El Nido vs Pattaya: which is better, month by month

Pattaya beats El Nido in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (92 vs 72) — while El Nido wins April; they are within 3 points in February, March and May.

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 Pattaya — all 12 months

MonthEl NidoPattayaWinnerGap
January82Ahot, rainy, clean air90Ssweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityPattaya8
February88Ahot, a little rain, clean air89Asweltering, a little rainTie1
March89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air86Asweltering, a little rain, muggy airTie3
April90Ssweltering, a little rain, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, muggy airEl Nido8
May76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air75Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
June61Csweltering, soaked, clean air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airPattaya18
July54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air71Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPattaya17
August63Csweltering, soaked, clean air74Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPattaya11
September56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air64Csweltering, soaked, clean airPattaya8
October58Dsweltering, soaked, clean air66Csweltering, soaked, muggy airPattaya8
November70Bsweltering, soaked, clean air83Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPattaya13
December72Bhot, soaked, clean air92Shot, dryPattaya20

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (72 vs 92). 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

Pattaya

🇹🇭 Thailand · tropical climate

Best month
December 92/100
Months won
8 of 12

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