Jakarta vs Pakse: which is better, month by month

Pakse beats Jakarta in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (86 vs 51) — while Jakarta wins May to September; they are within 3 points in October.

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 Pakse — all 12 months

MonthJakartaPakseWinnerGap
January51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air86Ahot, dry, clean airPakse35
February48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality81Asweltering, dryPakse33
March53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality72Bsweltering, dryPakse19
April55Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality65Csweltering, a little rainPakse10
May62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality57Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta5
June65Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality49Fsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta16
July69Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality46Fsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta23
August70Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality44Fsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta26
September68Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality43Fsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta25
October61Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality61Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie0
November56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality77Bsweltering, a little rain, clean airPakse21
December54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality85Ahot, dry, clean airPakse31

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (51 vs 86). 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

Pakse

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
January 86/100
Months won
6 of 12

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