Lake Toba vs Luang Namtha: which is better, month by month

Lake Toba beats Luang Namtha in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (71 vs 44) — while Luang Namtha wins October 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.

Lake Toba vs Luang Namtha — all 12 months

MonthLake TobaLuang NamthaWinnerGap
January65Chot, soaked, clean air84Awarm, a little rain, clean airLuang Namtha19
February70Bhot, soaked, clean air82Ahot, dryLuang Namtha12
March66Chot, soaked, muggy air62Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityLake Toba4
April62Chot, soaked, clean air48Fsweltering, rainy, poor air qualityLake Toba14
May62Chot, soaked, clean air46Fsweltering, rainy, muggy airLake Toba16
June66Chot, soaked, clean air51Dsweltering, soaked, clean airLake Toba15
July71Bhot, soaked, clean air44Fsweltering, soaked, clean airLake Toba27
August64Chot, soaked, clean air40Fsweltering, soaked, clean airLake Toba24
September61Chot, soaked, clean air53Dsweltering, soaked, clean airLake Toba8
October59Dhot, soaked, clean air66Csweltering, rainy, clean airLuang Namtha7
November56Dhot, soaked, clean air76Bhot, a little rain, clean airLuang Namtha20
December58Dwarm, soaked, clean air86Awarm, dry, clean airLuang Namtha28

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (58 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Lake Toba

🇮🇩 Indonesia · tropical climate

Best month
July 71/100
Months won
7 of 12

Luang Namtha

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
December 86/100
Months won
5 of 12

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