El Nido vs La Union: which is better, month by month

La Union beats El Nido in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (81 vs 72) — while El Nido wins August; 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.

El Nido vs La Union — all 12 months

MonthEl NidoLa UnionWinnerGap
January82Ahot, rainy, clean air85Ahot, rainy, clean airTie3
February88Ahot, a little rain, clean air89Ahot, a little rain, clean airTie1
March89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air93Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy airLa Union4
April90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy airTie0
May76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air75Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
June61Csweltering, soaked, clean air63Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
July54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air57Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
August63Csweltering, soaked, clean air55Dsweltering, soaked, clean airEl Nido8
September56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airLa Union4
October58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air66Csweltering, soaked, clean airLa Union8
November70Bsweltering, soaked, clean air78Bsweltering, rainy, clean airLa Union8
December72Bhot, soaked, clean air81Ahot, rainy, clean airLa Union9

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (72 vs 81). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

El Nido

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
April 90/100
Months won
1 of 12

La Union

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
March 93/100
Months won
5 of 12

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