Lake Toba vs Nong Khiaw: which is better, month by month

Lake Toba and Nong Khiaw split the year 5–5 — Lake Toba wins April to August, Nong Khiaw wins October to February, and they are within 3 points in March and September.

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 Nong Khiaw — all 12 months

MonthLake TobaNong KhiawWinnerGap
January65Chot, soaked, clean air87Awarm, dry, clean airNong Khiaw22
February70Bhot, soaked, clean air84Ahot, dryNong Khiaw14
March66Chot, soaked, muggy air66Csweltering, dry, poor air qualityTie0
April62Chot, soaked, clean air49Fsweltering, a little rain, poor air qualityLake Toba13
May62Chot, soaked, clean air54Dsweltering, rainy, muggy airLake Toba8
June66Chot, soaked, clean air56Dsweltering, rainy, clean airLake Toba10
July71Bhot, soaked, clean air51Dsweltering, soaked, clean airLake Toba20
August64Chot, soaked, clean air44Fsweltering, soaked, clean airLake Toba20
September61Chot, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
October59Dhot, soaked, clean air72Bhot, rainy, clean airNong Khiaw13
November56Dhot, soaked, clean air80Ahot, dry, clean airNong Khiaw24
December58Dwarm, soaked, clean air89Awarm, dry, clean airNong Khiaw31

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (58 vs 89). 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
5 of 12

Nong Khiaw

🇱🇦 Laos · tropical climate

Best month
December 89/100
Months won
5 of 12

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