Jakarta vs Manila: which is better, month by month

Manila beats Jakarta in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (78 vs 48) — while Jakarta wins June to October; they are within 3 points in 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.

Jakarta vs Manila — all 12 months

MonthJakartaManilaWinnerGap
January51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air73Bhot, a little rain, clean airManila22
February48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality78Bhot, dryManila30
March53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality76Bsweltering, dryManila23
April55Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality69Csweltering, dryManila14
May62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality59Dsweltering, rainyTie3
June65Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta12
July69Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality42Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta27
August70Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta24
September68Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta23
October61Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality55Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta6
November56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality65Csweltering, rainy, muggy airManila9
December54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality62Csweltering, soaked, clean airManila8

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (48 vs 78). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Jakarta

🇮🇩 Indonesia · tropical climate

Best month
August 70/100
Months won
5 of 12

Manila

🇵🇭 Philippines · tropical climate

Best month
February 78/100
Months won
6 of 12

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