Guangzhou vs Xi'an: which is better, month by month

Xi'an beats Guangzhou in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (87 vs 48) — while Guangzhou wins November to February.

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.

Guangzhou vs Xi'an — all 12 months

MonthGuangzhouXi'anWinnerGap
January80Anice, a little rain, poor air quality57Dcold, dry, poor air qualityGuangzhou23
February82Anice, a little rain, poor air quality68Ccold, dry, poor air qualityGuangzhou14
March76Bwarm, rainy, poor air quality81Acool, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an5
April63Chot, soaked, muggy air89Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an26
May48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality87Awarm, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an39
June38Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air74Bhot, rainy, poor air qualityXi'an36
July52Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air60Csweltering, soaked, poor air qualityXi'an8
August41Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality64Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityXi'an23
September50Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality74Bwarm, soaked, poor air qualityXi'an24
October70Bhot, rainy, poor air quality75Bnice, rainy, poor air qualityXi'an5
November86Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality71Bcool, a little rain, poor air qualityGuangzhou15
December88Anice, dry, poor air quality63Ccold, dry, poor air qualityGuangzhou25

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (48 vs 87). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Guangzhou

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
December 88/100
Months won
4 of 12

Xi'an

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
April 89/100
Months won
8 of 12

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