, a little rain, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	30
December	66Ccold, dry, clean air	36Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality	Darvaza Gas Crater	30

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (40 vs 84). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.